There were rumors and also some pretty strong support from our Youth and Sports Minister, Syed Saddiq towards esports being an officially recognized sport in Malaysia. He seems to have lived up to his word with the upcoming National Sports Day 2018 to feature a list of esport titles.
Aside from offering gamers a chance to shine, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has actually worked with people in the industry to better understand the scene. Among a number of partners are EBLUE, an esports brand, which will be supplying the main stage, commentator setup and competitive 2v2 RGB platform.
A number of games including CS:GO, DOTA 2, FIFA 19, FIFA Online 3 and [...]