Kyrgyz opera director sacked over cybersports event


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 07 Feb 2019

Multiplayer online battle game 'Dota 2' is one of the leading brands in eSports, a multi-million dollar industry with aspirations of Olympic representation.

The director of Kyrgyzstan's main opera hall was fired for allowing an eSports tournament to be held there, officials said. 

A scandal erupted in the Central Asian country after a national tournament devoted to the violent multiplayer computer game Dota 2 was staged at the Opera and Ballet Theatre in the capital Bishkek. 

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