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ACT Esports Represents Thailand at World Cup
Published on 09/06/2025
» ACT Esports Club, a renowned esports organisation from Thailand, has reached a historic milestone for the Thai esports scene by securing its position as the country’s sole representative at the prestigious Honor of Kings World Cup 2025 (KWC 2025). The tournament, scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia in July 2025, will feature elite teams from around the world competing for the King of Saudi Arabia’s Trophy and a prize pool exceeding 100 million baht.
Game on
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 27/09/2021
» Not everyone aspires to a traditional career path, and while getting paid for playing games might sound far-fetched to some, it's becoming a lucrative niche for talented e-sports stars.
Garena touts Thai e-sports potential
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/06/2019
» Thailand can develop into a major e-sports destination in Southeast Asia thanks to the huge popularity of video games and revenue generated in the market, says Garena Online (Thailand).
E-Sport: Sport or Not?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/10/2018
» Kawee "Mark" Wachiraphas and Sarindhorn "Jinny" Wanothayarnchai spend a lot of their time playing games. To maintain their performance level, Kawee, 26, a professional online gamer, practices eight hours a day, meanwhile Sarindhorn, 27, commits at least six hours a day to improving her skills.
Media consumption on-the-go, to the max
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 04/04/2018
» Let's focus on the screen first. With the world's best smartphone screen, verified by renowned DisplayMate, Samsung's latest S9+ makes other screens pale in comparison. Colour accuracy, crisp sharpness and deep black make the S9+ very pleasing to the eye, especially if you're crazy for YouTube and gaming.
Taking on the big boys
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 14/06/2017
» In recent years, Chinese smartphone brands like Huawei and Oppo have enjoyed a great surge in popularity and positive consumer impressions, blending decent performance with relatively attractive prices. They can't exactly put up a realistic fight against the biggest boys on the block just yet, but they're getting there fast.
The couch potato Olympics
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 23/05/2017
» The 2022 Asian Games, set to be held in Hangzhou, China, will be the first to feature professional competitive video gaming -- more colloquially known as "e-sports" -- as an official medal event. It's a huge boost to the industry's credibility, heralding a new age of mainstream acceptance for digital sporting as something akin, if not similar, to traditional sport.
Huge e-sport event to hit Bangkok
Life, Published on 29/03/2017
» Garena Star League (GSL 2017), Southeast Asia's biggest gaming and e-sports competition, will be held this weekend at BITEC, Bang Na.
Under the curse
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 27/05/2016
» While I can't say much about the first two Warcraft games -- released in the mid-90s -- Warcraft 3 is perhaps one of the most influential video games of the 21st century, giving birth to the MOBA genre of video games and the multi-billion-dollar e-sports industry that followed it. It was also the foundation of perhaps the most successful online game in history, World Of Warcraft, which -- at its peak -- had over 12 million players paying monthly subscriptions to play it. If any video game franchise could break the trend of the horrible video game adaptation films, it should be Warcraft.
Inside an ESports tournament: Not like playing Mario
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/12/2015
» Two young local gamers describe their experience in a recent tournament which gave "ESports athletes" a chance to test their skills. Parents and non-gamers might be interested in what young people find so fascinating about online games.