The shortage of such talents reaches 1.5 million people! The competition has become so popular in Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen... offline venues are fully booked. Professional | Competition | Hangzhou
The opening of the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games has entered the countdown. This Asian Games has added "new blood", and electronic sports have been officially included in the competition, becoming a major focus of this event.
Electronic sports selected for the Asian Games
Offline venue ticket sales for watching games are booming
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On the weekend, at the esports competition held in Chengdu, Sichuan, the reporter saw that the esports hall, which can accommodate 500 people, was fully booked, and the audience's gaze was firmly held by the tense competition process on stage.
The reporter learned that the format of watching electronic sports venues is not only popular in Chengdu, but also starting this spring in multiple cities across the country such as Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Xi'an, where offline electronic sports events are scheduled every week.
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In the esports industry park of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone, a professional esports event hall renovated from an old factory has been open for one month, attracting many esports enthusiasts from the surrounding areas of Beijing to come and watch.
Bian Yuansong, head of a science and technology and culture company in Beijing Economic Development Zone: It can accommodate 2000 spectators to watch the competition, and will introduce a series of e-sports formats such as e-sports clubs, competition operation, e-sports education and training into the park.
E-sports operators: there is a strong demand for emerging professional talents
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An esports competition requires not only professional players in front of the stage, but also behind the scenes esports operators to provide event support. In 2019, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security listed e-sports operators as a nationally recognized new profession. What is their work status like?
Xu Zhuoer is an e-sports operator, mainly responsible for coordinating the operation of the e-sports alliance, club management, and planning the operation of online and offline events. When the reporter saw him, he was doing the final mobilization work for the team before the competition.
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Xu Zhuoer stated that for an offline competition like this, there would need to be over 200 behind the scenes practitioners alone.
Xu Zhuoer said that this year, in addition to regular professional leagues, his work has also included topics such as recommending candidates for the national training team at the Asian Games.
There is a large job gap in the industry
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Some universities have established relevant majors
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As the esports industry matures, the demand for talent in esports niche positions will continue to rise in the future. What skills are needed to enter this new career field?
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According to a report by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on new professions, currently less than 15% of positions in the esports industry are in a state of manpower saturation, with a shortage of 1.5 million upstream specialized positions in industries such as event planning, broadcasting, and club operations.
Yan Zhujun, Marketing Director of a Beijing e-sports cultural communication company: We need him to understand both e-sports and brand operations. This is a versatile talent that is relatively lacking.
It is understood that many universities and vocational colleges in China have already established esports related majors.
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Chen Jingwei, Vice Dean of the School of Animation and Digital Arts at Communication University of China: Esports is closely integrated with this industry, and courses with strong academic rationality are taught by our own teachers. In the practical part, please have industry teachers lead students to delve into the industry and practice.
Nowadays, electronic sports are re entering the public eye with a new appearance of the "sports industry". At present, the combination of university education and esports competition practice is one of the better ways to quickly fill the talent shortage.