PCCW Global partnered with Cyber Games Arena (CGA) and Electronic Sports League (ESL) to sponsor high-speed and ultra-low latency connectivity for the recent Return of the Legends tournament, the latest iteration of the world’s most watched eSports game, League of Legends (LOL).
PCCW Global’s resilient network also supported the online broadcast of the event. The live streaming of the two-day event attracted around 5 million viewers online.
The tournament was hosted by Hong Kong Tourism Board on August 4 and 6, and was part of the event celebrating the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR.
The Return of the Legends tournament also saw many former world champions come together to compete. They formed four professional teams, representing Europe, North America, mainland China and Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau.
In 2016, PCCW Global provided resilient high speed and ultra-low latency connections for the League of Legends Master Series (LMS) Summer 2016 Grand Final in Hong Kong. This five-hour event was watched by over one million viewers online. Building on experience gained during that event, the PCCW Global team this year delivered a bespoke jitter-free and low latency connection with a 22ms roundtrip delay between Hong Kong and Taiwan, where the nearest official LOL tournament servers are located.
PCCW Global also provided connectivity for live-streaming services to mainland China and other countries around the world as part of the overall solution, together with on-site network infrastructure for the event’s Festival Zone, where fans were able to participate in numerous video games, including both mobile and virtual reality games.
Frederick Chui, SVP of global data sales and presales at PCCW Global, said: “PCCW Global is proud to have once again been able to demonstrate our support for the eSports industry by becoming the international connectivity sponsor of this event, which continued our ongoing commitment to delivering the best possible gaming experience for professional eSports players. This is just one of many worldwide events which PCCW Global has provided connectivity solutions for over the past year.”
