Vietnamese origin man honoured by Forbes
Saturday, 07/01/2017 13:07 (GMT+7)
Andy Dinh, a Vietnamese origin man, has just been honoured by the famous Forbes magazine as one of Top 30 of talented game developers under 30 years old.
Andy Dinh and his brother founded an electronic sports team (eSports) SoloMid in 2009. He served as the captain of SoloMid before withdrawing in 2013 to focus on training and management.
So far, SoloMid of Andy Dinh is the top squad in North America in the Tencent-owned game League of Legends, which attracts more than 100 million players per month.
According to Forbes, Andy Dinh may be the next Michael Jordan or Nolan Ryan - a professional player turned team owner and sports icon.
eSports is regarded as one of the highest potential development sectors today. Recent statistics show that number of eSports players has increased equivalent to traditional sports such as ice hockey or American football.
It is estimated that in 2017 the number of eSports audience may be equivalent to audience of world-renowned tournaments like the National Football League (NFL) or Champions League./.
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