Jakarta (ANTARA) – A game jointly developed by Lightspeed and Quantum Studios of Tencent Games and KRAFTON, PUBG Mobile, has officially participated in Asia’s biggest championship, the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, along with seven other platforms. ‘esports.
“It is an honor for PUBG Mobile to be included in the 2022 Asian Games. We are very fortunate to have a number of talented players from several countries in the region and we look forward to seeing them compete, in the part of this prestigious championship, ”said Director of Global Esports, Tencent Games, James Yang in his official statement on Sunday.
“Fans of the game can look forward to some exciting competitions between the region’s top PUBG Mobile players, as they celebrate alongside Asia’s top athletes.” he added.
According to the schedule, the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25, 2022 and for PUBG Mobile, this is the first experience to be part of an official sport.
The Asian Games are a championship multi-event once every four years and become a place of competition for top Asian athletes. The championship is also under the control of the International Olympic Committee as the second largest event after the Olympics.
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The Asian Games were the first place to pave the way for the competitive representation of e-sports, where in 2018 e-sports started to be competed only in the form of exhibitions and in 2020 and 2022 e-sports are part of the official program and medal competition.
At the 19th Asian Games, PUBG Mobile will join seven other games in this program including: Arena of Valor Asian Games Version, DOTA 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, EA SPORTS FIFA branded football game, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Street Fighter V.
As one of the largest and most accessible esports programs in the world, the PUBG Mobile esports circuit has seen massive growth in 2021 with 14 new leagues and a total prize pool of $ 15,000,000 for the year, the highest in history. mobile esports.
The inclusion of PUBG Mobile in the Asian Games 2022 demonstrates PUBG Mobile’s continued growth globally as one of the most popular mobile esports games, having recently surpassed 1 billion downloads globally.
“I am delighted that PUBG Mobile has been chosen as the official medal event for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, which will be an opportunity for athletes from all over Asia to come together. Hope fans and gamers can unite with this new version of PUBG Mobile, which we have developed with a dedicated PUBG IP for Asian Games. said the head of PUBG’s strategic mobile marketing department at KRAFTON Minu Lee.
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Editor: Irwan Suhirwandi
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