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It is 2019, the year that playing video games is considered sport enough to be an official medal event at the Southeast Asian Games.
Set to kick off in Manila this Saturday (Nov 30), the 30th SEA Games will have six gold medals up for grabs across multiple video games, including popular titles DOTA 2, Hearthstone, Starcraft II and (ugh) Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Singapore will send 20 athletes to compete in all esports events, proving once and for all to all local parents that yes, there is a point to our gaming all-nighters.
To solidify the eminence and stature of esports in the mainstream, there’ll be an entire channel dedicated to it on every Singaporean uncle and auntie’s favourite video app: Toggle.
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