NgoJanuwari 17, 2013, uKatowice usingathe i-Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) okokuqala ngqa.Naphezu kwamakhaza ashubisa umnkantsha, izibukeli ezingu-10 000 zafola ngaphandle kwenkundla yezemidlalo iSpodek endizayo emise okwesoso.Kusukela lapho, i-Katowice isibe yisikhungo esikhulu kunazo zonke se-e-sports emhlabeni.
IKatowice yayikade yaziwa ngezigcawu zayo zezimboni nezobuciko.Kepha eminyakeni yamuva nje, leli dolobha seliphenduke isizinda sochwepheshe nabathanda i-e-sports.
IKatowice iyidolobha leshumi kuphela ngobukhulu ePoland, elinabantu abangaba ngu-300,000.Akukho kulokhu okwanele ukumenza isikhungo se-European e-sports.Noma kunjalo, iyikhaya labanye ochwepheshe namaqembu ahamba phambili emhlabeni, aqhudelana phambi kwezithameli ze-e-sports ezishiseka kakhulu emhlabeni.Namuhla, lo mdlalo uhehe ababukeli abangaphezu kuka-100,000 ngempelasonto eyodwa, cishe ingxenye yesine yenani lonyaka lika-Katowice.
Ngo-2013, akekho owayazi ukuthi bangathatha i-e-sports kuleli zinga lapha.
"Akekho owake wabamba umcimbi we-e-sports enkundleni yezemidlalo enezihlalo ezingu-10,000 ngaphambili," u-Michal Blicharz, iphini likamongameli we-ESL wezemisebenzi, ukhumbula ukukhathazeka kwakhe kokuqala."Sesaba ukuthi indawo izobe ingenamuntu."
UBlicharz uthe ukungabaza kwakhe kusuliwe ihora ngaphambi komcimbi wokuvula.Njengoba izinkulungwane zabantu zase zigcwele ngaphakathi eSpodek Stadium, bekunolayini ngaphandle.
Kusukela lapho, i-IEM ikhule yadlula umcabango kaBlicharz.Emuva ngesizini yesi-5, iKatowice igcwele ochwepheshe nabalandeli, futhi izehlakalo ezibalulekile zinikeze idolobha iqhaza elibalulekile ekukhuleni kwemidlalo ye-elekthronikhi emhlabeni jikelele.Ngalowo nyaka, izibukeli kwakungasadingeki zibhekane nobusika basePoland, zalinda ngaphandle ezitsheni ezifudumele.
"UKatowice unguzakwethu ophelele wokuhlinzeka ngezinsiza ezidingekayo kulo mcimbi we-e-sports osezingeni lomhlaba," kusho uGeorge Woo, i-Intel Extreme Masters Marketing Manager.
Okwenza uKatowice akhetheke kakhulu wumdlandla wababukeli, umkhathi ongakwazi nokuphindwa, izibukeli, kungakhathalekile ukuthi bangowasiphi isizwe, unikeza injabulo efanayo kubadlali bakwamanye amazwe.Yilolu thando oludale umhlaba we-e-sports ezingeni lamazwe ngamazwe.
Umcimbi we-IEM Katowice ubambe indawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni ka-Blicharz, futhi uyaziqhenya ngokuletha ukuzijabulisa kwedijithali endaweni yezimboni zedolobha ezungeze insimbi namalahle futhi udlala indima ebalulekile ekulolongeni ikusasa ledolobha.
Kulo nyaka, i-IEM yaqala ngoFebhuwari 25 kuya kuMashi 5. Ingxenye yokuqala yomcimbi yayiyi-"League of Legends" kanti ingxenye yesibili yayithi "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive".Izivakashi eziya e-Katowice zizokwazi futhi ukuzwa izinhlobonhlobo zezinto ezintsha ze-VR.
Manje kusizini yayo ye-11, i-Intel Extreme Masters iwuchungechunge olude kakhulu emlandweni.UWoo uthi abalandeli be-e-sports abavela emazweni angaphezu kuka-180 basize i-IEM ukuba ibambe irekhodi ekubukeni nasekuhambeleni.Ukholelwa ukuthi imidlalo akuyona nje imidlalo yokuncintisana, kodwa imidlalo yezibukeli.Umabonakude obukhoma nokusakaza ku-inthanethi kwenze le micimbi yafinyeleleka futhi yathakazelisa kubabukeli abaningi.U-Woo ucabanga ukuthi lokhu kuwuphawu lokuthi ababukeli abaningi balindele imicimbi efana ne-IEM ukuthi yenze.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-21-2022