Garena partners with Tencent, a global innovation leader and game developer, to held ‘Arena of Valor International Championship 2018’ (AIC). ‘AIC 2018’ is world’s biggest mobile eSport competition for Arena of Valor (RoV). It is Thailand’s first time to host international eSport event, AIC. The competition include top-of-the-class eSport players from 16 teams from 10 countries around the world. The total prize is valued at THB 20 million. AIC 2018 receives global online viewership of 200 million. The competition helps demonstrating Thailand’s potential as international eSport event host, as well as, South East Asia’s hub of game and eSport industry. On the event, Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), gives the opening speech. Garena and Tencent representatives also provide funding to the representative from Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health.
