Attendees play Disney and Square Enix's Kingdom of Hearts III during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 12 June 2018. The E3 expo introduces new games and gaming devices and is an anticipated annual event among gaming enthusiasts and marketers. The event runs from 12 to 14 June. EPA-EFE/MIKE NELSONThe competition, which starts on Wednesday, will take place every week and PSG players Julian Draxler, Juan Bernat and Layvin Kurzawa are among those who will compete, along with professional gamer Lucas 'DaXe' Cuillerier.
Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the chairman of beIN Media Group is also the PSG President, and the competition will be televised in the United States, France, Asia-Pacific, and 24 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
"With the coronavirus pandemic meaning that live physical sport is temporarily on hold in most countries, we anticipate strong viewing figures from gaming competitions like this one," Florent Houzot, beIN's France Programs and On-Air Director, said.
The group said in a statement that the online competition received 1,400 applications from 66 different countries within 12 hours of its launch on Friday.
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