For Immediate Release Update: Click to view FAI WDRC 2018 Drone Racing Coverage Report View full press release 29 October 2018, Kuala Lumpur – A team of two Malaysian youth will join the ranks of 115 of the world’s best drone-racing pilots from 32 nations converging at the tech-city of Shenzhen in southern China from 1-4 November 2018 for four days of high-calibre racing this weekend. Malaysia will be represented for the first time on this global arena by 23-year old male (Amir Haziq Saiful Rijal aka Amir) and 19-year old female (Saw Zhi Ying aka JinnyGurl) and their helper, Muhammad Fahrudin Bin Yusoff. Amir Haziq has participated in many competitive races in this country. In 2016, he won the third place at Multigp Malaysia held in Johor. Then in 2017, he took 2nd place at Multigp KL, attained 1st place at Taiping Race, was a Top qualifier at Southern Drone Race, got 1st place at the UMP Race, 6th place at Asia Drone Championship and 1st place at Drone GP – Micro Drone Race. JinnyGurl, on the other hand participated in the 2016 CF Droners Meet-Up Friendly Racing (Under-18) and Zone E-7 Amateurs (Under 18 Micro squad) where she won consolation prize with an overall ranking of 6. (left to right) Coach Joe OTK, Captain Muhammad Arif Ibrahim, Helper Muhammad Fahrudin bin Yusoff, Team Member JinnyGurl aka Saw Zhi Ying, Team Manager Amir Haziq, FAI Regional Vice President Tengku Abdillah. Photo credit: Captain Arif View full press release Both youngsters hold their FAI Sporting License and will mark history as the first official drone racing pilots to represent Malaysia at an international tournament, whilst in the female drone pilot category, JinnyGurl will be competing against female pilots from 13 other nations. In fact, it would seem the young ones are leading the way as the official online simulation of the drone racing track used for the championships in Shenzhen was developed by 15-year old Elouan Jorrand from France. Team Malaysia is sanctioned by Malaysia Aviation Sports Federation (MSAF), supported by the National Sports Council or Majlis Sukan Negara (MSN) and co-sponsored by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Team Malaysia’s participation was initiated and coordinated by Aerolomba Sdn Bhd with strategic marketing partner Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd and technology ecosystem partner, DOJO KL Sdn Bhd. All pioneer partners involved in this project are doing so in the spirit of propelling Malaysian youth towards advancement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and the national innovation agenda in pursuit of our vision 2020 as a fully developed country, and to push for aerosports to be recognised as a national sport as it’s already globally recognised by the International Olympic Council (IOC). View full press release
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An eSports Reportage by Jasmine Low Although news of football clubs ‘buying’ FIFA gamers isn’t something new, it sends ripples of hope, promise and excitement throughout the FIFA gamer community across the Asia Pacific region. Earlier this month, Go International Group Dotcom company representatives were invited to attend the FIFA Interactive World Cup (#FIWC) Grand Finals happening as I type this, in London (16-18 August 2017). Londoner Akira Leyow, a representative of the company will represent Malaysia at the Grand Finals, and offer fans in Asia a closer perspective to the finals match. We’ll be posting more updates this weekend. Considering the first FIWC was held in 2004 in Switzerland, the interactive cup has come a long way and has garnered champions interestingly from all corners of the world, aside from the Asia Pacific region. Played in FUT (FIFA ultimate team) format, players are shortlisted after a series of stringent matches and it takes not just practise but also strategy to stay on top. The FIWC is recognized as the largest online gaming tournament by Guinness World Records. The FIWC 2017 champion will receive $200,000 in prize money and a ticket to the Best FIFA Awards where he/she has the chance to meet the greatest of the real football world. FIWC 2015 Champion Abdulaziz Alshehri from Saudi Arabia was able to meet Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi among many others, while 2016 champion Mohammad Al-Bacha talked it up with Marcelo Vieira and Manuel Neuer. – Wikipedia on FIWC In 2015 it was estimated by SuperData Research that the global eSports industry generated revenue of around US$748.8 million that year. Asia is the leading eSports market with over $321 million in revenue, North America is around $224 million, and Europe has $172 million and the rest of the world for about $29 million.[132] Global eSports revenue is estimated to reach $1.9 billion by 2018. – Wikipedia on eSports Money, money, money is what seems to be driving eSports these days. It seems the higher the prize purse, the greater the coverage – which goes to show, there’s also a huge market in the management of sponsorships and club deals thrown the way of young video gamers. In organising eSports events in Malaysia, our vision is to help nurture and grow gamers as young adults, instill the spirit of sportsmanship and raise awareness and sponsorship funds from the corporate and govt sectors i.e. to garner non-industry related sponsorship support. We believe this horizontal sponsorship tactic will give eSports the depth and reach across industries, hence a wider audience. Football talks to everyone. And so we predict will FIFA17 on console and mobile phones! This is just the beginning and we’re really keen to roll up our sleeves and head down to the virtual green fields. Here’s an excerpt of news from down under, where a football club – Melbourne City, signs on 20-year old FIFA gamer on the eve of the FIWC. MELBOURNE City has become the second mainstream sporting club in Australia to invest in esports, signing its own FIFA player. Source: FoxSports.com.au August 15, 2017 12:09pm MAX LAUGHTON Marcus Gomes, a 20-year-old Melbournian, will represent Melbourne City in London at the FIFA Interactive World Cup Grand Final. Gomes is the only Australian player in the 32-player field. The City Football group has been an early adopter of esports, with Kieran Brown representing Manchester City and Christopher Holly representing New York City FC, also in FIFA. “It’s an honour to be the first player signed by an A-League club in Australia,” Gomes said. Marcus Gomes – Melbourne City’s newest signing.Source: Supplied “I started playing FIFA 2006 when I was nine, and I never could have imagined that the game would be where it is today, or that I would be signing a professional esports contract with a club like Melbourne City.” Read more in Fox Sports Related Link: Melbourne City signs eSports FIFA gamer Marcus Gomes days before millions watch him at FIFA interactive world cup
Shared via: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/08/266361/nice-culture-science-technology-and-innovation The National Innovation and Creative Economy Expo (NICE) 2017 is one of the government’s effort to foster and cultivate the culture of science, technology and innovation in Malaysia. By HASHINI KAVISHTRI KANNAN – August 10, 2017 @ 8:21pm PUTRAJAYA: The National Innovation and Creative Economy Expo (NICE) 2017 is one of the government’s effort to foster and cultivate the culture of science, technology and innovation in Malaysia. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau said creativity, innovation, technology-based initiatives must be embraced to develop new industries in facing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Hosted by the ministry, the four-day expo is scheduled to kick off on Oct 12 at Bukit Jalil Technology Park, Kuala Lumpur. “This year’s theme ‘Negaraku Berinovasi’, is in line with the country’s aspiration to foster creative innovation and economy as a main focus to innovate the people,” he said in a statement issued after the National Council Science Meeting today. Madius Tangau called for the establishment of the “Centre for Creative Economy and Innovation” through strategic collaboration with industries. “Such centres were established in developed countries like South Korea plays an important role in helping companies and new innovators in the aspect of capacity building, business innovation and product quality improvement,” he added. In this regards, the ministry will evaluate the suitability of the South Korea’s centre model to be adopted in the local STI environment to support the country’s economic development. -ends. Read about how Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd engages with youth at the NICE EXPO 2017 NICE Strategic Partner, Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd is proud to support the efforts by the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) in pushing the creative economy industry. Our role includes content creation and content curation as well corporate and brand sponsorship to for the Youth Inspired Zone under NICE Edutainment cluster. Endorsed by MOSTI, Go International Group Dotcom Sdn Bhd will unveil NICE!GAMES CONVENTION from 13-15 October 2017 held at the new campus of Asia Pacific University (APU) in conjunction with NICE EXPO 2017 at Technology Park Malaysia. Inspired by Youth, the new campus at APU will host an amazing digital lifestyle & e-sports experience for over 25,000 young games and digital entertainment enthusiasts with clinics and workshops, international qualifier tournaments for ESWC @ Paris Games Week, pro-gamer certification, a hackathon NICE!Hack and more! Visit www.nicegamescon.feyst.com for more information.