Armed with smartphones, Myanmar eSports players battle power outages


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  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2019

eSports professional player Myint Myat Aung, also known as 'Deny', playing PUBG on his mobile phone in Yangon. Myanmar's gaming scene is mushrooming, but frequent power cuts are holding players back in the emerging democracy. — Photos: AFP

YANGON: eSports star Myint was on the cusp of victory when the screens went dark in the Yangon cafe where he competes, costing him thousands of dollars in missed prize-money and denting his reputation.

Myanmar's gaming scene is mushrooming, but frequent power cuts are holding players back in the emerging democracy.

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