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This December 20th marks the 25th anniversary of Macau Special Administrative Region.
To celebrate this historic milestone, we've prepared a special segment just for you, dedicated to everything that brings us joy, our happy place and in other exciting news, no other city has done what Shanghai has.
Hosting three of the world's biggest video gaming tournaments.
In just a few years has the gaming world found its new capital.
Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm He Yang.
For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Li Yunxi.
First on today's show, Shanghai has just pulled off something truly remarkable.
It's now the first city in the world to host the the three biggest esports tournaments.
That is the League of Legends World Championship, the International Dota 2 Championships, and most recently in December, the Counter Strike Major Championships, also known as the Shanghai Major.
To put this into perspective, it's like a city hosting both the Summer and Winter Olympics and the FIFA World cup on in just six years.
Talk about a legendary streak in the esports world.
So for those like me who might not be deep into gaming, can you break down what exactly esports is?
And since Yunxi, you are a media professional by day and gamer by night.
May I say I'd love to hear your take on this.
Somewhat true.
I think it is I'm the right option to be invited to this episode since since I've had a fair share of experiences of being what some people might call addiction to esports in the past.
But I think for people who don't really play games, I think it's important to first understand what esports is.