really well played from singapore. i m just really, really happy it s moving to something so, so much greater and it s gaining its reputation, it s gaining a bigger name and people are recognising e sports as, like, actual sports. medals were contested by male and female teams in dota2, rocket league and efootball three games with hundreds of millions of players and fans the world over. audiences online and in the arena weren t huge, but this was about testing out the format and how to put on a commonwealth event like no other. and the president was very enthusiastic. there are a lot of young people who don t play sport per say out in the playing field or something like that, but they are playing sport on a games console and there s a lot of those people we need to capture. we think this is a place for our young people. going forward, this will be a sport within the games. that s my personal opinion. so it seems highly likely that full commonwealth medals will be contested in e sport
deaths, which he described as an unprecedented miracle compared with other countries. observers say the figures from pyongyang are unlikely to reveal the true picture. north korea has not rolled out any vaccination programme, relying instead on lockdowns and homegrown treatments. his sister, kim yojong, blamed leaflets from south korea for causing the outbreak. more than 100 e sports players representing 20 different nations took part in the inaugural commonwealth championships in birmingham. it was only a test event, but the president of the commonwealth games federation has told the bbc she believes e sports will be an official sport in future games. the move is being welcomed by video game lovers but questioned by some sport fans. our cyber reporterjoe tidy has this report. and there is your champion. yeah, massive achievement for malaysia. for the players, it didn t matter that this was just the test event.
team england playing in a team of five in dota2. huge congratulations, what would you like to be known as, gimmick or emily? like to be known as, gimmick or emil ? , , like to be known as, gimmick or emily? 0k. - like to be known as, gimmick or emily? 0k. game i like to be known as, gimmick or i emily? 0k, game on, emily? emily is fine. 0k, game on, as they say- emily? emily is fine. 0k, game on, as they say- huge emily? emily is fine. 0k, game on, as they say. huge congratulations, | as they say. huge congratulations, emily. he sports, many people are saying what exactly is that? i mentioned it fairly late on when i spoke to the viewers, what is it? it is really simple. everyone is familiar with games, computer games, video games. e sports refers to games being played competitively against other people at a professional level, so that top tier of gaming performance is what we refer to as e sports. bud of gaming performance is what we refer to as e-sports. of gaming performance
e sports have a place in the biggest sporting events. but what about the general public? lots of people play them as much as people like play outdoor sports, as well. so i guess it s a skill, isn t it? for me, it s not a sport. it s not the same thing. provided we keep the physical part of the game in the commonwealth games, i think, yeah, why not? even for some of the players, the experience of being compared to commonwealth athletes has been odd. i would consider myself an athlete, but not in the same regard as the actual professional athletes. i would probably say an e athlete. so although e sports inclusion is closer than ever, the idea will definitely take some getting used to. joe tidy, bbc news, in birmingham. well, let s hear from another medal winner now emily huxley known online as gimmick. emily won silverfor
peacock service stayed flat. discovery recently announced a change in strategy. adding to the good news of walt disney, increased spending at its theme parks also helped boost the bottom line. more than 100 e sports players, representing 20 different nations took part in the inaugural commonwealth championships in birmingham. it was only a test event, but the president of the commonwealth games federation has told the bbc, she believes e sports will be an official sport in future games. 0ur cyber reporter, joe tidy, has this report. and there is your champion. yeah, massive achievement for malaysia. for the players, it didn t matter that this was just the test event. you can see the emotion. haikal is a gold medalist. this is for my country. this is my dream. for five years, i waiting this. the commonwealth e sports championships had everything you look for in traditional sports. the highs. ..the lows and the rivalries.