League of Legends: Dynasty Creation

Chapter 633. 40 years of e-sports road
"President Tian Bingxian!"

The e-sports association is busy.

President Tian Bingxian, the big boss, walked in a hurry, and after slightly nodding to his subordinates, he quickly walked into the living room.

Today, he has an important guest.

"Mr. Colin Webster! Hello!"

As soon as the door of the living room was pushed open, Tian Bingxian immediately put a smile on his face, as if extending his hand to the blond old man who stood up from the sofa from a distance.

The person who came was the current chairman of the ieSF Alliance, Colin Webster.

Colin Webster is a South African. In 1984, more than 40 years ago, he established MSSA (Mind Sports South Africa in South Africa. It means the South African Brain Sports Alliance). Board games, such as chess and blackjack, are promoted as internationally recognized sports.

After decades of ups and downs, with the advancement of technology, video games have gradually evolved from the original "table tennis" to "Warcraft", "StarCraft", "DOTA", "League of Legends", etc. , a variety of e-sports events with a fair level of competition, Colin Webster's work has gradually changed from promoting electronic chess and card games to promoting all other non-physical confrontation e-sports events.

Although the job has changed, Colin Webster's original intention has not changed.

It is still his original intention to make e-sports recognized by more people, and he has been working hard for this work for decades.

In the current international community, except for South Korea, Norway and other countries that highly recognize e-sports, more countries do not really regard e-sports as a sport.

IOC President Thomas Bach has put it this way: "We're not entirely clear whether e-sports is a real physical activity and what it needs to be considered a sport."

Frankly speaking, the Olympic Committee doesn't care about e-sports at all!

This is the most powerful restriction on personality in today's e-sports events, and there is no one!

Although Colin Webster suffered all kinds of discrimination in promoting the personality of e-sports, he still did not give up his efforts. To be honest, after so many decades of doing it, the irony he received is still less?
Already used to it!
However, this year is different.

Since the end of the Incheon Asian Games in 2014, Colin Webster is keenly aware of a chance for Indonesia, the latest host of the Asian Games, to treat e-sports events!
For this reason, he approached the Korean e-sports Association directly, and planned to propose to the Korean Sports Bureau together with the e-sports association to submit an application to the Olympic Council of Asia in the name of the Korean government, formally calling for the introduction of e-sports into the Asian Games Door breaking operation!

"President Tian Bingxian, hello!" Colin Webster stood up according to his suit, and after shaking hands with Tian Bingxian with a smile, the two sat across the table.

Colin Webster has the usual directness of Europeans and Americans: "President Tian Bingxian, I am here this time to discuss with you about the No.2018 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 18!"

As soon as Tian Bingxian said this, he immediately understood. He nodded and said, "Mr. Colin Webster, I understand your purpose! What you want to talk about is whether e-sports can be included in the Asian Games in Jakarta Bar!"

Colin Webster nodded first, and then shook his head: "Chairman Tian Bingxian, you know, since I established MSSA in South Africa in 40 years, I have spent almost half of my life on promoting e-sports as a On the matter of official sports!"

Tian Bingxian nodded slowly.

Colin Webster was almost the first person in the world to propose e-sports as an official sport. On this point, Tian Bingxian himself also has full respect for the old man in front of him.

Colin Webster continued: "After so many years, the dream I made in my twenties has been fulfilled to some extent... The United States, Germany, Norway, China and you Korea , have officially recognized the status of e-sports as a sport, among them, I can say without humility that I have contributed a lot!"

"Indeed!" Tian Bingxian did not deny it.

"But why do I say that my wish is only partially fulfilled?" Colin Webster raised his head, his blue eyes were still bright on his wrinkled face, "Although the world has already There are so many countries that have officially recognized e-sports as a sport, but why don’t we see a single trace of e-sports in world-class sports events such as the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, European Games and Asian Games?”

"What's the point of acknowledging a sport but not seeing him in the games?"

"I feel the same way!" Tian Bingxian nodded heavily.

As a South Korean e-sports man, although Tian Bingxian became a monk halfway, since he was engaged in this industry in 98, Tian Bingxian has also thrown his time in the e-sports industry for more than ten years. If you say that he has no idea that the e-sports industry cannot participate in the Olympic Games A trace of regret, he himself would not believe it.

"This Asian Games is our chance!" Colin Webster emphasized his tone, and looked at Tian Bingxian with piercing eyes, "If we can let e-sports enter the stage of this Asian Games, then then In four years, we can make e-sports a permanent event in the Asian Games!"

"Afterwards, after the reorganization of this year's Olympic Committee, we can even try to apply for the Olympic Games again!"

"And the starting point of all this is our current project application for the Asian Games!"

"Here, I hope that you, Tian Bingxian, can join me in persuading the Korean Sports Bureau to formally propose to the Asian Olympic Council in an official capacity to include e-sports as one of the official events of the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games !"

Tian Bingxian frowned.

To be honest, in today’s world, the only country that is likely to promote e-sports into the Olympics at the national level is South Korea, where the e-sports atmosphere is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

but……

All e-sports projects so far have been created by various private companies, such as Blizzard's "StarCraft" and "Warcraft", such as Riot's "League of Legends", such as Valve's "CS: GO" "...

Let the government of a country come forward to endorse the products of these companies...

Isn't this detrimental to the country?

"Boom boom boom!"

Just as Tian Bingxian was meditating, there was a knock on the door.

(End of this chapter)