Create a great era of e-sports

"This is the current situation." Yang Qiu said: "Now the regular seasons of each division have been completed, and the ones that will end quickly, such as the North American division, will start the playoffs next week, and the domestic playoffs are scheduled for April. On the 5th, when all the games are finished, it will be almost the end of the month, just in time to prepare for MSI.”

"Um."

Mo Yu nodded: "How are the preparations for MSI going? Have the venues been arranged?"

Since this is the first time to hold MSI, we will arrange it in China first.

"Still investigating." Yang Qiu replied: "The finals will definitely be arranged at the Jingjie Center. At that time, 2,000 seats will be temporarily added based on the ticket sales. There is nothing we can do if we exceed this number. There are not so many places. As for the venue for other rounds, it has not been decided yet.”

A total of 6,000 auditorium seats are set up at the Jingjie Center.

However, these 6,000 auditorium seats are the optimal situation and do not occupy all the venues. If we move it a little and add 2,000 more seats, it will be no problem, but it will be a little crowded.

As for MSI, the day of the finals will definitely be the game with the largest audience. According to predictions, it should be full.

If the seats are not full, there is no need to add additional seats. If the seats are full, the maximum number of seats will be 8,000.

Not enough room!

"It's okay to put the finals in the Jingjie Center. You can take a look at the other places. Has the schedule been drawn up?" Mo Yu asked again.

"It's settled."

Yang Qiu nodded and explained: "In terms of the competition system, the first place in each division can directly enter the group stage if it has a bye in the first round. The remaining 10 teams will be divided into two groups to hold a qualifying round. A double round-robin BO1 will be used to select the two groups. The top 3, a total of 6 teams will advance to the second round, and then the opponents will be selected by drawing lots among these 6 teams, and 3 winning teams will be selected through BO5 to join the group stage and enter the main stage with the other 5 teams."

“The main competition stage also adopts the draw group strategy, using a double round-robin BO1 to determine the top four to advance to the semi-finals, and then BO5 to determine the two final teams, and finally the remaining two teams will determine the champion through BO5!”

"The entire schedule is divided into 5 rounds, starting with the qualifying group stage, the second round, the main draw, the semi-finals and the final."

"In terms of time, it is tentatively scheduled to gather on April 26, the opening draw on May 1, the qualifying rounds on May 2, the second round on May 9, the main game on May 16, the semi-finals on May 23, and the finals on May 30."

Mo Yu listened and checked his calendar on his phone.

Several dates were selected on Saturdays. The first three rounds were unable to be played within two days on the weekend because there were too many teams, but the final semi-finals and finals were just fine, maximizing the audience's free time. .

"Then let's arrange it this way."

Mo Yu put down his mobile phone: "Be more careful about the venue. MSI is not like the S competition. It doesn't matter if the conditions are slightly relaxed. If there is a suitable place in Handong, it can be arranged all in Handong. It can be regarded as giving some benefits to the superiors. After all, the Provincial Games are coming soon, so it’s time to reciprocate the favor.”

"clear."

Yang Qiu responded and then asked, "What do you think of the arrangements for the Provincial Games? Can we start issuing notices?"

As early as the beginning of the year.

Under the leadership of Mo Yu, the GPL division has established a charity organization attached to Mojing Sports and recruited a dedicated team to take charge of this aspect. The owners of the nine major clubs have sent people to participate in supervision.

Several other divisions are not lagging behind. Everyone recognizes it and has established charity organizations in their respective divisions and done a lot of good things.

On the GPL side, the organization has made a lot of charitable donations and invited some news media to cooperate with the promotion, which can be regarded as earning a good reputation for e-sports from the side.

Among the many donation projects, there was a donation of sports materials, which was donated directly to the sports bureaus of various cities in Handong.

With this batch of materials and Li Kang's mediation, in this year's Provincial Games announcement released by the Handong Provincial Sports Commission, the e-sports GAG project was listed as one of the main events and will be included in the Provincial Games. Medal list.

According to the news released by the Sports Commission, this year’s Provincial Games are scheduled to start on April 5, just after the Qingming Festival, with a total of 6 days.

This time happens to be when the playoffs begin.

Several local Handong players who play for major professional clubs will definitely participate, which may have a certain impact on the club's results.

In order to avoid this impact, both GPL and GDL have rearranged the schedule to facilitate these players to participate in the Provincial Games.

When the news was released, all the major clubs agreed.

After all, participating in the Provincial Games is a major event that is beneficial to the entire e-sports industry. No one dares to jump out and hinder it, and even if they do, they only dare to beep privately.

"Warm up first." Mo Yu waved his hand: "I will go and find out the specific content first. I will see how many cities have signed up for the GAG ​​project so that I can arrange for the players."

Since the sports bureaus of major cities definitely do not have players in e-sports events, if they want to recruit players to participate, they can only recruit people from the public.

However, fortunately, the restrictions on athletes in the Provincial Games are not clear. In everyone's mind, there is only a common rule, that is, only registered athletes and natives of the province can participate. But according to the regulations, it actually doesn't matter at all. There are restrictions, so it gives e-sports a loophole to take advantage of.

Recruiting people from society to play games doesn't sound so good, but for the development of the e-sports industry, Mo Yu had no choice but to make this move.

Otherwise, why would he donate so many supplies?

It’s just to keep the people at the top silent and take care of the people below. As for the rest, it’s not important and can’t cause trouble!

"Okay. Then I'll go find Huang Jiajian and ask him to send it."

Yang Qiu took the order and left.

Mo Yu took out his cell phone, thought for a moment, sent a text message to Lou Xing, and then waited silently.

Half an hour later.

The phone screen lights up, showing an unread message.

"I don't know the specific matters. You can just come and visit the teacher in person."

After receiving permission, Mo Yu immediately called Li Kang's secretary to confirm the time and then arranged for the driver to set off directly.

The car kept going.

When he arrived at the place, Mo Yu walked lightly, and under the guidance of his secretary, he arrived at the door of an office very smoothly.

The door to the office was ajar, and Li Kang was sitting in the middle, waiting for Mo Yu.

"Secretary Li."

Mo Yu bowed slightly.

Li Kang waved his hand, asked the secretary to leave and closed the door, then said: "You don't have to be so polite, just sit down."

"Thank you."

Mo Yu then sat down.

"I understand your purpose of coming. The statistical documents have just been collected. Here, take a look for yourself."

Li Kang took out a document from the pile on the right side of his desk and placed it next to it.

Mo Yu stepped forward to pick up the document and read it carefully.