Cambodian E-sports Team to Join M4 World Championship in Indonesia
AKP Phnom Penh, December 23, 2022 -- 
Cambodian e-sports team "Burn X Flash" will join the M4 World Championship in Indonesia in January 2023. 

There will be two phases in the tournament which are the scoring stage from Jan. 1 to 4, 2023 and the final from Jan. 7 to 17, 2023. 
Sixteen groups from various countries around the world will participate in the competition divided into 4 poles. 
Cambodia "Burn X Flash" team is in pool A with other teams "Blacklist International" from the Philippines, "Falcon Esports" from Myanmar, and "Incendio Supremacy" from Turkey.  

Pool B includes Malvinas Games from Argentina, MDH Esports (Vietnam), ONIC Esports (Indonesia) and TODAK (Malaysia). 

Pool C comprises ECHO from the Philippines, Occupy Thrones (Egypt), RRQ Hoshi (Indonesia) and RSG Singapore (Singapore), while pool D consists of RRQ Akira from Brazil, S11 Gaming Argentina (Bolivia), Team HAQ (Malaysia) and The Valley (North America). 


In the event, there is a total prize money of US$800,000 prepared for the 1st-16th places. 
In 2021, Cambodia team "See You Soon" joined the M3 World Championship in Singapore and the team was ranked 9th among the 16 winning teams, receiving US$15,000.
- AKP

CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:08 am

i would wear this teams jersey if there was an e-sports bar
drinking beers at the nerds-only pub, watching the (vidya) game

Kung-fu Hillbilly wrote: ↑Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:28 am I read that as Cambodia to Participate in Escorts Championship.

you aint the only one!

oh shit! athelete profiles throwing up some gang signs
i was surprised to learn that the teams each have a coach

https://m4.mobilelegends.com/teams/burn-x-flash/

Esports is a billion dollar industry now days. International teams have physios, nutritionist, mental coaches etc.

First Dedicated Cambodian eSports Centre Announced
21/12/2022
T.Y Media & Advertising has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Esport Federation Cambodia (EFC) to establish the first purpose-built eSports Centre in the Kingdom.

The local eSports events organising company based in Cambodia proposes the facility be called T.Y Media Esports Centre and has set a completion date for 2023. Esports has grown massively in Cambodia and across Asia and is one of the official sports at the 32nd SEA Games 2023 when Cambodia hosts for the first time.

T.Y Media & Advertising director-general, who was identified only as T.Y by the Phnom Penh Post, said: “The T.Y Media Esports Centre will host domestic and international competitions in all disciplines, and will also be used as a training facility. We will work with the federation to train the national team. Training systems which meet international standards will be employed to make sure our competitors can compete on the world stage and win medals for the motherland.”
- B2B Cambodia

for what do they need desks, eSports chairs etc if they only play on their phone..

+ how long can they play like that in full performance mode? 30 minutes?

it's not like playing Counter strike or call of duty or F1 where you need the full gear...

Thousands Gather in Phnom Penh to Watch Esports Battle
By: Marissa Carruthers
on April 24, 2023 ~ 2 min read

Thousands of esports fans gathered at AEON Mall 2 to watch Burn X Flash emerge winners of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League’s latest tournament

More than 2,000 esports fans gathered at AEON Mall 2 to watch Burn X Flash emerge the winner of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League - Cambodia (MPL-KH) Spring Split 2023, taking home the lion’s share of the $40,000 prize fund.

On April 23, AEON Mall 2’s main hall was packed with thousands of fans who gathered to watch the much-anticipated Grand Finals of MPL-KH Spring Split 2023, which was streamed through MPL-KH Spring Split 2023, and cheer on their teams.

Burn X Flash emerged triumphant, defended their MPL Cambodia throne with a score of 4:1, marking it their second championship title. The team also won MPL-KH Autumn Split 2022.
More: https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-t ... rts-battle

Cambodia News (Phnom Penh): According to the Ministry of Information, on July 13, 2023, the Cambodian e-team won 3rd place in IESF Gamers8 Asian Championship in Saudi Arabia under a Mobile Legend Bang Bang competition.
The competition was held in Riyadh from July 8 to 14 with the participation of 8 national teams.