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Gaming galaxy truly out of this world

By Shi Futian | China Daily | Updated: 2018-11-14 09:53
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Players from Chinese club Invictus Gaming can't contain their emotions after winning the League of Legends World Championship in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov 3. Photo provided to China Daily

Chinese innovation to fore as soaring sector blasts fearlessly into the future

The rise of e-sports continues inexorably, with China positioned firmly at the vanguard of the global gaming revolution.

Indeed, the sector is drawing such staggering viewing figures that organizers of traditional sporting events would be well advised to avoid schedule clashes with major e-sports competitions.

The final of the League of Legends World Championship on Nov 3 in Incheon, South Korea, where China's Invictus Gaming defeated European club Fnatic 3-0 to win the title, became the hottest topic on Chinese social media.

News and discussion of the victory was viewed over 10 billion times on Weibo that evening, while a snapshot of the Twitter-like platform's top-50 trending topics showed 12 were related to the final.

It was the first time a team from China's League of Legends Pro League has won the title in the event's eight-year history, prompting emotional celebrations on stage.

The financial implications of the e-sports explosion are ginormous.

The sector's market value in China reached 5 billion yuan ($750 million) in 2017, according to the China E-sports Development Report, published by tech giant Tencent. It is expected to hit 8.48 billion yuan this year and 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) by 2020.

Last year, there were 250 million Chinese gamers and fans - a figure that is projected to rise to 300 million by 2020.

In 2016, China's e-sports income growth rate hit 56 percent, 4 percent higher than the global average.

Meanwhile, e-sports is becoming an increasingly attractive career choice.

There are an estimated 260,000 vacancies in the industry here, according to a report published by the Communist Youth League of China in May.

The demand, though, is not so much for gamers but for designers, coaches, tournament managers and broadcasters.

According to Tencent's findings, around a third of e-sports users in China would like to work in the industry, while about a quarter of parent players would support their children in finding employment in the sector.

The survey showed that jobs in broadcasting, promotion and game design were all more popular choices than becoming a pro gamer - only about a fifth of respondents chose the latter.

E-sports continues to quickly encroach on the mainstream, with its inclusion at this summer's Asian Games in Indonesia a resounding success.

China returned from Jakarta with two golds (in League of Legends and Arena of Valor) and a silver (in Clash Royale) from the six demonstration events to thrill fans back home.

The very real prospect of e-sports becoming an official medal event for the 2022 Asiad in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is one that has organizers, sponsors and fans licking their lips.

Olympic inclusion also appears likely. The International Olympic Committee continues to hint that's the case, with IOC president Thomas Bach this summer vowing to explore ways to work together.

"E-sports is no longer a subculture of kids playing games in basements," said Kenneth Fok, president of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation.

"It is true sport, practiced in a professional, systematic manner. And our athletes require the same physical and mental capacity as athletes in traditional sports.

"Our agenda is to push the Olympic agenda. This is our work. This is our passion, this is what drives us. When? I don't know, and I do not want to predict. It's a very good first step, and we will take down obstacles, step by step."

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