Due to today’s unique circumstances, various aspects of real-life activities have been deeply affected by the global health crisis. One particular area that has changed drastically is the sports world. The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo have been postponed to summer of 2021, meanwhile, the NBA has relegated its games to an isolation zone at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, aptly called the “2020 NBA Bubble”. Amidst the myriad of challenges in the sporting world, however, one key area that has seen heightened growth is esports.
Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or an amateur enthusiast enjoying mobile games from the periphery of the competitive gaming world, chances are, you have picked up an esports hobby or two in this lifetime. Recently, the esports world has seen a major spike, skyrocketing to unprecedented heights due to most major economies imposing movement restrictions in 2020, encouraging many mobile users to pick up remote hobbies they can enjoy during their spare time at home.
With the rising interest in esports and gaming, especially during the global lockdown situation, the Esports Players League (ESPL) will be working with HyperX as strategic partners to bring high-quality and exciting competitive gaming to the amateur gamer community of PUBG Mobile. Esports not only has emerged as one of the largest sports genres globally now, but it also has fast become a popular digital entertainment choice for smartphone users.
ESPL, a global esports tournament and platform provider that focuses on creating mobile and online ecosystems for amateur esports communities globally, has partnered with gaming peripherals specialist HyperX to organise a free to register PUBG Mobile tournament.
“At the very core of ESPL, we strive to lay the foundation of amateur esports serving players who are casual all the way to aspiring professional esports athletes. Our mission is very much in-line with HyperX’s focus on serving all gamers. We are excited to bring ESPL’s next big tournament to PUBG Mobile fans.”, commented Michael Broda, CEO of ESPL.
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The HyperX Elite Cup
The online-only esports tournament, HyperX Elite Cup, will be hosted on ESPL’s online platform at espl.gg and will be managed by ESPL. The tournament will have an attractive prize pool worth up to US$6,000 in cash prizes and HyperX products.
HyperX is the gaming division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world’s largest independent memory manufacturer, with the goal of providing gamers, PC builders, PC, console. and mobile power users with high-performance components.
With a presence across Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America, and Europe, ESPL seeks to bring the HyperX Elite Cup to amateur gamers across Southeast Asia.
The game title that the tournament will compete on will be the popular Battle Royale game, PUBG Mobile. PUBG or PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an online multiplayer battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. The game is based on previous the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, and expanded into a standalone game under the creative direction of game designer, Brendan Greene.
By facilitating grassroots participation in what is a rapidly expanding esports market not only in Southeast Asia, South Asia, South America, and Europe, ESPL has direct access and exposure to a large, valuable, and often overlooked segment of the esports market.
With its eyes set on Amateur gamers from across the world, the HyperX Elite Cup is set to bolster and embolden the global esports community by inviting more participants to take on the journey towards competitive and remote gaming experience.
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A formidable team behind a formidable event
With such a pivotal event redefining the global esports landscape, it comes as no surprise that the team behind the HyperX Elite Cup is also represented by the best industry players specifically catering to the best interest of mobile gamers everywhere.
For 16 years, the HyperX mission has been to develop gaming products for all types of gamers — high-speed memory, solid state drives, headsets, keyboards, mice, charging accessories for console players, USB flash drives, and mousepads — to the gaming community and beyond. The award-winning HyperX brand is known for consistently delivering products that deliver superior comfort, aesthetics, performance, and reliability.
HyperX gear is the choice of celebrity ambassadors, pro gamers, tech enthusiasts, and over-clockers worldwide because it meets the most stringent product specifications and is built with best-in-class components. HyperX has shipped over 70 million memory modules, 10 million gaming headsets and one million keyboards worldwide.
On the other hand, global esports tournament organisation ESPL is launching a global footprint across 16 countries in its initial phase, covering Asia, Europe, and the Americas. ESPL’s central focus is on mobile esports, with PC and console-based video games also featured on its diverse network of quality esports content. ESPL is managed by its headquarters in Singapore and regional offices in Cologne and Los Angeles. Currently still in its first phase, ESPL is rapidly expanding its presence into other continents as well.
This partnership calcifies HyperX Elite Cup’s role not only in delivering the best quality esports tournament for all interested participants, but also ensures that the event encompasses a large audience of amateur players from many parts of the world.
How to join HyperX Elite Cup
Tournament registrations for the HyperX Elite Cup – PUBG Mobile is open from the 4th of December 2020, while the tournament itself is poised to begin on the 28th of December 2020. Both the Semi-Finals & Grand Finals will be live-streamed on ESPL’s & HyperX’s channels in both English and Malay. There will also be other fun exciting activities and giveaways during the period of the tournament so watch out for them on ESPL’s official Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, & Instagram pages.
Interested participants can register for a tournament slot at at ESPL.GG.
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