Slowly but surely it seems esports began to be accepted and developed in Indonesia. Evidenced by the presence of ESL as one of the organizers of major tournaments in this part of the world began to glance at Indonesia and held competitions especially for two games that are quite popular, namely Dota 2 and Arena of Valor.
As the largest esports company in the world, the inaugural tournament that was held by ESL was titled ESL Indonesia Championship which just entered the first season online with a total prize of $ 100,000 USD.
ESL Collaborates with the Largest Food and Beverage Company in Indonesia for the Indonesian ESL Championship TournamentThe first season of this competition will last for three months and will compete with the 8 best teams that have qualified for both Dota 2 and Arena of Valor. All matches that take place will take place online, meanwhile if you have entered the grand final round the match will be held offline which will lead to regional tournaments on a larger scale.
Reporting from the pro. Learning from ESL also cooperates with various local companies to participate in developing this esports community and ecosystem in Indonesia. Some of them like, Indofood as Presenting Partner and then there are several other companies that are part of the Premium Partners, such as PopMie, Chitato, and Indomilk which are brands of Indofood itself. And finally there are those who become part of Official Partners, such as ACER Predator, Elevania.co.id, Ottopay and CBN Fiber. With their support, again proving that esports will be one of the new industries that began to be much glanced at by audiences who may have previously not been open to the presence of esports in Indonesia.
This ESL Indonesia Championship match will be broadcast live through the ESL Gaming Indonesia studio located in Jakarta. Meanwhile you can also watch both Dota 2 and AoV matches through the official Indonesian ESL channel on YouTube. The inaugural match will begin today January 16 for Dota 2 and on January 19 for the official AoV website. The full schedule for you can visit ESL.