E-sports extravaganza to be staged in Hong Kong this Summer
Hong Kong is set to host the largest ever local e-sports extravaganza organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), the ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong, from Aug. 24 to 26 in Hall 3 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Festival will feature three international e-sports tournaments, with over 110 players from all over the world.
One of the highlights of the Festival, the Experience Zone, will be scaled up to include the latest e-sports games and related products.
To enrich the visitor experience, the HKTB is collaborating with the Chamber of Hong Kong Computer Industry to provide a special ticket promotion to ticket holders of the Hong Kong Computer & Communications Festival and the ICBC (Asia) e-Sports & Music Festival Hong Kong e-sports tournaments.
Peter Lam, chairman of HKTB said, “Capitalizing on the worldwide enthusiasm for e-sports, the HKTB will continue to organize the festival this year with a larger scale and richer content, aiming to entice more young visitors to come and experience the vibrant and dynamic atmosphere of Hong Kong.”
The ICBC (Asia) e-Sports and Music Festival Hong Kong will include three top international e-sports tournaments; the acclaimed “Return of the Legends 2018” as well as two brand new tournaments – the “ZOTAC CUP MASTERS CS:GO 2018 Grand Finals” and the “Hong Kong PUBG World Invitational”.
It will feature strong player line-ups and the highest prize pool in Hong Kong’s e-sports history.
For more details, visit http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/summerfun/emf.html.