From 31 August to 1 September 2024, ICE BSD in Tangerang, Indonesia, hosted the World Cyber Games (WCG) Festival 2024. The two-day event is attended by over 40,000 people attended the two-day event. The event also featured several esports athletes and more than 150 global influencers
One of the festival’s main highlights is the Creator Rumble: 60 competition, which features esports matches between global influencers from all over the world, including Indonesia. Notable content creators featured in the event included Windah Basudara, DeanKT, and Ibnu Wardani.
Team K from South Korea eventually emerged victorious in the Creator Rumble 60. The trio of Gainpot, Testerhoon, and Hyunsol earned a prize money of IDR 500 million. Team R, a Japanese team comprised of Runa Momoi, Ganloss, and Haiguretamao, secured second place.
WCG Rivals competition also become one of the main highlights of the festival. Team MY SG, which consists of Faroukjer, Fancfreakz, Esoteric_Yoru, Shawn_2002, and Probosu, was crowned as the winner of WCG Rivals Valorant. In the final, they defeated Team Rio Djaja with a score of 2-0.
From WCG Rivals MLBB, Team Liusandre from Indonesia won the title after defeating Team Rafbeh with a score of 3-0. Meanwhile, Team China defeated Team Indonesia in the WCG Rivals Crossfire final.
A thrilling match also took place in the MDL Showmatch WCG 2024. In the Best of 3 format, Evos Icon successfully defeated Geek Fam Jr in an epic comeback win.
In addition to the esports competitions, the festival featured meet-and-greet sessions with popular local content creators like Windah Basudara, DeanKT, and Ibnu Wardani. The meet-and-greet area was packed with eager fans who wanted to take photos with their favourite creators. Other creators who are presented in the meet-and-greet sessions are cosplayers Aika Sesilia, Ice Tea, Echow Eko, and the brand ambassadors from Geek Fam, Evos Icon, and Geek Fam Jr.
The festival also featured special performances from idol group JKT48 and singer Tiara Andini. JKT48 closed the first day, while Tiara Andini closed the second day.
The WCG Festival 2024 was a resounding success, thanks to the collaboration between the Korean Embassy in Indonesia, the Indonesian government, and over 50 corporate partners, including game publishers, communities, and food and beverage companies. Key sponsors included Smilegate, Rexus, IOH, Coca-Cola, Grab, and Orang Tua.
The Indonesian Anime Times | Original text by Alfin Firgawan with translation by Eriq Affandi | This event report is also available in the Indonesian language
