Earlier today, SonicFox took the first-place prize in Mortal Kombat 1 at Evo 2024. However, while their peers are sponsored and traveling across the globe with the assistance of major gaming organizations, they remain a free agent. A key reason? The Esports World Cup.
Speaking to VG247 during a post-victory press scrum, we asked SonicFox to share their thoughts on the growing presence of the Saudi-Government-funded Esports World Cup within the FGC. To this, they shared the following:
"I'm very vocal about this in terms of the Esports World Cup. Unfortunately, people like me and other transgender people, a lot of folks like us straight up can't compete. I don't think it's actually a good idea to work with them (referring to the Saudi Government). While I think the money is nice - it's life-changing money for some people - I don't actually think it's a good idea to have this overwhelming government support in the FGC, because what often happens is it discriminates against people."
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