By Siti Rohaizah Zainal
SHAH ALAM, Feb 22 — Selangor will work with the Selangor State Education Department to introduce e-sports as a school activity and drive the development of the sport.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said youth nowadays enjoy e-sports, and introducing it in schools aims to produce quality talent from the state.
“We want to find new talent. The Selangor State Education Department is the first to give informal accreditation for e-sports as a school activity.
“We want e-sports in Selangor to fulfil the ecosystem and the interests of youth, and have its own economic cycle.
“That is why, to find new talent in e-sports, the state has allocated RM1 million (for efforts) including to renovate Hotel Carlton as the Selangor E-Sports Hub,” he said today.
He was speaking at the Selangor Future Cup 2025 launch at AEON Shah Alam here, also attended by state executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi.
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State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi watches a match between Selangor Red Giants and Todak at the Selangor Future Cup 2025 launch at AEON Shah Alam on February 22, 2025. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
Najwan said the programme, in collaboration with Todak Academy, is extraordinary as it is also joined by female students from two schools.
“This programme is joined by 64 secondary schools statewide for the video game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and is usually dominated by boys, but it is exceptional as we have two groups from SMK Assunta and SMK Convent Bukit Nanas.
“The programme, involving the grassroots, is an initiative to find future e-sports talent,” he said.
The Selangor Future Cup 2025, which ends tomorrow, boasts a winning prize of RM200,000. Todak Academy also offers winners scholarships in technical and vocational education and training up to the diploma level, worth RM160,000.
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State executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi poses during the Selangor Future Cup 2025 launch at AEON Shah Alam on February 22, 2025. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
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Selangor Future Cup 2025 participants in action at AEON Shah Alam on February 22, 2025. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
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Selangor Future Cup 2025 participants in action at AEON Shah Alam on February 22, 2025. — Picture by NUR ADIBAH AHMAD IZAM/MEDIA SELANGOR[/caption]
