"Emperor Esports Elite Cup 2017" hosted by Emperor Esports and sponsored by China Taiping Life (Hong Kong) on December 16, 2017: The Road to the Emperor audition started in October. It took more than a month to select eight elite teams from 128 teams to compete for promotion. The final two teams, "NO FANCY" and "TEAM ORION", were born. Yesterday (16/12) at 4pm sharp at Exhibition Hall 2, 3 / F, Kowloon Bay International Exhibition and Trade Centre. The two teams battled each other, attracting more than 1,000 esports fans into the stadium to watch and support, the scene of cheers and shouts, more esports fans in a video game role-playing dress into the stadium. TWITCH channel and Panda Live broadcast the whole game to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and the mainland respectively, so that the majority of gaming experts who were not present can also witness the birth of the emperor.
King Group Chairman Dr Yang Sucheng (centre), King Group Strategic Development Executive Officer Yang Zhenglong (11th from right), King Entertainment Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Hui (12th from left), King esports Business Director Zhang Chuoran (10th from right), King Esports Elite Cup 2017 title sponsor China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited Chief Executive Officer Wang Xin (12th from right), Huong Hong Kong esports Association Chairman Chow Kai-hong (13th from left), Cheung King-heen (middle), Wei Shi-ya (11th from left), Chan Ka-lok (9th from left), Tang Yi (10th from left), Maze Lok (8th from left), King's esports Team Director TOYZ Lau Wai-kin (9th from right), esports star -- former League of Legends World champion and former J TEAM captain BeBe Zhang Bowei (eighth from right), renowned League of Legends critic and coach Backstairs Beck (seventh from right), and two teams, "NO FANCY" (red) and "TEAM ORION" (white), pose on stage after the opening ceremony.
The special guest at the opening ceremony of the King's Elite esport Cup 2017: The Way of the Emperor (center) poses with King's entertainers Wei Shi-ah (second from left), Chan Ka-lok (first from right), Tang Yi (second from right) and Mai Zi Lok (first from left).
King's Entertainer Zhang Jinghin and TOYZ Lau Wai-kin, director of King's E-sports team and Hong Kong's first League of Legends World champion, were the special guests at the opening ceremony. Together, they presented the "Elite Cup", the highest award of the game, on the stage to kick off the finals.
In addition to more than 1,000 fans of esports, the final also invited King's entertainment entertainer Zhang Jinghin and King's esports team director and Hong Kong's first world champion TOYZ (Lau Wai Kin) as special guests at the opening ceremony. To mark the occasion, the Chairman of King's Group, Dr Yeung Siu-sing, was also present with King's entertainers Wei Shi-ah, Chan Ka-lok, Tong Yi and Mai Chi-lok. He was joined by King's Group Strategic Development Executive Officer Yang Chenglong, King's Entertainment Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Hui and King's esports Business Director James Cheung. In addition, Wang Xin, CEO of China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited, Chairman of Hong Kong Esports Association Chow Kai-kang, and Stinga, the King's Women's professional esports team, were present to support the event. The conference also invited esports star -- former League of Legends world champion and former J TEAM captain BeBe Zhang Bowei and League of Legends famous game critic and coach Backstairs Beck to attend the game, and TOYZ together as the "Most valuable player MVP" jury.
King Group Chairman Dr Yeung Siu-sing (second from left) with Legislative Council member Yung Hoi-yin (second from right) and King's artists Cheung King-heen (centre), Victoria Wai (first from left) and Yee Tong (first from right).
Ho Chailian also came to support and watch the finals of the Royal Esports Elite Cup 2017: The Way of the Emperor.
King Group Chairman Dr Yang Sucheng (first from left), King Group Strategic Development Executive Officer, Mr Yang Zhenglong (first from right), welcomes Mr Wang Xin (middle), Chief Executive Officer of China Taiping Life Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited, title sponsor of the King's Elite esport Cup 2017.
The "King's Esports Elite Cup" is the first League of Legends competition in Hong Kong that features a full range of competitions from auditions to promotions to finals. It is also the first pure esports competition in Hong Kong that is named after a private organization and has the highest prize for a single event. It aims to seek and train potential players. The competition began with Dough-Boy, the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for best Original film Song and a famous rapper, singing the theme song "Our Time", which was personally created for the "King's esports Elite Cup". The music with a strong sense of rhythm drove the audience's excitement. Then, flanked by the six essports teams from the previous promotion competition, members of NO FANCY and TEAM ORION dressed in their team uniforms met their supporters, followed by Xuan Tsai and TOYZ holding the Elite Cup, the highest award of the game. Zhang Jingxuan said his leisure time love to play games, especially fighting games, more praised Hong Zhuoli (Ken) is the esports expert within the group, also said esports to team cooperation requirements are very high, was a lone ranger, now there is a team online, will be about Ken together to play games. He recently spent more than 6 figures, to buy computer equipment to play games, he said that he was considering setting up a company to do electronic sports music, hoping to find the boss Yang Shoucheng investment support. Finally, he also sent a message to esports beginners at the start, even if encountered difficulties to continue to maintain a warm heart, stick to it.
Dr Yeung Siu-sing, Chairman of King's Group (sixth from right, top row), Mr Peter Hui, Chief Executive Officer of King's Entertainment Group (fourth from left, top row), Mr Yeung Ching-lung, Chief Executive Officer of King's Group Strategic Development (seventh from right, top row), Mr Wong Xin, Chief Executive Officer of Taiping Life Insurance [Hong Kong] Limited (seventh from left, top row), Mr Chow Kai-hong, Chairman of the Hong Kong esports Association (third from left, top row), and Mr Cheung King-heen, Ms Vicky, Ms Tong Yee, Mr Chan Ka-lok and Mr Mak Together, they pose for a photo with Team Orion(bottom white team) and No Fancy(bottom red team).
TOYZ, who was appointed head coach of the Hong Kong team in the "Cross-Straits and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan esports Championships" by the General Administration of Sport of China, also said he attached great importance to today's competition. "Today's winning team will represent Hong Kong and compete against the other 15 teams from the Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. It was a big training for me. During the training period, I need to strengthen the skills and strategic application knowledge of the players in dealing with different teams. I also need to pay attention to their psychological quality and make adequate communication to help them deal with stressful situations. I want them to learn a lot and have memorable experiences, and I myself can learn different thoughts of the younger generation and grow up with them." TOYZ also made it clear that he will select his apprentices through the competitions. He has identified potential players from the competitions over the past month and is monitoring them closely.
"TEAM ORION", one of the two teams in the finals of the King's Elite esports Cup 2017: The Way of the Emperor, gave full play on the stage.
The players of "NO FANCY", one of the two teams in the finals of the King's Elite Esports Cup 2017: The Way of the Emperor, cooperated well and attacked with all their strength.
The game was calculated as 3 out of 5 games, each game lasted about 45 minutes. During the intermission time after each round, TOYZ, BeBe and Baker made professional comments on the players' performances in the areas of fighting skills, strategies, and game character application, which enriched the content of the game. The above on-site analysis was also used as the criteria for MVP judging. To add to the fun of the event, the conference will engage with the audience during the interlude with a live question-and-answer session. The lucky winners will be presented with gifts sponsored by renowned video game equipment manufacturer RAZER RAZER and Hong Kong esports chair manufacturer ZENOX. The Razer gift set includes branded keyboard, mouse and professional headphones. ZENOX is sending out a special edition Pro esports chair with the King's esports LOGO.
Eight elite teams will be selected from 128 participating teams to compete for promotion competition, and the final two teams "NO FANCY" and "TEAM ORION" will be born to compete for the crown of the finals of "Emperor's Elite Esports Cup 2017: The Way of the Emperor" and rich prize money.
In the final round, "TEAM ORION" won the title of the first Emperor's Elite Esports Cup and presented a trophy. Each team won a special champion ring and shared the championship prize of HK $120,000. They will also be able to represent Hong Kong in the "Cross-Straits and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan esports Championships" to be held next month, to win glory for Hong Kong. "NO FANCY," who was runner-up after losing to "TEAM ORION," hugged and congratulated the champion. The third place went to Team Mystery, who defeated So Fresh in the semifinals earlier this year.
The scene was packed, the King's esports women's team Stinga also made a special trip to the two strong encouragement.
Every time there is a fierce fight scene, the whole audience cries with one voice, and the atmosphere is hot.
The conference specially invited a number of cosplayers in League of Legends cosplay costumes to the scene, attracting a large number of audience to take photos.
Esports star BeBe Zhang Bowei (first from the right), former world champion of the League of Legends and captain of the J TEAM, and Stairs Beck (first from the left), a famous critic and coach of the League of Legends, were invited to attend the game. TOYZ(middle) and Toyz were selected as the MVP of the game.
With the government's efforts to promote the emerging industry, the esports industry is attracting more and more attention and has a high potential for development, which will have a positive impact on Hong Kong's economy. In the future, King Esports will continue to cooperate with the policy. In addition to expanding the existing team management and event hosting territory, King Esports will also open an esports Academy in 2018 to cultivate people with aspirations, so as to achieve comprehensive development of esports industry in Hong Kong, and also set its goal to overseas, to make a name for Hong Kong esports.
