AfricaTV eSports Festival 'Precon' Opens

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] AfricaTV's game and eSports festival 'PreCon' opened on the 25th.

Now in its second year, 'PreCon' signifies freely (Free) enjoying various content together like a festival (Con) through games and eSports.

The event opened with an opening speech by Jung Chanyong, CEO of AfricaTV. In his greeting, CEO Jung said, "I am deeply moved to meet users directly at 'PreCon,' a festival where we can enjoy content such as eSports and games together," adding, "We will continue to prepare richer content so that we can engage with more users."

Following this, Chae Jungwon, head of AfricaTV's eSports & Game Content Division, revealed a blueprint for the direction of AfricaTV eSports in a keynote speech. Chae stated, "We will continue sincere and ongoing investments in eSports, including eSports career paths, match prediction systems, linking eSports with NFTs, and BJ support programs, so that users and BJs can maintain their passion for eSports and games."

In the subsequent talk concert, caster Park Sanghyun, commentators Kim Dongjun and Jung Inho, and announcer Kwon Isul, who are involved in various eSports broadcasts on AfricaTV, introduced the profession of eSports broadcasting and shared diverse opinions related to it.

Also, on the same day, BJ Kim Minkyo, who has gained great popularity on AfricaTV with League of Legends (LoL) content, hosted the 'LoL Mid-Season Invitational Finals.'

PreCon, which runs until the 28th, will feature eSports competitions in various game titles including LoL, StarCraft, Tekken 7, Team Fight Tactics, and FIFA Online 4.

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