{"id":43971,"date":"2017-04-25T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/?p=43971"},"modified":"2017-04-25T18:51:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T11:51:39","slug":"esports-competition-2022-asian-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/esports-competition-2022-asian-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Esports will be a medal competition at 2022 Asian Games!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Esports, or competitive gaming, for a long time, has not been taken seriously by the mass. However, everything will change soon, as it will be a medal competition at the 2022 Asian Games for the first time ever!<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- ph_pricepony_article_top_desktop -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8052937650\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eSports2022AsiaGames750x250-750x250.webp 750w,https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eSports2022AsiaGames750x250-750x250-300x100.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eSports2022AsiaGames750x250-750x250.png\" height=\"250\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eSports2022AsiaGames750x250-750x250.png 750w, https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eSports2022AsiaGames750x250-750x250-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44049 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"esports\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<h3>Esports will be a medal competition at 2022 Asian Games!<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, you heard that right. Esports will basically become on official competitive event at the 2022 Asian Games. This is the first time ever that this has happened. The news has been announced recently by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). Even earlier, the game will make an entrance as a demonstration event at the next Asian Games in 2018, held in Indonesia. this will serve is a runner-up to its official inclusion as a medal sport of the big event in 2022 in Hangzhou, China.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there will also be a preview of what is to come when esports will be included as a main event in the coming Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG). For now, only FIFA 17 has been confirmed to appear at the event. However, according to the schedule, there will also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/best-moba-games-strategy-brawl-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">multiplayer online battle arena<\/a> game (like League of Legends, DotA, etc.) and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/5-best-rts-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">real-time strategy<\/a> game (like Starcraft). Hopefully there will be some coverage of the event!<\/p><div style=\"float: none; display: block; margin: 0 -10px; text-align: center;\"><!-- ph_pricepony_article_incontent_1 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7528541080\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<!-- ph_pricepony_article_incontent_2 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4796993490224996\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2964262507\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/league-of-legends3-e1493120896148.webp \"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.pricepony.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/league-of-legends3-e1493120896148.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"377\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44050 sp-no-webp\" alt=\"esports\" decoding=\"async\"  > <\/picture><\/p>\n<p>Besides announcing the inclusion of esports, OCA also revealed a strategic partnership with Chinese sports internet company Alisports, which is a subsidiary of Alibaba, a giant of China. Alisport will sponsor the event in the future. Last year, the company put in $150 million in the International eSports Federation from South Korea, which submitted the request for the inclusion of the game in the Asian Games. The approval from International Olympic Committee will serve as a springboard for it to subsequently be in the Olympics as well!<\/p>\n<h3>Esports finally get its deserved treatment<\/h3>\n<p>Those who love watching esports, and those who pursue it as a profession, you can rejoice now. It is finally getting the treatment it deserves. 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