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Faisal Mohammed Bin Homran is the Chief Product Officer at the Esports World Cup Foundation. He is responsible for leading and growing the Esports World Cup initiative, with special attention paid to its surrounding on-site festival experience.
Prior to his appointment at the EWCF, Homran was the Chief Esports Officer at the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF), where he played a prominent role in the federation’s efforts to consolidate the Kingdom’s position as the leading regional esports and gaming hub.
Homran supported the National Gaming and Esports Strategy and the national gamers community by overseeing Saudi esports clubs’ development, overcoming industry challenges, creating new tournaments, identifying new opportunities in an expanding marketplace, and nurturing up-and-coming talent in line with SEF’s mission and vision.
He oversaw the operations of Gamers Without Borders, the biggest esports charity event worldwide, and the Saudi eLeague, which he considers to be his most memorable career milestone to date.
A sporadic gamer with an enduring passion for the wider gaming world, Homran entered the professional gamers ranks in 2009 when pursuing a bachelor’s degree in information systems engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.
He put his esports career on hold to obtain a Master’s Degree in entrepreneurship, innovation, and business development from the University of Westminster, UK. Prior to joining SEF in 2021, Homran gained over 10 years of experience in business development, tournament organization, e-games halls and website development, e-club management, and e-game applications.
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