eSports all set to take region by storm

All eyes on the prize: eSports fan Hariq Izzat Amirul Muhamad (second from left) and his friends playing an online game at a cybercafe in Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: With 2.4 million enthusiasts in the country and RM10mil thrown in under Budget 2019, Malaysia is off to a great start to become an eSports hub of the region.

That is the sentiment of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corpor­ation (MDEC), which said it looked forward to working with the Youth and Sports Ministry following Friday’s announcement.