$ 900 million to turn Shanghai into the esports 'capital'
China has begun building facilities in Shanghai worth $ 900 million, with the ambition to make its most populous city the capital of e-sports that is booming.
The construction of the Shanghai International Esports Center is expected to be completed in 2023, with a global investment of 5.8 billion yuan (about $ 900 million) to make the city a "pilgrimage" for esports enthusiasts around the world, according to local officials.
Minhang district officials said the complex will include an esports hall with a capacity of 6,000 seats, a five-star hotel and a museum dedicated to the game.
The site, which extends over an area of 500 thousand square meters, will be able to accommodate "hundreds of Chinese and foreign companies" specialized in electronic sports, according to local authorities.
Shanghai, which last fall hosted the "World Legends Championship" (League of Legends), one of the most prestigious events in the rapidly developing sector, aspires to become the "e-sports capital", according to what the sports official of the eastern city Luo Wenhua told AFP this year. 2018. To become the "capital" of esports.
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