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Shanghai builds $900M hub in bid to become esports leader

by French Press Agency - AFP

SHANGHAI Jan 07, 2021 - 12:00 pm GMT+3
A general view during the final of League of Legends tournament between Team G2 Esports and Team FunPlus Phoenix, in Paris, Nov. 10, 2019. (AP Photo)
A general view during the final of League of Legends tournament between Team G2 Esports and Team FunPlus Phoenix, in Paris, Nov. 10, 2019. (AP Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP Jan 07, 2021 12:00 pm
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China has begun building a $900 million facility it hopes will be the envy of esports and seal its push to make Shanghai the global capital of the fast-growing professional gaming industry.

The Shanghai International New Cultural and Creative E-sports Center is scheduled for completion in 2023 and will cost at least 5.8 billion yuan, Chinese authorities and media said.

Officials in the Shanghai district home to the center said they want it to become "a pilgrimage site" for esports enthusiasts from all over the world.

Once finished it will boast a 6,000-seater esports venue, a five-star esports-themed hotel and a museum devoted to gaming, Minhang district officials said.

The high-tech hub will span 500,000 square meters (5.4 million square feet) and "accommodate hundreds of domestic and foreign esports-related enterprises," the district economic development committee said following Monday's groundbreaking ceremony.

Speaking to Agence France-Presse (AFP) in 2018, leading Shanghai sports official Luo Wenhua said the Chinese city "has proposed to become the capital of esports".

In September-October last year, Shanghai hosted the League of Legends world championships, one of the most prestigious events in esports.

Chinese team Suning lost to South Korea's Damwon Gaming in the final in front of more than 6,000 stadium spectators, bucking the trend in a year when many sports took place behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.

China, which has an estimated 720 million gamers, will again host the tournament this year.

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