Game Now and FreeFire worked together to award the team with a pool prize money of PKR 1 million. The team will depart for Thailand later this week.
RZX x Legacy, the winning team from Pakistan, received PKR 1 million from Game Now, Jazz’s online eSports platform, in conjunction with FreeFire, a well-known multiplayer battle royale mobile game by Garena, to commemorate their acceptance into the FreeFire SEA Invitational (FFSI) 2023.
RZX x Legacy won the month-long qualifying rounds in Pakistan from among 1,152 local teams and qualified as one of the 18 teams to compete internationally in the FreeFire SEA Invitational 2023.
Game Now and FreeFire worked together to award the team with a pool prize money of PKR 1 million. The team will depart for Thailand later this week. Thailand will host the upcoming tournament from May 12 to May 28.
Kazim Mujtaba, Chief Commercial Officer at Jazz, said during his speech at the event: “As a digital-first company, Jazz is committed to establishing and supporting channels for digital growth in Pakistan. The online gaming industry is predicted to generate over $46 million in revenue for Pakistan alone in 2023, and close to $73 million by 2027.”
Jazz is determined to use Game Now to help bring about the lucrative global opportunities and enormous potential for economic uplift that these statistics indicate.
Falak Gondal, Partnerships Manager at FreeFire, expressed a similar enthusiasm when he said, “By 2027, it is anticipated that the global online gaming market will be worth over $32.5 billion. We are honoured to co-host this event with Jazz Game Now to celebrate Pakistan’s outstanding gaming talent and to open doors for the nation’s future players. This collaboration serves as our way of showing our support for the regional gaming industry and aims to promote a vibrant gaming scene where local talent can be seen on a global scale.”
“The enormous potential of this digital market was also highlighted by Syed Arsalan Qamar, Stream Head Gaming and eSports at Jazz, who said, “Jazz is excited to play a trailblazing role in unlocking this digital achievement. The popularity of eSports in Pakistan calls for rapid development in the sector.”
Jazz Game Now has been crucial in helping Pakistani online gamers compete on a global scale. Jazz is achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure – through this initiative.