ONE Esports launches “largest esports series in Asia”
The largest organization in the history of Asian esports has just announced the ONE Championship world series, which will be the largest so far on the Asian scene with promises of huge financial prizes and many events for various games
If you haven’t yet heard of ONE Esports yet, what you need to know is that it is one of the fastest growing esports organizations in the Asian market. Now that Carlos Alimurung is announced the CEO of the organization, ONE seems to be planning to dominate the competitive arena during the 2019-2020 season.
The new CEO comes from the Battlefy platform to bring his extensive experience in overseeing competitive tournaments to achieve ONE’s goals of expanding the Asian arena and setting up more world tournaments on its territory, starting with ONE Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational, where top teams will compete for $500,000 in December.
Other tournaments, such as ONE Tekken Tokyo Invitational and ONE Street Fighter Tokyo Challenge, will be held in October next year, where players compete against nine of the world’s best players in a 3v3 championship.
“The opportunity to build a multibillion dollar esports business in Asia is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ONE’s DNA is about celebrating inspirational stories and heroes, which will be instrumental in enriching the region’s entire esports ecosystem of amateurs, pro players, game developers, leagues, organizers, country agencies, and brands. The team is very strong, and I’m excited to incorporate their ideas and energy to execute our strategy.” Speaks new CEO Carlos Alimurung
The tournaments schedule for 2020 and beyond will be announced soon, with several titles of the most prominent competitive games giving top teams around the world new events to look forward to.
