Esports Takeout

In today's episode, we speak about the Super League fiasco but how such leagues may work in the esports scene. We also talk about Olympics embracing virtual sports! Some of the games may surprise you!

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For some reason, I was unable to find our recording we did 2 days ago. So I tried my best to do justice to what we have discussed. We spoke about SEA Games 2021 - where they announced that esports will be a medal event, following the success at the 2019 Games. 

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In this episode, we had our first guest! Syah Badrul is the president of GenBijak whereby his team organize esports tournaments for primary and secondary school students in Malaysia. Listen as how he managed to convinced the government authorities on getting their approvals, how he was able to manage the tournaments in such a large scale, what impact he wants to put forward on the young generations, and more!

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In this episode, we discuss about the need for an esports players association, the exposure and potential abuse by organizations when securing the players, the life span of an esports players as compared to a sports players, and more. 

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In this episode, we discuss about the proposed categorization of esports and 'virtual sports' by the International Olympic Committee, what it means to the esports industry as a whole, whether this is the right direction moving forward, and the closure of North Esports, how best to set up an esports organization from the ground up, difference between passion and pure business, and so much more. 

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In this episode, we discuss the import restrictions that LCS owners want Riot Game to lift, how it would impact the grassroot development of the North American scene, the idea behind PCS and how it may not turn out how Riot Games have intended to,  the mobile gaming trend in the SEA market, whether Wild Rift can overtake Mobile Legends or PUBGM as a popular mobile game,  how Singapore would be able to cope and handle a Dota2 Major in light of the pandemic.

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Hi all! Welcome to Esports Takeout.

This is a show where Joseph and Wei Jian will discuss and debate on the esports news and cover important events happening in the Southeast Asian region; but also leaving some space to talk about news all around the world.

Each episode, we will cover 2-3 topics / news that we think are relevant and important to the industry as well as giving our take on them.

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Welcome to Esports Takeout! A podcast where Joseph and Wei Jian will talk and discuss business matters of esports, focusing on the Asian market, as we debate and dive deep on the legal regulations, theory, and value behind them. 

This is our teaser episode. We will be releasing our 1st episode real soon! Subscribe! 

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