The Peace Elite National Tournament centered on a finals and created a multi-day e-sports feast in Longhu District, Shantou City.
As a deepening of the concept of peace elite e-sports, the peace elite national competition not only meets the needs of the public, but also protects the enthusiasm of players to participateIt also relies on E-sports+ to coordinate local resources to provide assistance for the development of local e-sports in various cities and contribute to the e-sports industry. Through the value exploration of different tracks, it opens up the possibility of e-sports events to connect all kinds of people and all kinds of ecology.
Wen Qi Yawen
The team changed greatly but still defended the title, and Guangdong MJ showed strong strength
In competitive sports, change is the norm. The departure of old teammates and the addition of new players are all familiar scenes for players and fans. For players, every change in personnel means labor pain. But if you can maintain yourself in the midst of change, you can also complete a kind of transformation.
This happened with this club called Guangdong MJ. At the beginning of the year, two teammates left, including a well-known big anchor - not asking for people, Guangdong MJ fell into the turmoil of substitution. But as last year's champion, Guangdong MJ was not intimidated by this situation. After a year of failure, hard work and running-in, they won the championship on the most important stage, the 2023 Peace Elite National Competition Finals.
On December 24, the Zhengda Gymnasium in Longhu District, Shantou City was full of people. After several hours of fierce competition, the Guangdong MJ team from the city track successfully defended its title with a total score of 89 points and won the championship of the second Peace Elite National Competition, once again becoming the strongest four-person elite team in the country.
In this way, after the selection of universities, platforms, cities and national tracks, and the gorgeous ending of the finals, the second Peace Elite National Competition came to a successful conclusion. Guangdong MJ are the defending champions, but their story adds a lot of color to the national competition. Overall, their team is very top-notch, and they are all made up of retired professionals. But this time, they won't win it at all.
In the finals, Guangdong MJ played slowly at the beginning, and failed to eat chicken in the first three games. However, with the high elimination accumulated in the first three games and the victory in the fourth game, the Guangdong MJ team successfully overtook the leader Douyu APC team by 9 points. In the final game, the Betta APC team, which was eager to chase the score, took the initiative to chase the Shanghai POP team in the wild, but in the process of chasing, there was a major mistake in the vehicle hitting the stone, and three people were eliminated by the opponent. This mistake of Douyu APC has achieved a happy ending for Guangdong MJ.
This year's theme is to run in and get acquainted with each other. In the process of training, there were quarrels, but in the end, because of the common pursuit of honor, we became a whole, and winning the championship is a reward for our efforts. Guangdong MJ player A Leng said to the ECO e-sports faction.
It's hard not to be moved by this kind of story of metamorphosis after experiencing setbacks. And wonderful e-sports stories like Guangdong MJ can be generated, which is inseparable from the platform of the Peace Elite National Competition. In 2022, the Peace Elite official has a deeper thinking about the construction of the mass event system - expanding, breaking the circle, and embracing a wider social group, and the concept of a national competition is proposed for the first time.
After setting foot in Foshan, Guangdong Province last year, the finals of the 2023 Peace Elite National Competition came to a new city - Shantou. It brings a new experience not only to the city, but also to the players. Three players from the Guangdong MJ team came to Shantou for the first time, and they all expressed their affirmation of the city of Shantou and the experience of competing here was very good. 」
This experience is also a multidimensional experience. One of them is the event experience. Compared with the first edition, this year's Peace Elite National Competition is more smooth and mature in the operation of the event, and the contestants are the first and most deeply felt. The second is the in-depth integration of the Peace Elite National Competition and the host city, which has brought a unique cultural impact to the contestants, spectators and local citizens.
Shantou's traditional culture has a long history and profound accumulation, and it was known as the "seaside Zoulu" in the Song Dynasty. The Peace Elite National Competition came here and combined its own youth and trendiness with the calmness and heaviness of Shantou culture, creating many memorable moments.
Gezi (Zhang Jianhui), who won the gold medal in the Asian Games version of the Peace Elite Asian Games at the Hangzhou Asian Games, landed in Shantou to cheer for the national contestantsAt the finals, Shantou local rapper Danko completed the stage premiere of the theme song "Wave Danger", bringing a song that fits the core of the Peace Elite National Competition with excellent flow and strong rhythm.
If hip-hop and rap are symbols of young people's entertainment, then the British song and dance performance at the opening ceremony reflects the depth and history of Shantou culture. Coincidentally, the British song and dance are taken from the 108 generals of the Water Margin, and there are also 108 people performing on the stage, which is similar to the multi-team and multi-dimensional competition of the Peace Elite Event. Whether it is the 108 people who sang and danced in the British song and dance, or the 64 people who competed in the peace elite competition, they all showed a harmonious beauty under the super large volume.
In such a diverse and inclusive event as the national competition, the two very different styles of hip-hop and British song and dance performances appear on the same stage, which does not make people feel stiff at all.
And the most iconic item of "Peace Elite", the * head, has always been an important carrier of cultural linkage. This national competition,The peace elite has linked up with the traditional art spread in Shantou, one of the national intangible cultural heritages, and inlaid porcelain to create an intangible cultural heritage inlaid porcelain champion helmet, which perfectly combines tradition and trendiness.
Of course, in-depth linkage is also inseparable from offline scenarios. On Mayu Island, a well-known scenic spot in Shantou, Peace Elite has officially created three themed check-in areas, creating a theme scene of Peace Elite E-sports Island. On the beautiful beach, players feel as if they are in the world of peaceful elites, interact and share the joy with people who also love the game.
The hometown of Chaocai meets trendy e-sports events: watching, playing, and eating everything
As a national game, Peace Elite's sheer size means that its audience includes not only the game, but also thousands of people who want to participate in the event. The Peace Elite National Competition not only provides an opportunity for players to become players, but also creates another opportunity for players to immerse themselves in the world of Peace Elite through the in-depth integration with the venue. Through their own influence, they have also blown the wind of e-sports and youth to the city of Shantou, which will help enhance the image of Shantou.
Nowadays, esports has long become a cultural symbol for young people, influencing their aesthetics and values. Since 2020, Peace Elite E-sports has been focusing on national e-sports, and there are multiple brands of national events, such as college competitions, government and enterprise competitions, radio and television cups, etc., to provide a stage for peaceful elite players from different circles to participate.
The national competition is a rethinking of Peace Elite E-sports based on the original mass event system. Through the system of the national competition, it can give the official more room to play, bring a unique experience to the participants of each track, and finally reach the highest point in the national competition, and drive the whole with the part. While expanding the portrait of participants and spectators, the circle coverage and event influence will also rise to a high point.
Nor is this increase in influence confined to the peace elite itself. At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou this year, the e-sports project made its debut on the official stage of the Asian Games, which also made many people in the society change their views on e-sports. As a relatively young event, Peace Elite has rapidly grown into the third pole of China's e-sports in four years, and plays an important role in changing the society's perception of e-sports.
Events like the National Championship create a social hotspot event by bringing together players from all over the world and creating a top-notch esports feast, which plays a positive role in promoting the esports industry. This kind of influence, which transcends the event itself, is one of the goals pursued by the Peace Elite.
Of course, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to achieve a deep connection with the venue where the competition will be held. As mentioned above, this year's national competition came to Shantou to enhance the city's image through traditional culture such as intangible cultural heritage inlaid porcelain champion helmets and English singing and dancing. In addition to the cultural aspect, we must not forget the role of e-sports in promoting the city's economy.
During the finals cycle, the Peace Elite National Competition was linked with multiple business districts in Shantou City to set up a comprehensive scene integrating play and consumption, so that players were motivated to check in and spend. Among the series of activity cases, the most impressive is the Chaoting-themed hot pot restaurant.
Beef hot pot is one of Shantou's most well-known business cards, and food is also the most basic consumption scene with the largest number of participants. From December 22nd to 24th, the Peace Elite National Competition and Chaoting Beef Hot Pot joined hands to create a joint hot pot restaurant with the theme of the National Competition, organically integrating the traditional architectural style of Chaoshan and the trendy trend of e-sports, showing a diverse and novel beauty.
At the same time, there are also viewing points in the co-branded store to enrich the consumption scene of players. During the live broadcast of the competition, the host also broadcast the Chaoting beef hot pot, and the finals site also set up Chaoting beef interaction, check-in and taste food, driving the brand awareness and consumption transformation of Chaoting beef hot pot. The team members of Guangdong MJ also said to ECO Krypton: Chaoshan hot pot is too famous, and it is indeed delicious, and what we eat during the competition is basically hot pot. 」
Whether it is to create a themed hot pot restaurant, or set up a viewing scene and offline booths, the Peace Elite National Competition has brought multi-point selection to beef hot pot restaurants through diversified gameplay；This kind of linkage with the brand is the advantage of the Peace Elite National Competition. With a series of cross-border cooperation methods such as brand cross-border, cross-format cross-border and cultural cross-border, Shantou has attracted traffic and brought goods, promoted the development of Shantou business district, and promoted consumption upgrading. With the help of co-branding, a large number of young people have gathered in business districts, theme stores and other places, bringing an intangible asset to the brand - the love of young people.
It is not difficult to see that the Peace Elite National Championship is centered on one event and creates an e-sports feast that lasts for many days. There is no banquet in the world, and although the feast of the Peace Elite National Competition Finals has come to an end, its impact will continue. Whether it's making great competitive stories possible, or bringing positive impact to the city through the impact of IP and eventsOn the diversified stage of the national competition, a fuller and more peaceful elite e-sports image has jumped on the paper.
As a deepening of the concept of peace elite e-sports, the peace elite national competition not only meets the needs of the public, but also protects the enthusiasm of players to participateIt also relies on E-sports+ to coordinate local resources to provide assistance for the development of local e-sports in various cities and contribute to the e-sports industry. Through the value exploration of different tracks, it opens up the possibility of e-sports events to connect all kinds of people and all kinds of ecology.