JAKARTA - The biggest esports tournament in Indonesia, the 2022 Esports President Cup (PPE) officially begins on Wednesday, August 10. PPE is expected to be able to capture and find talented esports athletes.
In the inauguration ceremony of the 2022 Esports President's Cup, the daily chairman of the Indonesian Esports Executive Board (PBESI), Bambang Sunarwibowo hopes that this event can be developed to the fullest.
"Esports in Indonesia reaches 44.2 million people and the number of gamers in Indonesia is 118 million. So, with this large amount it must be managed properly. because if not, with the development of technology and the existing digital industry, then we will be left behind with other countries," he said in a speech given in Jakarta.
In addition, Bambang also said that esports does not only contribute to the sports aspect, but also contributes especially to the economic aspect in Indonesia.
"Last year, it is estimated from the data obtained, in the field of esports this resulted in large transactions of around 30 trillion. So if it is not managed and nurtured properly, we will lose to other countries," he explained further.
Finally, Bambang hopes that the existence of esports competitions in the country can produce superior seeds of esports athletes who will compete and bring Indonesia's name in the international arena.
“But it takes good coaching from the lowest level, then continuing to hold competitions. The more competition there is, the better quality seeds we will get,” said Bambang.
With this inauguration, registration for the 2022 Esports President Cup is officially open. In this PPE, four esports competitions will be held including:
Battle of Satria Dewa (3 players, 1 reserve) Free Fire (4 players, 1 reserve) Loka Pala (4 players, 1 reserve) Mobile Legends Bang Bang ((5 players, 1 reserve)For those of you who are interested in participating in this tournament, registration has started since August 10 yesterday. You can register your team through the garudaku.com website. According to the existing rules, qualifications will be divided into two regions, namely the West and East regions.
The Chief Executive of the 2022 Presidential Esports Cup, Rangga Danu Prasetyo said that this tournament would enter the regional qualification round on September 12 to October 6, 2022. Then, the final round of this tournament will take place from November 11 to 13, 2022 in Jakarta.
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