eSports
Call of Duty, Hearthstone, Overwatch, League of Legends, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds… what do these games have in common? Answer: Hundreds of thousands of spectators from all over the world, millions of dollars of cash prizes, and a billion-dollar industry in the making. Here’s everything you need to know about the supercharged world of eSports.
Mobile Legends enters the Singapore Esports scene with SEA Clash of Champions
May 15, 2019
Mobile Legends enters the Singapore Esports scene with SEA Clash of Champions
Mobile Legends has been a hit within the Southeast Asian region ever since it first launched in late 2016. It’s particularly popular with Singapore’s National Servicemen, who play it during their infrequent time-offs as a way of social cohesion. Now the game is set to make a big splash into the local Esports scene in Singapore as we are nearing the start of the SEA Clash of Champions 2019 event. The SEA Clash of Champions 2019 (SEACOC), the first-ever regional Mobile Legends Esports event in Singapore, will be held from 18 -19 May 2019 at the Suntec Convention Centre.…
Singapore’s First-Ever Esports Training Facility Opens At Singapore Sports Hub
April 30, 2019
Singapore’s First-Ever Esports Training Facility Opens At Singapore Sports Hub
On 1 March 2019, Singapore Sports Hub launched its first professional esports training facility. Team Flash, Singapore’s premier esports organisation, will be collaborating with Singapore Sports Hub on a cohesive talent development plan for 2019 to develop local emerging talent in esports, in view of Singapore’s participation in this year’s SEA Games in the Philippines and the next Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China. The provision of a structured and conducive environment will help in developing local emerging talents to excel in esports. Singapore Sports Hub is positioning to be the hub for this rapid growing ecosystem, with an outlook…
The Hearthstone Singapore Major: RNG and Fun
April 13, 2016
The Hearthstone Singapore Major: RNG and Fun
There’s nothing quite like watching high skill players still fall prey to the most insidious of card gaming mechanics: top decking. Though we pitied the Krannich who was knocked out of the Round of 16 with a Wild Pyromancer draw into Equality board clear, we took solace in the fact that no one is safe from the clutches of RNGesus. The Hearthstone Singapore Major took place over 8 to 10 April, starting with a Round Of 256 before it was swiftly chopped down to the Round of 16 then the finals itself of the region’s best players. many who flew to…