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Menpora Esports Cup 2021
GridGames.ID – It doesn’t feel like a national scale esports championship for students and students, the Menpora Esports Cup 2021 has entered its peak.
There are 8 teams from various regions in Indonesia that will advance to the grand final of the championship.
The 2021 Menpora Esports Cup grand final itself was held for 2 days starting today, 3 October to 4 October 2021 online.
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The eight teams that will compete include:
- MAN 3 Palembang,
- Gunadarma University Jakarta,
- Udayana University Denpasar,
- SMAN 1 North Bintan,
- Binus University Jakarta,
- Telkom University Bandung,
- Bogor Agricultural Institute,
- and SMA Institute of Indonesia Semarang.
They are the best teams out of a total of 3,141 teams or consisting of 15,705 participants who registered and competed in the 2021 Menpora Esports Cup.
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The Chairperson of the 2021 Menpora Esports Cup Organizer Giring Ganesha appreciates the enthusiasm of the participants who are very big.
Giring Ganesha, Head of Menpora Esports Cup Organizer 2021
Giring explained that the grand final, which was held for two days, would determine which esports team would be entitled to lift the championship trophy.
The total prizes prepared for the winners reached Rp 150 million.
“One of the most important things about the Menpora Esports Cup is the regeneration process to produce new athletes. Moreover, there are many professional esports teams that do talent scouting from here. We hope that these young people will continue to develop and become athletes who can bring achievements to Indonesia in the future,” said Giring Ganesha at a press conference held via the Zoom application, Saturday (3/10).
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The 2021 Menpora Esports Cup Grand Final will take place in the format double elimination; with four teams in upper bracket and the other four teams are in lower bracket.
The team that lost in upper bracket going down to lower bracket and have one more chance to advance to the next round.
In addition to fighting for the championship title, the competing players are also fighting for the title Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Top Kill Player.
To be crowned MVP the player must achieve more MVP in the qualifying group, with numbers kill most and death at least as well assists most widely.
While Top Kill Player is a player with kill most throughout the tournament.
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Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Gatot S. Dewa Broto emphasized that the Menpora Esports Cup 2021 is part of a series of government efforts in advancing the esports ecosystem in Indonesia.
He hopes that this event will produce esports athletes who can achieve higher achievements on the world stage.
Gatot S. Dewa Broto, Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports
Gatot also appreciated the participants who had struggled during the qualifying round and who reached the grand final.
With more than three thousand teams competing, of course the competition is not easy.
However, the team that managed to advance to the grand final turned out not only to come from big cities but also from areas such as Bintan.
“This is a positive indicator that the potential distribution of our athletes is quite wide. This is something that needs to be a common concern so that in the future efforts and cooperation to advance esports can be even greater, “ Gatot added.
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Congratulations to the 8 teams who are struggling in the 2021 Menpora Esports Cup grand final, huh!
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