The main theme of the Asian Games in Hangzhou is how China and the rest of the globe are anticipating a time when technology will permeate every aspect of life, including sport.
Before his team's game, Macao's Sze Yuen Leung is slouching in his gaming chair. On him, the camera is focused. Leung yawns in his chair at nine in the morning and cracks his fingers fully extended. He and his four colleagues thrash their League of Legends (LoL) opponents in the ensuing 20 minutes. After taking a few hundred spectators' cheers, they stand up, shake hands, and leave the stage.
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The scene may have captured what athletics could be like in the future. Harib Sami of the United Arab Emirates confidently predicts, "After a while, nobody will be playing the other sports."
The main theme of the Asian Games in Hangzhou is how China and the rest of the globe are anticipating a time when technology will be firmly ingrained in both sport and everyday life. The venue for the debut of Esports as a medal event at the Olympics demonstrated how the present is laying the foundation for the future.
The main theme of the Asian Games in Hangzhou is how China and the rest of the globe are anticipating a time when technology will be firmly ingrained in both sport and everyday life. The venue for the debut of Esports as a medal event at the Olympics demonstrated how the present is laying the foundation for the future.
The recently constructed Hangzhou Esports Centre is tucked away in the beautiful Beijingyuan Ecological Park like an extraterrestrial spacecraft, hiding from human sight behind trees. However, despite this, the location continues to be the Asiad event with the most demand for tickets. Entry costs have increased dramatically as a result of the craze surrounding Esports in China, with some spending as much as 1000 yuan (Rs. 11,500). Eight times more expensive than a football game, EA Sports FC games start at 400 Yuan.
Last week, Lee Sang-hyeok of South Korea, better known by his gaming moniker "Faker," arrived in China to a hero's welcome from the media and fans who had flocked to see him.
The main draw of the futuristic interior of the arena, where the action takes place, was the multiplayer strategy game LoL. On a vivid elevated circular stage in the underworld, gambling tables are set up. The fans' position above them and the arrangement's fight-pit-like atmosphere give it that feeling. The game screens from the computers and phones are transmitted to enormous TV screens that are raised above the ground.
The magnificent setting here is unlike anything any of these sportsmen had ever experienced. "I've performed in a lot of places, but none have been bigger than this. Esports are immensely popular in China. There will be 50 participants in the final games in the UAE.
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