Esports is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, where the best gamers compete at a high level for viewers to watch. The global esports industry was value at $950 million in 2020 and is expected to reach $1.5 million in value in 2023.
Many countries have started to have a different look at esports and gaming in general. Esports has been included in big sports events such as SEA games, Asian games.
The first country to consider esports as a real sport was China and other countries like Korea, Germany, Denmark, Indonesia started to follow. Now, Pakistan is doing the same thing. Pakistan's Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has announced on his Twitter that esports will become an official sport in Pakistan.
A memorandum has been signed between Pakistan Sports Body and Pakistan Science Foundation after which Esports will get regular sports status. If you are interested in video games, get ready as new opportunities are waiting for you.
Just like any other country, gaming and esports weren't a thing a few years ago in Pakistan. But as more Pakistan esports teams entered international tournaments, people started to realize its potential. In 2020, PUBG Mobile was banned in Pakistan for a short while but the ban was revoked quickly.
The recent PUBG Mobile Pakistan Championship features a huge prize pool of 1 crore Pakistani Rupees. Team F4 won the tournament and brought home the money prize of 50 lakh Pakistani Rupees.
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