The Bani Yas Cultural and Sports Club announced yesterday the launch of the Emirates Electronic Sports Championship, which starts its competitions tomorrow and will last for an entire month, in cooperation with the Dubai-based company “Go Gamer”, in a step to create more entertainment during the current period of home quarantine to combat the spread of Corona epidemic emerging.

The tournament will not be confined to the UAE, but will extend to all Middle Eastern countries as a first stage, while electronic games will be mixed with physical exercises, which will force the losing party in the matches to perform, including push-ups.

The registration will be free of charge in the tournament via links that will be published in the official accounts of the club in the coming hours.

Each participant will have to register using an effective email, along with a phone number, in addition to checking his real birth date through the ID card, and children will have to use one of the parents to complete the registration stages that will not need more than five minutes, after which the subscriber's account will be activated.

The head of the strategic committee of Bani Yas Sports and Cultural Club, Abdul Rahman Al-Mansoori, said during a remote press conference organized yesterday, that the championship is directed to all ages and groups, and that the period of the competitions will be limited in time to avoid addiction to them, and he indicated that they took into account the physical side during the time of the games, As the losing party must perform the largest number of physical exercises, including pressure exercises within 30 seconds in order to obtain points higher than the other side.

Al-Mansouri said in response to a question to «Emirates Today» about the value of the awards allocated to the winners, that the committee has allocated many valuable prizes that will be obtained from who collects the most points. He explained, "There are various prizes, including subscription coupons and others provided by Visa, while there will be surprises that will be announced on time."

On the previous global messages that recommended the need to combat electronic gaming addiction, the club’s strategic committee president explained that some things have side effects, but if they are used in the right way they will have important benefits. He said: “Two weeks ago, the World Health Organization launched an initiative with major institutions Electronic games in order to contribute to finding entertainment solutions during the current home stone ».

On the other hand, the director of the “go gamers” company in the Emirates, the partner of the Bani Yas Club in launching the championship, Allen Gant, during his participation in the conference, stressed that his organization is keen to contribute to strengthening various national efforts aimed at spreading concepts of prevention and public safety, especially in Under the current circumstances, and that the tournament is a smart platform for playing games and exercises remotely without the need for physical presence in the field, avoiding gatherings, and at the same time practicing sport according to the highest standards.

He explained that the platform is able to accommodate large numbers of participants, and he said: We are working with Baniyas Club to produce the championship in the optimal way to achieve these goals that enhance the efforts of society in supporting the UAE's directions to preserve the health of individuals, while at the same time maintaining their social productivity and practicing Their businesses and talents remotely.

FIFA 20, PUBGY and Fortnite are the most popular games

Participants in the Emirates Electronic Sports Games Championship will compete in more than 13 electronic games, led by the FIFA 20 game for football lovers, which is the latest in the current period in electronic football games.

There will also be among the different games in the championship, the combat games, which are led by the "Buggy" and "Fortnite" games, which are two well-known games in the world, and the winners will be calculated through a cumulative average of the points earned by each participant during the various electronic competitions.

Abdul Rahman Al-Mansoori:

- The losers in the tournament will have to perform push-ups (push-ups), to give them physical training in the shadow of the home stone.

- The club allocated valuable prizes to the winners, registration starts within hours, and is open to all ages.