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THE development of online sports or e-sports in Bali massively has promising job opportunities in the future.
According to Bali economic observer Putu Krisna Adwitya Sanjaya said that the opportunities for the e-sport world to enter into employment options are promising. Moreover, its development is now very massive, and is supported by creative industry programs that are being intensified by the government.
“The world of e-sport itself has actually been a long time, since the early 2000s there have been, then yesterday it was contested at the ASEAN Games and SEA Games. At the SEA Games yesterday, there were six types of games competed, namely Mobile Legends, Dota 2, Arena of Valor (AoV), Tekken 7, Starcraft 2, and Heartstone. Furthermore, the development of an increasingly intensive digital world makes it easier for millennials to access it, plus there are also more companies providing game platforms,” he said.
He added, the development of the creative industry would further support this sport with all its economic potential.
Meanwhile, gamers from Bali Dwi Mentari Putri revealed that thanks to a contract from game.ly, with a live streaming platform for games, he was contracted for Rp.5 million a month and the numbers continue to grow.
“If it is serious and persistent, we can make e-sport as a source of income. The key is to continue to work hard and increase hours of flying so that his skills are increasingly tested,” said the woman who is usually called Aeydmp.
Likewise, Chairman of the Denpasar City Creative Economy Agency Putu Yuliartha said that sports with finger processing skills and this strategy have been loved by many young people, so they have great potential in the future.
“At present we join hands with various communities to hold various e-sport tournaments,” she explained.
Yuliartha revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, many small-scale e-sport tournaments were also held in various communities. Each tournament has 200 participants and the trend of increasing number of tournament participants continues to increase from year to year.
At present, she added, there are many athletes from the Island of the Gods who become professional players and inspire many young people. That potential will continue to be encouraged considering that Bali has an advantage with the creative world. [bisnis.com/photo special]
