At the upcoming COMEX 2019, you can check out Esports Festival Asia! Sphere Exhibits, the events arm of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), will be hosting the very first EFA during COMEX 2019 which is from 5th to 8th September 2019. All the more reason to head to COMEX 2019 this year!
Now that esports is becoming more prominent and will be included in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games this year, Sphere Exhibits plans to introduce to the masses by having gaming tournaments at COMEX 2019. Winners at the EFA stand to win more than S$35,000 in cash prizes. Power right?
So what gaming tournaments can we expect at EFA? Well there is the regional finals of Female Esports League (FSL), the Regional qualifier of eXTREMESLAND CS:GO Asia Open 2019, the very first Singapore qualifier for the China Mobile Esports League (CMEL) and EFA’s very own homegrown tournament, Asia Champions Esports (ACE) League. And its just not tournaments only ah, you can still check out booth activities, community matches and bargains for esports peripherals at Suntec Convention Centre Level 6 as well.
“COMEX is Singapore’s largest consumer tech show that has continuously reinvented itself over the years to introduce new concepts to consumers such as trade-ins, booth babe contests, and tech showcases. Today, we are proud to welcome the latest concept of esports to COMEX 2019 – while there have been several esports tournaments in the past, they have been largely focused on the professional and semi-professional gaming community. With EFA, Sphere aims to bring esports to the masses at COMEX 2019, where over 500,000 consumers will gather over the four days.” – Mr Chua Wee Phong, Chairman of Sphere Exhibits
Now if you think you have what it takes, why not try out?
Female Esports League (FSL)
FSL will be holding regional tournaments for two games – Arena of Valor and League of Legends – from now till August 2019, after which the four winners for each game will fly down to Singapore, the last stop in the FSL circuit, to play at EFA for a total prize pool of $2,500 per title.
Registration for the regional tournaments are now open. Click here for Arena of Valor and League of Legends
eXTREMESLAND CS:GO Asia Open 2019
eXTREMESLAND CS:GO Asia Open returns for the fourth year running. The regional qualifier will be held at EFA, where the winning team will move on to compete in the finals in Shanghai, China.
Registrations will start end July. Click here for updates.
China Mobile Esports League (CMEL) – League of Legends (LoL)
Hosted by Datang Network, the CMEL was officially launched on 6 August 2018. Its inaugural Singapore qualifier for the LoL game will be held at EFA. Subsequently, the winning team will move on to represent Singapore and compete in the CMEL finals held in Chong Qing, China.
Registrations will start end July. Click here for updates.
Asia Champions Esports (ACE) League
With a combined prize pool of over S$20,000, the inaugural ACE League – comprising popular games Mobile Legends, PUBG Mobile and DOTA Underlords – is set to make waves in the local scene. The Grand Finals of the ACE League will be held at EFA, and offline and online qualifiers leading to the Grand Finals will be held in the coming months.
Registrations are open. Click here to register.
COMEX 2019
Dates: 5th – 8th September 2019
Time: Level 3, 11am to 9pm, Level 4 & 6, 12pm to 9pm
Location: Suntec Convention Centre Singapore, Level 3, 4 & 6
Esports Festival Asia
Dates: 5th – 8th September 2019
Time: 12pm to 9pm
Location: Hall 605, Suntec Convention Centre Singapore
