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        "id": 1574564,
        "msgid": "evos-esports-expands-community-outreach-1772168159",
        "date": "2026-02-27 10:51:00",
        "title": "Evos Esports Expands Community Outreach",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Evos Esports has expanded its community engagement initiatives as part of its eight-year partnership with Pop Mie, celebrating the advancement of Indonesia's esports industry with international-level competitions. The organisation is launching an expanded Campus Gaming Ground programme that will reach secondary cities and grassroots communities beyond the Jakarta metropolitan area, whilst collaborating with local artists to develop new merchandise offerings.",
        "content": "<p>Indonesia\u2019s esports industry has advanced considerably with\nincreasingly prestigious and globally-scaled competitions, according to\nEvos Esports Managing Director Chaya Wahyuni Kusuma. The progression has\ndriven growing interest and community participation in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe industry is now very advanced, with competitions at\ninternational level. Previously, competitions were run by developers\nalone, but now we have the Esports World Cup (EWC), with all nations\nparticipating. The prestige is definitely higher now,\u201d said Chaya.<\/p>\n<p>These comments were made during celebrations of eight years of\ncollaboration between Evos and Pop Mie in Jakarta on Thursday, 26\nFebruary. The partnership, which commenced in 2018, is described as more\nthan a commercial relationship, rather as an effort to build a\nsustainable esports ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Chaya views the long-term sponsorship collaboration as part of a\nshared commitment to continuously develop young esports talent in\nIndonesia. Over the past eight years, various programmes have been\nlaunched, including the Campus Gaming Ground tournament targeting\nuniversity students across several campuses in the greater Jakarta area.\nThe initiative was designed to bring esports closer to young people\nwhilst expanding the community base.<\/p>\n<p>Campuses already visited include the University of Indonesia,\nUniversitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Universitas Esa\nUnggul, Universitas Mercu Buana, Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang and\nUniversitas Budi Luhur.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the Campus Gaming Ground programme is being expanded\nbeyond the Jakarta metropolitan area to reach esports talent in regional\ncities. The programme will tour selected campuses across the\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year we want to take gaming ground activities more to secondary\ncities and into smaller communities, to grassroots level for smaller\ntournaments but at community level,\u201d said Pop Mie Senior Brand Manager\nAntonius Pandu.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, Evos is also collaborating with local artist Arkiv Vilmansa\nto design merchandise for the organisation.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/evos-esports-expands-community-outreach-1772168159",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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