ASEAN Announces P11.5 million eSports Tournament for Southeast Asian Gamers
In what could be seen as another milestone for eSports here in Southeast Asia, eSports Malaysia, in partnership with the Malaysian Ministry Youth & Sports, Ministry of Communications & Multimedia, and Ministry of Higher Education, will host the ASEAN Games for eSports (AGES) 2016.
Featuring a 1 million MYR (Php 11.5 million~) prizepool, the tournament will feature gamers from all over the region. In comparison, Major-All Stars (MAS) Southeast Asia only featured $112,000 (Php 5.25 million~) in prizes.
The event will be held from March 18-20, 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, with Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and FIFA ’16 being the official titles to be played. Registration will begin in approximately two weeks after the Chinese New Year.
AGES 2016 is a part of an initiative by various eSports organizations from all over the SEA region in cooperation with ASEAN, which include the Philippine eSports Organization (PeSO), Singaporean Cybersports & Online Gaming Association (SCOGA) and Indonesian eSports Association (IeSPA), among others.
More information regarding this tournament will be revealed soon.
Source: SCOGA official website
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