Let’s go through some of the figures and try to explain this remarkable success.
Popularity of eSports
There are more than 1.5 billion gamers in the Asia-Pacific region and Singapore is becoming the gaming capital, not only of the region but of the world. Amazingly, Singapore went from 500 gamers in 2007, to more than 1.4 million today. With such numbers, it is natural that many globally successful gamers came out of Singapore. Some of the bests are Daryl Koh Pei Xiang, who is currently the highest-earning player in Singapore, and Ho Kun Xian, who won first place at the Evolution Championship Series in 2013
Some statistics are staggering. In 2019 alone, Singaporeans…