Electronic sports (eSports) is not just a hobby but also a profession. Through eSports, young Indonesians have the chance to make the nation proud.
With the development of technology, all lines of life are arguably trying to adapt to it, including sports. Sports are not only synonymous with sweating on the field and wearing sports costumes, because now it can be done in front of a cellphone or screen computer.
Indonesia is a country that is starting to get addicted to what is called eSports. This sport rose and the Asian Games event was contested even though it was limited to exhibition, aka not fighting for medals.
After that, many parties emerged from the who tried to enlarge the universe of Sports in Indonesia by holding many tournaments. Not only the private sector, the government began to aggressively hold similar tournaments and campaigns for eSports throughout Indonesia. Especially in the 2019 SEA Games and 2022 Asian Games, eSports will be a sport for medals.
Last weekend, the NXL Mobile Esports 2019 Grand Final held at Mangga Dua Mall, Central Jakarta, Sunday (03/17/2019). NXL Mobile Esports Cup 2019 involves more than 200 participants with a total prize of Rp. 100 million. In this event, cosplay entertainment is also displayed.
It is known, the WAW team appeared to be the strongest in the PUBG and the VINS team became champions in the Legend Car category. The two teams received a cash prize of Rp. 25 million. The runners-up and third place in each category received a prize of Rp. 15 million and Rp. 10 million.
In the event, the organizers also invited various parties to better introduce eSports in general. Mobile exhibition competition, there is also a member of the Commission of the House of Representatives, Charles Honoris, who is one of them taking care of communication and informatics.
With eSports now increasingly mushrooming, young Indonesians are expected to have an official forum to be able to channel their talents and bring Indonesia to excellence in international circles.
"Surely Indonesian Esports athletes can compete not only at the national level but also at the international level. If they compete at the next Asian Games (Hangzhou 2022), then they are at the Olympics, I think there are good opportunities for Indonesian athletes to be able to make the nation proud through Esports, "Charles told detikSport.
"Moreover, later the game developers will play games that can be played in Esports, of course it will be very, very positive. Instead of Indonesian youth using the internet to spread hoaxes, slander, or hatred in social media, of Esports course is a vehicle or far more positive activities, "he continued.
Charles was asked for this kind of competition to be more propagated considering eSports is an event to be able to use the internet positively. He asked the government to be more serious about working on the eSports market, especially about regulation.
"We certainly don't want to Esports's growth limit. Maybe there are those who say playing games can have a negative impact, this is the job with the government to make regulations, but generally we need to support this Esports because there are many interested people. "
"Maybe in the future registration is also needed when making an online game account, you have to register with age. So you don't have to be able to log in to play live. So it doesn't bother students who are studying, ".