Yoodo and MyGameOn Team Up to Organise National Level Esports Tournament with RM150,000 Prize Pool
Yoodo, Malaysia’s first truly customisable and 100% digital mobile service, has put out the call for ultimate gaming glory to campuses across Malaysia with the launch of Yoodo Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus Semester 3 (Yoodo KEK3).
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| Chow Tuck Mun, Head of Yoodo |
Teaming with MyGameOn, Yoodo is bringing back the epic KEK tournament for an exciting third season. Yoodo KEK3 will lay down the battlefield for thousands of college and university students to slash and snipe their way to victory and a portion of the total prize pool of RM150,000.
“KEK has firmly established itself as the premier campus level esports tournament in Malaysia with 125,000 footfall and over 5 million livestream views, since its inaugural season. Yoodo is proud to be taking over and bringing you the exciting 3rd Semester of KEK,” commented Chow Tuck Mun, Head of Yoodo.
This semester, competitors will cross swords in the highly popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and lob grenades in Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM). Due to the on-going COVID-19 and Conditional Movement Control Order, Yoodo KEK3 will be hosted completely online -prioritising participants’ health and safety.
This semester, competitors will cross swords in the highly popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) and lob grenades in Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM). Due to the on-going COVID-19 and Conditional Movement Control Order, Yoodo KEK3 will be hosted completely online -prioritising participants’ health and safety.
To support this fully digital movement, Yoodo KEK3 also introduces the KEK Komuniti Platform. The Platform will act as a one-stop virtual centre for the tournament with statistics, results, team breakdowns and more.
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| Rafiq Razali, CEO of Media Prima Digital |
Commenting on the announcement of Yoodo KEK3, Rafiq Razali, Chief Executive Officer of Media Prima Digital said, "We really appreciate the tremendous support and feedback towards the first 2 editions of KEK. At Media Prima, we strive to constantly provide a platform for grassroot talents, ensuring opportunities for youths to chase their dreams and goals. This time around with Yoodo, we are confident that Yoodo KEK3 will be even better.”
Yoodo KEK3 will kick off on 6 June featuring 5 regional zone online qualifiers and finals. For those who emerge victorious their battle continues as they clash for glory and gold at the Grand Finale on 18 and 19 July.
Commenting on the announcement, Idham Nawawi, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad said, “As a pioneer within the local esports scene, Celcom is proud to continue its commitment through Yoodo to further amplify Yoodo KEK3 with our network and digital capacity.”
“Yoodo is Celcom’s answer to the increasing number of digital natives who prefer to transact online and exercise full control of their service via an App. Through Yoodo’s involvement in KEK3, Celcom continues to invest in empowering gamers as the provider of choice in gratifying esports enthusiasts as well as our customers’ digital lifestyle,” he added.
Yoodo powered by Celcom, has quickly established itself as the go to Telco for gamers organising and sponsoring numerous esports tournaments in the last 2 years and introducing various gaming data add-ons to help gamers play without worry.
Now gamers can also play all day with Yoodo’s Call of Duty Mobile data add-on, which gives users 20GB of game specific data for just RM5 per month. A similar add-on for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is said to be in the works and will be announced very soon.
Registration for KEK3 are now open with rolling cut-off dates of 1-week before the respective region’s online qualifiers. To register head to: https://komuniti.mygameon.my/register.
Yoodo KEK3 will kick off on 6 June featuring 5 regional zone online qualifiers and finals. For those who emerge victorious their battle continues as they clash for glory and gold at the Grand Finale on 18 and 19 July.
Commenting on the announcement, Idham Nawawi, Chief Executive Officer of Celcom Axiata Berhad said, “As a pioneer within the local esports scene, Celcom is proud to continue its commitment through Yoodo to further amplify Yoodo KEK3 with our network and digital capacity.”
“Yoodo is Celcom’s answer to the increasing number of digital natives who prefer to transact online and exercise full control of their service via an App. Through Yoodo’s involvement in KEK3, Celcom continues to invest in empowering gamers as the provider of choice in gratifying esports enthusiasts as well as our customers’ digital lifestyle,” he added.
Yoodo powered by Celcom, has quickly established itself as the go to Telco for gamers organising and sponsoring numerous esports tournaments in the last 2 years and introducing various gaming data add-ons to help gamers play without worry.
Now gamers can also play all day with Yoodo’s Call of Duty Mobile data add-on, which gives users 20GB of game specific data for just RM5 per month. A similar add-on for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is said to be in the works and will be announced very soon.
Registration for KEK3 are now open with rolling cut-off dates of 1-week before the respective region’s online qualifiers. To register head to: https://komuniti.mygameon.my/register.
