HOSTING the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020 to 2021 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic makes online gaming competitions grow even faster around the world, according to Acer Pan Asia Pacific Regional Operations President Andrew Hou.
“There’re a lot of countries that host games [via] online, even if we cannot do it offline. So the challenge is to do it offline and online, depending on the situation,” Hou told an online press conference on Tuesday. “That is why we decided to do this in 2021 to learn and practice.”
“We will continue doing this even if the Covid-19 pandemic continues until next year,” added Hou, referring to the e-sports competition that gathers top teams from 17 regions vying in Dota 2 and PUBG and cash prizes totalling $400,000.
There will be four champions in the sub-tournaments—two each for Dota 2 and PUBG. The league will be aired live on Acer Predator’s channels, Facebook and Twitch.
Teams from the Asia Pacific regions—among them from Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan—are competing in the event.
The Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020-2021 Grand Finals will run online until April 11.