Today, thousands of people travelled to the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center to watch the Peacekeeper Elite Championship 2020.
An esports event for Tencent's mobile battle royale game called Peacekeeper Elite (Based on its PUBG Mobile license).
The event had a $1.8m Prize Pool
An esports event for Tencent's mobile battle royale game called Peacekeeper Elite (Based on its PUBG Mobile license).
The event had a $1.8m Prize Pool
China has been holding esports events with a live audience since August. Starting with the Honor of Kings World Championship and more recently the LoL Worlds Championship.
The country has been able to successfully curb the spread of COVID-19, but precautions are still taken ofc.
The country has been able to successfully curb the spread of COVID-19, but precautions are still taken ofc.
The event was held over 2 days, with 15 teams competing across 8 matches.
The 15 teams were from China, Asia, the Americas and EMEA.
Chinese team Nova-XQF won the championship and took home more than $750k in winnings. They have won 2 years in a row now.
The 15 teams were from China, Asia, the Americas and EMEA.
Chinese team Nova-XQF won the championship and took home more than $750k in winnings. They have won 2 years in a row now.
Tencent has heavily invested in the mobile esports space, and while this may all look and sound impressive, this isn't even the largest mobile esport in China (Honor of Kings is).
Tencent plans to invest $28m in the 2021 Peacekeeper Elite League to further grow mobile esports.
Tencent plans to invest $28m in the 2021 Peacekeeper Elite League to further grow mobile esports.
Tencent is also further expanding the game and its ecosystem.
Game:
- New Glider, maps, items, collabs and more
Ecosystem:
- New comics, animations, soundtrack, collabs and more
There is also 4 new spokespeople to promote the game, who are popular celebrities.
Game:
- New Glider, maps, items, collabs and more
Ecosystem:
- New comics, animations, soundtrack, collabs and more
There is also 4 new spokespeople to promote the game, who are popular celebrities.
The Peacekeeper Elite mobile esports scene has continued to grow in 2020, with average daily viewers of the events reaching 26m and total views exceeding 14.1 billion.
There is now multiple leagues and events each year.
Here is the winning moments for Nova-XQF
There is now multiple leagues and events each year.
Here is the winning moments for Nova-XQF
Esports has emerged as one of the strongest drivers of growth in the gaming industry, and nowhere is this more evident than Asia.
We recently released a report on the growth of esports in Asia.
There is a free sample, or just $150 for the full report.
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We recently released a report on the growth of esports in Asia.
There is a free sample, or just $150 for the full report.
nikopartners.com/esports-in-asi…
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