Esports in Bangladesh

 

Esports in Bangladesh

Various segmentations exist within the Esports scenario of Bangladesh, with mobile gaming being the most popular one currently. 

With games like PUBG Mobile, Free Fire Battlegrounds, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Call of Duty: Mobile, Among Us, Fall Guys, Etc. garnering worldwide fame, Bangladesh did not lag behind. 

For a long time, Bangladeshi PC gamers dominated the scene in the SEA region. 

Teams like Zeusaberz Esports and others have a long-standing reputation for showcasing their competitive prowess in games like Rainbow Six Siege, CS: GO, Apex Legends, Etc.

Players from Bangladesh have represented the country in events of various global platforms as early as 2007- such as that of World Cyber Games (WCG), which was globally very popular in that decade.

According to industry insiders, during the 2020-2021 period, Esports saw a significant rise in popularity, marketing, endorsement, and competition, with tournament prizes- one of the key incentives for players to invest their time and effort into the industry -gradually rising over the years. 

Just two years back, the biggest tournaments would have an accumulative prize money of Tk5,000. 

Now, events with more than Tk1 lakh in prize money are held monthly, and the players see Esports as a career option, said a top official of Zenetic Gaming- a local Esports company.