Desperate esports fans in ticket-grabbing frenzy at Asian Games


Tickets run up to 1,000 yuan (US$137), making esports one of the most expensive events to watch at the Asian Games. — AFP

HANGZHOU: Esports tickets costing up to US$137 (RM641) are like gold dust at the Asian Games with desperate fans signing up multiple times through a lottery system in hope of seeing their gaming heroes live.

For the unlucky ones, they have instead waited outside the gates of the futuristic-looking Hangzhou Esports Center, craning their necks to look inside the official Games buses passing through.

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