Yew receiving a 10-year free pizza package from Domino’s for winning a gold medal in the SEA Games in the Philippines.
As such, a panel discussion involving key figures in the local e-sports community was held at Battle Arena Malaysia, Jaya Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya, with the aim of discussing the challenges as well as long-term future of the industry. Esports Malaysia communications director Muhammad Farouq Abdul Patah agreed, adding that generational differences between parents and their children partly contributed to the misconception about e-sports.
“What parents can do is set a schedule for studying and training so that their children will have clear boundaries, ” he said. Its minister, Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, said that the government, via the Esports Strategic Development Plan, would allocate RM20mil towards the development of e-sports. “These values are in line with Domino’s aim of delivering quality products and enhanced service to all, ” he said.