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good afternoon everybody so and I
good afternoon everybody so and I introduced myself as a professional
introduced myself as a professional
introduced myself as a professional gamer so I get this feeling that people
gamer so I get this feeling that people
gamer so I get this feeling that people are looking at me like an alien where
are looking at me like an alien where
are looking at me like an alien where did it come from
did it come from
did it come from who is he what do you do so this is
who is he what do you do so this is
who is he what do you do so this is because of lack of acknowledgement and
because of lack of acknowledgement and
because of lack of acknowledgement and awareness of what eSports is right now
awareness of what eSports is right now
awareness of what eSports is right now eSports stands for electronic sports
eSports stands for electronic sports
eSports stands for electronic sports this is nothing different than any other
this is nothing different than any other
this is nothing different than any other sport which we have apart from my
sport which we have apart from my
sport which we have apart from my country the many other countries which
country the many other countries which
country the many other countries which are facing the same problem of lack of
are facing the same problem of lack of
are facing the same problem of lack of awareness but there are many countries
awareness but there are many countries
awareness but there are many countries like China US Europe and Russia these
like China US Europe and Russia these
like China US Europe and Russia these countries encourage the gamers a lot
countries encourage the gamers a lot
countries encourage the gamers a lot more than what we do so coming back to
more than what we do so coming back to
more than what we do so coming back to the topic of eSports
the topic of eSports
the topic of eSports let me just brief you guys what we do
let me just brief you guys what we do
let me just brief you guys what we do and how do we come out as a whole new
and how do we come out as a whole new
and how do we come out as a whole new breed of gamers so this is what eSport
breed of gamers so this is what eSport
breed of gamers so this is what eSport is how we play tournaments and all the
is how we play tournaments and all the
is how we play tournaments and all the crowd which has gathered here is not for
crowd which has gathered here is not for
crowd which has gathered here is not for football cricket tennis this is only for
football cricket tennis this is only for
football cricket tennis this is only for gains the floor from the countries
gains the floor from the countries
gains the floor from the countries across the globe to come to a place just
across the globe to come to a place just
across the globe to come to a place just to watch the favourite sportsman play
to watch the favourite sportsman play
to watch the favourite sportsman play which i think is a very big thing to do
which i think is a very big thing to do
which i think is a very big thing to do and they’re not even going to play the
and they’re not even going to play the
and they’re not even going to play the game you just come there to watch just
game you just come there to watch just
game you just come there to watch just like you go to Spain Barcelona and watch
like you go to Spain Barcelona and watch
like you go to Spain Barcelona and watch your favorite football player play so
your favorite football player play so
your favorite football player play so this is what we do because this lot of
this is what we do because this lot of
this is what we do because this lot of enthusiasm and interest we gain for
enthusiasm and interest we gain for
enthusiasm and interest we gain for games and all and what eSport has done
games and all and what eSport has done
games and all and what eSport has done in the last six or seven years is really
in the last six or seven years is really
in the last six or seven years is really incredible the growth is
incredible the growth is
incredible the growth is I think this is increasing by many Falls
I think this is increasing by many Falls
I think this is increasing by many Falls every year so this is a graph I would
every year so this is a graph I would
every year so this is a graph I would say this is still 2014 and says the
say this is still 2014 and says the
say this is still 2014 and says the story which I am trying to show you guys
story which I am trying to show you guys
story which I am trying to show you guys the graph is going at a very high rate
the graph is going at a very high rate
the graph is going at a very high rate and this is always going to increase
and this is always going to increase
and this is always going to increase because gamers are always increasing
because gamers are always increasing
because gamers are always increasing once a gamer is always a gamer till you
once a gamer is always a gamer till you
once a gamer is always a gamer till you die that’s what we do and as we are
die that’s what we do and as we are
die that’s what we do and as we are speaking the number of gamers is always
speaking the number of gamers is always
speaking the number of gamers is always increasing has the industry is expanding
increasing has the industry is expanding
increasing has the industry is expanding now to summarize all of my words in one
now to summarize all of my words in one
now to summarize all of my words in one simple example I want to say something
simple example I want to say something
simple example I want to say something about a personality and which personally
about a personality and which personally
about a personality and which personally inspired me many other gamers like me he
inspired me many other gamers like me he
inspired me many other gamers like me he is well known as sumail his name is Syed
is well known as sumail his name is Syed
is well known as sumail his name is Syed sumail Hassan and he is from Pakistan he
sumail Hassan and he is from Pakistan he
sumail Hassan and he is from Pakistan he is you would be surprised knowing his
is you would be surprised knowing his
is you would be surprised knowing his age when he joined a professional team
age when he joined a professional team
age when he joined a professional team he was 16 years old when he got picked
he was 16 years old when he got picked
he was 16 years old when he got picked up by a team called evil Genesis which
up by a team called evil Genesis which
up by a team called evil Genesis which is again a very legendary and very
is again a very legendary and very
is again a very legendary and very respected team in this eSports industry
respected team in this eSports industry
respected team in this eSports industry so he got picked up at the age of 16 and
so he got picked up at the age of 16 and
so he got picked up at the age of 16 and that time he was not even known in
that time he was not even known in
that time he was not even known in Pakistan itself he was very unknown
Pakistan itself he was very unknown
Pakistan itself he was very unknown personality and suddenly he comes up to
personality and suddenly he comes up to
personality and suddenly he comes up to being one of the best teams and he went
being one of the best teams and he went
being one of the best teams and he went out and he went to win the most
out and he went to win the most
out and he went to win the most prestigious tournament in the history of
prestigious tournament in the history of
prestigious tournament in the history of Dora that is called the International
Dora that is called the International
Dora that is called the International and the prize pool for that single
and the prize pool for that single
and the prize pool for that single tournament was 21 million dollars so we
tournament was 21 million dollars so we
tournament was 21 million dollars so we are talking about what a lot of money
are talking about what a lot of money
are talking about what a lot of money involved that just for one tournament
involved that just for one tournament
involved that just for one tournament and his achievements followed even till
and his achievements followed even till
and his achievements followed even till today he’s in the best team again evil
today he’s in the best team again evil
today he’s in the best team again evil geniuses
geniuses
geniuses no it was no luck he made himself and
no it was no luck he made himself and
no it was no luck he made himself and what he is today is what he inspired
what he is today is what he inspired
what he is today is what he inspired others to do as well as me too
others to do as well as me too
others to do as well as me too let me show you guys what these fellow
let me show you guys what these fellow
let me show you guys what these fellow gamers have earned not just a man there
gamers have earned not just a man there
gamers have earned not just a man there are many other examples which I can give
are many other examples which I can give
are many other examples which I can give they all have the same story they are
they all have the same story they are
they all have the same story they are all inspirational but these numbers of
all inspirational but these numbers of
all inspirational but these numbers of millions of dollars which the gamers
millions of dollars which the gamers
millions of dollars which the gamers have earned in the last few years says
have earned in the last few years says
have earned in the last few years says the story of all eSports athletes right
the story of all eSports athletes right
the story of all eSports athletes right now this is a really huge market which
now this is a really huge market which
now this is a really huge market which you are talking about it’s a
you are talking about it’s a
you are talking about it’s a billion-dollar industry currently now
this image I think most of you I think
this image I think most of you I think 99% people here know what this is
99% people here know what this is
99% people here know what this is Olympics we are talking about Olympics
Olympics we are talking about Olympics
Olympics we are talking about Olympics it is the most prestigious tournament
it is the most prestigious tournament
it is the most prestigious tournament for any athlete you guys should be aware
for any athlete you guys should be aware
for any athlete you guys should be aware that Olympics is going to add eSports to
that Olympics is going to add eSports to
that Olympics is going to add eSports to it and in my country people are barely
it and in my country people are barely
it and in my country people are barely known that eSport is a sport they don’t
known that eSport is a sport they don’t
known that eSport is a sport they don’t even know what eSport is anyways so
even know what eSport is anyways so
even know what eSport is anyways so moving on when I started my gaming
moving on when I started my gaming
moving on when I started my gaming career there was no support I had to
career there was no support I had to
career there was no support I had to struggle a lot but that is a story of
struggle a lot but that is a story of
struggle a lot but that is a story of many people but I am NOT going to repeat
many people but I am NOT going to repeat
many people but I am NOT going to repeat all that so what happened was we had lot
all that so what happened was we had lot
all that so what happened was we had lot of lacus we can see sponsors investors
of lacus we can see sponsors investors
of lacus we can see sponsors investors and many other things with like so many
and many other things with like so many
and many other things with like so many factors which came across people don’t
factors which came across people don’t
factors which came across people don’t respect the gamers that think it’s very
respect the gamers that think it’s very
respect the gamers that think it’s very childish thing but no this is not this
childish thing but no this is not this
childish thing but no this is not this is serious business which you’re talking
is serious business which you’re talking
is serious business which you’re talking about
about
about so when
so when
so when I wanted to be on that level there was
I wanted to be on that level there was
I wanted to be on that level there was only very few set of people let’s say my
only very few set of people let’s say my
only very few set of people let’s say my family there was only people who
family there was only people who
family there was only people who supported me they were backing me up
supported me they were backing me up
supported me they were backing me up financially and always inspired me I I
financially and always inspired me I I
financially and always inspired me I I just didn’t become the best in India I
just didn’t become the best in India I
just didn’t become the best in India I had to fight for it and in that fight I
had to fight for it and in that fight I
had to fight for it and in that fight I always used to come second most of the
always used to come second most of the
always used to come second most of the time but but by that time I lost hope in
time but but by that time I lost hope in
time but but by that time I lost hope in myself but then my family did they never
myself but then my family did they never
myself but then my family did they never lost hope in me so I think that was a
lost hope in me so I think that was a
lost hope in me so I think that was a very big thing which I have been blessed
very big thing which I have been blessed
very big thing which I have been blessed for with my family so again let me tell
for with my family so again let me tell
for with my family so again let me tell you what a boot camp is when in any
you what a boot camp is when in any
you what a boot camp is when in any sport if you have a very big event
sport if you have a very big event
sport if you have a very big event coming up so what you do is you increase
coming up so what you do is you increase
coming up so what you do is you increase your practices and you all come under
your practices and you all come under
your practices and you all come under one roof and you start practicing that’s
one roof and you start practicing that’s
one roof and you start practicing that’s what we do and as Camus – if you have
what we do and as Camus – if you have
what we do and as Camus – if you have very big event coming up we start doing
very big event coming up we start doing
very big event coming up we start doing boot camp so this was never a thing in
boot camp so this was never a thing in
boot camp so this was never a thing in India like we never had facilities do it
India like we never had facilities do it
India like we never had facilities do it so my team decided that we should do
so my team decided that we should do
so my team decided that we should do this but we had no financial support and
this but we had no financial support and
this but we had no financial support and we didn’t want any burden on our
we didn’t want any burden on our
we didn’t want any burden on our families so we we saved money from our
families so we we saved money from our
families so we we saved money from our tournaments eventually it happened and
tournaments eventually it happened and
tournaments eventually it happened and but it was having we still fell short of
but it was having we still fell short of
but it was having we still fell short of systems computer systems so I had to
systems computer systems so I had to
systems computer systems so I had to pack my system up lift it in bags travel
pack my system up lift it in bags travel
pack my system up lift it in bags travel to Bangalore that’s how we did our first
to Bangalore that’s how we did our first
to Bangalore that’s how we did our first boot camp and eventually paid off that
boot camp and eventually paid off that
boot camp and eventually paid off that single small step gave us a lot of
single small step gave us a lot of
single small step gave us a lot of improvement and we started being
improvement and we started being
improvement and we started being recognized as a very strong team because
recognized as a very strong team because
recognized as a very strong team because we started being huge names in this
we started being huge names in this
we started being huge names in this industry so that is what we did the
industry so that is what we did the
industry so that is what we did the small step gave us such a big fruit
small step gave us such a big fruit
small step gave us such a big fruit after that the investors came in the
after that the investors came in the
after that the investors came in the sponsors came in and the rest is history
sponsors came in and the rest is history
sponsors came in and the rest is history and now I’m here so the point is
and now I’m here so the point is
and now I’m here so the point is that single step of motivation you had
that single step of motivation you had
that single step of motivation you had nothing to work with
nothing to work with
nothing to work with and you still took the step that is what
and you still took the step that is what
and you still took the step that is what is important in at least India because
is important in at least India because
is important in at least India because we have a lot of problems here as a
we have a lot of problems here as a
we have a lot of problems here as a gamer if I went out to follow my dream
gamer if I went out to follow my dream
gamer if I went out to follow my dream not only on gaming if I want to be a
not only on gaming if I want to be a
not only on gaming if I want to be a painter or be anything I will face
painter or be anything I will face
painter or be anything I will face society first that are you going to make
society first that are you going to make
society first that are you going to make a living out of it are you sure you’re
a living out of it are you sure you’re
a living out of it are you sure you’re going to do that I think should be
going to do that I think should be
going to do that I think should be engineer that is what people say yeah
engineer that is what people say yeah
engineer that is what people say yeah it’s true in fact I’m an engineer too
it’s true in fact I’m an engineer too
it’s true in fact I’m an engineer too that’s irony anyway so yeah India is the
that’s irony anyway so yeah India is the
that’s irony anyway so yeah India is the largest engineering producing country
largest engineering producing country
largest engineering producing country like we produce a lot of engineers every
like we produce a lot of engineers every
like we produce a lot of engineers every year is it because we want to be known
year is it because we want to be known
year is it because we want to be known we are forced to be we have lot of
we are forced to be we have lot of
we are forced to be we have lot of passion everyone is special in its own
passion everyone is special in its own
passion everyone is special in its own kind you have some talent in yourselves
kind you have some talent in yourselves
kind you have some talent in yourselves you might be good at carving you might
you might be good at carving you might
you might be good at carving you might be good at singing arts dance stuff but
be good at singing arts dance stuff but
be good at singing arts dance stuff but you never get permission from your
you never get permission from your
you never get permission from your society and stuff to follow your dream
society and stuff to follow your dream
society and stuff to follow your dream so the main point is what we took steps
so the main point is what we took steps
so the main point is what we took steps to follow a dream trade us off and now
to follow a dream trade us off and now
to follow a dream trade us off and now we are at a level where we can make very
we are at a level where we can make very
we are at a level where we can make very good living out of it which I don’t
good living out of it which I don’t
good living out of it which I don’t think could have been possible in any
think could have been possible in any
think could have been possible in any other field now coming with the main
other field now coming with the main
other field now coming with the main topic of what gaming has done to me
topic of what gaming has done to me
topic of what gaming has done to me what is has given me people say that it
what is has given me people say that it
what is has given me people say that it is an addiction addiction is of two
is an addiction addiction is of two
is an addiction addiction is of two types it can give me a good erection it
types it can give me a good erection it
types it can give me a good erection it can be a bear addiction you might be
can be a bear addiction you might be
can be a bear addiction you might be addicted to some person your family or
addicted to some person your family or
addicted to some person your family or anyone is that a bad thing now it’s a
anyone is that a bad thing now it’s a
anyone is that a bad thing now it’s a good thing but there are some bad
good thing but there are some bad
good thing but there are some bad addictions too Gaming is not an
addictions too Gaming is not an
addictions too Gaming is not an addiction if you are doing it
addiction if you are doing it
addiction if you are doing it professionally you might be doing any
professionally you might be doing any
professionally you might be doing any other sport like you might be playing
other sport like you might be playing
other sport like you might be playing cricket ten hours a day would you call
cricket ten hours a day would you call
cricket ten hours a day would you call Sachin Tendulkar an addict
Sachin Tendulkar an addict
Sachin Tendulkar an addict no because he is doing it professionally
no because he is doing it professionally
no because he is doing it professionally he is very good at it
he is very good at it
he is very good at it so why is
so why is
so why is difference for gamers so that’s my point
difference for gamers so that’s my point
difference for gamers so that’s my point I do it professionally I can put my arse
I do it professionally I can put my arse
I do it professionally I can put my arse in it it’s not an addiction I’m taking
in it it’s not an addiction I’m taking
in it it’s not an addiction I’m taking care of my house I do parkour
care of my house I do parkour
care of my house I do parkour I do things to balance my life so that’s
I do things to balance my life so that’s
I do things to balance my life so that’s what people should know there are
what people should know there are
what people should know there are negative points but everything has
negative points but everything has
negative points but everything has negative points please look into the
negative points please look into the
negative points please look into the aspects of what industry is coming into
aspects of what industry is coming into
aspects of what industry is coming into now there are TV shows channels just
now there are TV shows channels just
now there are TV shows channels just like ESPN Star Sports so and so in China
like ESPN Star Sports so and so in China
like ESPN Star Sports so and so in China there are TV shows for gaming we believe
there are TV shows for gaming we believe
there are TV shows for gaming we believe it there having actually reality shows
it there having actually reality shows
it there having actually reality shows based on dira gamers with any other
based on dira gamers with any other
based on dira gamers with any other games so why are we lacking behind all
games so why are we lacking behind all
games so why are we lacking behind all this
this
this not just my country there many other
not just my country there many other
not just my country there many other countries which don’t follow this and
countries which don’t follow this and
countries which don’t follow this and once this games are coming into Olympics
once this games are coming into Olympics
once this games are coming into Olympics and stuff we are way behind it would be
and stuff we are way behind it would be
and stuff we are way behind it would be too late the investors will regret being
too late the investors will regret being
too late the investors will regret being you know thinking two times three times
you know thinking two times three times
you know thinking two times three times to invest in the gaming industry there
to invest in the gaming industry there
to invest in the gaming industry there will be a lot of regret and the gamers
will be a lot of regret and the gamers
will be a lot of regret and the gamers who had talent but they have lack of
who had talent but they have lack of
who had talent but they have lack of opportunity and used a lack of
opportunity and used a lack of
opportunity and used a lack of motivation lack of inspiration they will
motivation lack of inspiration they will
motivation lack of inspiration they will regret being like I could have been
regret being like I could have been
regret being like I could have been there one day but my parents didn’t
there one day but my parents didn’t
there one day but my parents didn’t allow me I could have been there but I
allow me I could have been there but I
allow me I could have been there but I didn’t finding sponsors so this should
didn’t finding sponsors so this should
didn’t finding sponsors so this should be in opportunity for investors sponsors
be in opportunity for investors sponsors
be in opportunity for investors sponsors parents even the gamers to look into it
parents even the gamers to look into it
parents even the gamers to look into it and we give it a second thought
and we give it a second thought
and we give it a second thought like if you are actually going to do
like if you are actually going to do
like if you are actually going to do anything if you’re very good at it
anything if you’re very good at it
anything if you’re very good at it please give it a try give it some time
please give it a try give it some time
please give it a try give it some time if you are really good at it you will
if you are really good at it you will
if you are really good at it you will definitely get paid off any sport
definitely get paid off any sport
definitely get paid off any sport anything so now what gaming has given me
anything so now what gaming has given me
anything so now what gaming has given me is it has given me so many things which
is it has given me so many things which
is it has given me so many things which I can mention but
I can mention but
I can mention but now I would like to point out a few
now I would like to point out a few
now I would like to point out a few things which I have personally
things which I have personally
things which I have personally experienced from gaming first of all I
experienced from gaming first of all I
experienced from gaming first of all I have played under so much pressure that
have played under so much pressure that
have played under so much pressure that now I can face my life easily no matter
now I can face my life easily no matter
now I can face my life easily no matter what comes in ahead of me I am ready to
what comes in ahead of me I am ready to
what comes in ahead of me I am ready to face it because from a normal person to
face it because from a normal person to
face it because from a normal person to me I have experienced a lot of pressure
me I have experienced a lot of pressure
me I have experienced a lot of pressure and I know how to handle it so that’s
and I know how to handle it so that’s
and I know how to handle it so that’s one thing another thing is the way I
one thing another thing is the way I
one thing another thing is the way I look into the lives of other people I am
look into the lives of other people I am
look into the lives of other people I am now a better person because I know how
now a better person because I know how
now a better person because I know how every region every country every race
every region every country every race
every region every country every race people have communicated with I know
people have communicated with I know
people have communicated with I know people better now staying at one place
people better now staying at one place
people better now staying at one place and knowing many people which is gaming
and knowing many people which is gaming
and knowing many people which is gaming given me and another thing is my parents
given me and another thing is my parents
given me and another thing is my parents they’ve always supported me and in
they’ve always supported me and in
they’ve always supported me and in return I think giving them success and
return I think giving them success and
return I think giving them success and moments of flower is what matters right
moments of flower is what matters right
moments of flower is what matters right in the end there now they can say that
in the end there now they can say that
in the end there now they can say that my son has achieved something which I
my son has achieved something which I
my son has achieved something which I don’t think I could have achieved my son
don’t think I could have achieved my son
don’t think I could have achieved my son has done that so that is a very proud
has done that so that is a very proud
has done that so that is a very proud feeling for me that my father feels very
feeling for me that my father feels very
feeling for me that my father feels very happy that I am such a successful game
happy that I am such a successful game
happy that I am such a successful game or now the memories the memories you
or now the memories the memories you
or now the memories the memories you create playing a tournament winning it
create playing a tournament winning it
create playing a tournament winning it you put a lot of years of practice in it
you put a lot of years of practice in it
you put a lot of years of practice in it and once you get to see that things come
and once you get to see that things come
and once you get to see that things come and give you a reward as a trophy it’s
and give you a reward as a trophy it’s
and give you a reward as a trophy it’s not just about money it’s about the
not just about money it’s about the
not just about money it’s about the trophy you get to keep and look keep
trophy you get to keep and look keep
trophy you get to keep and look keep looking at it and you remember the whole
looking at it and you remember the whole
looking at it and you remember the whole thing again it just comes into your eyes
thing again it just comes into your eyes
thing again it just comes into your eyes again that you have won it the worst few
again that you have won it the worst few
again that you have won it the worst few moments I cried after winning
moments I cried after winning
moments I cried after winning tournaments and I’m I never cry for
tournaments and I’m I never cry for
tournaments and I’m I never cry for small things that was something I cried
small things that was something I cried
small things that was something I cried for and I cried like a small baby after
for and I cried like a small baby after
for and I cried like a small baby after winning tournaments so I still get
winning tournaments so I still get
winning tournaments so I still get goosebumps and I think about it
goosebumps and I think about it
goosebumps and I think about it so I hope this has changed idea of many
so I hope this has changed idea of many
so I hope this has changed idea of many people about eSports and what gamers do
people about eSports and what gamers do
people about eSports and what gamers do please have a look at gamers in a
please have a look at gamers in a
please have a look at gamers in a different way the industry is growing
different way the industry is growing
different way the industry is growing you should know what’s going on and it
you should know what’s going on and it
you should know what’s going on and it will really helpful if even a handful of
will really helpful if even a handful of
will really helpful if even a handful of gamers get motivated by this or a
gamers get motivated by this or a
gamers get motivated by this or a handful of parents understand what
handful of parents understand what
handful of parents understand what gaming is and they come to know the
gaming is and they come to know the
gaming is and they come to know the eSports criteria and what how he works
eSports criteria and what how he works
eSports criteria and what how he works and you know the things so I would like
and you know the things so I would like
and you know the things so I would like to thank everybody for giving your time
to thank everybody for giving your time
to thank everybody for giving your time [Applause]
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