Photo courtesy of pantip plazaPantip Plaza has teamed up with several educational organisations by introducing Pantip E-Sport Academy and Pantip E-sport Arena -- the largest e-sports arena in Asean -- in a bid to become the hub of competitive gaming in Thailand. Veerarit Somboonsub of Pantip Plaza, TCC Land Asset World Retail, said that Pantip plans to penetrate the gaming market with a more aggressive strategy, aiming to become the "e-sports centre of Thailand". "The company wants to develop Pantip Shopping Centre to become a centre of e-sports," said Veerarit. "So it partnered with other organisations to build an e-sports stadium under the name Pantip E-sport Arena for the first time in Thailand at Pantip Pratunam, and its success exceeded expectations. Pantip E-Sport Arena at Pantip Pratunam also has been recognised internationally as the largest e-sports arena in Southeast Asia.

Source: Bangkok Post August 23, 2017 00:22 UTC