If Ping-Pong is Sports, Cyber-Gaming should also be Sports
UPDATE: Check out the video of me and a friend raising awareness for this cause.
This afternoon, my friend tried to convince me that cyber-gaming should be an athletic sports. I say, why not? If a ridiculous game like ping-pong can be considered sports, computer gaming should be as well!
- You might argue that computer gaming is fun.
But isn’t ping-pong fun? Isn’t basketball? Isn’t any other sports? The only sports I can think of that isn’t fun is running marathons, but then again, some people get a high from that.
How two men convinced us that their playing ping-pong is really sports
- You might say that people move a lot in those activities.
Well, every sports require a different level of physical activity. If you ask a badminton player, he will probably tell you, ping-pong players are slobs who hardly move at all. If you ask a ping-pong player, he will probably tell you, cyber-gamers are slobs who hardly move at all!
Who are we to be so high-and-mighty and decide just how much movement is enough to be considered as sports?
Besides, have you considered the level of fitness needed to sit upright for hours and click on the mouse and the keyboard until your fingers are sore? Unlike casual gamers (and casual ping-pong players), professional cyber-athletes are genuinely fit.
- You then say, gamers skip school to play games.
Oh? So gamers’ attitudes must change. Make cyber-gaming a legitimate sports. Teach our cyber-gamers the discipline and tenacity that is required to succeed. I bet the sexiness of cyber-gaming will slightly fall as well. *grin*
Now, Singapore’s top cyber-athletes who have won the National Finals are not supported to compete at the cyber-olympics a.k.a. WCG Global Championship in Germany
What should you do? You should help cyber-gaming be legitimized as sports so that future cyber-athletes can proudly win medals for the country.
Start by supporting the cyber-athletes who have already qualified to compete in Germany - blog about the sad situation of cyber-gaming in Singapore and donate your money to their cause.
Support them because otherwise, this kitty will be sad, 
and this doggy will cry.
Help SCOGA raise funds to send Singapore’s top cyber-athletes win medals at the WCG Global Championship. We have very little time left, there is only two weeks to gather enough money to fly these athletes to Germany!
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UPDATE: Check out the video of me and a friend raising awareness for this cause.
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Well they took a long while to recognise golf, bowling, snooker, and then chess as a form of sport..
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I guess that’s where sportsmen get their perseverance from.
Obviously somebody here has never played ping pong before.
Hey, how did you know…
I fully agree that that gaming was a sport since involving a lot of team spirit and sportsmanship. And for playing game like star craft,it need more then a average IQ to win and it train our finger to click faster too.Too bad i support malaysia~~
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Do you know if Malaysia is sending any team to Germany for WCG? Do they need help raising funds too?
You can’t expect for people to donate funds, their own hard earned money, just because you managed to reason logically that it’s as good as any sport.
A [deleted] trash-talking about ALL Singaporeans are [deleted] n00bs in computer-games, would give a much better impact. Simple, effective. Hell, they probably are laughing at you singaporeanss n00bs ahahahahahah. OWNED BEFORE YOU EVEN START PLAYING HAHAAHHAAHAHAH.
I say this again, words can only do so much. You could also offer exchange of value, by offering to print out T-shirts with advertising logos, contact the companies near your area, be persistent. Spread an email, pictures, videos, of how much fun it was when the team prevailed, the excitement, the glory !!!! Inspireee !!! There is still time.
Hey there Pro-gamer, thanks for the advice. We’re printing T-Shirts with my nickname on it. It says “Precious” on the front. Wanna buy?
sex/foreplay requires lots of movement and stamina too, plus emotional and fun at times. does that make ‘them’ a sport? i wonder
Why don’t you try lobbying for that and never give up?
Ask the government for more money since they are full of it, but i doubt they will give any.
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Ya, it’s not as simple as just asking. That’s why we need to raise awareness. Have you checked out the video that I did to raise awareness?