On November 15, co-sponsored by Shanghai Xihongqiao Business Development Co., Ltd. and GLORIOUS INTERNATIONAL, undertaken by Ruike Xtreme Motorsports, co-organized by Japan E-Sports Union (JeSU) and Korea E-Sports Association (KeSPA), and with the technical guidance provided by British SMS and the wholehearted guidance provided by Shanghai E-Sports Association and Shanghai Qingpu District Sports Association, 2019 Electronic Racing League (Asia) Final successfully closed in Shanghai National Convention and Exhibition Center leaving a deep impression on the racing fans by the scenes of brilliant content.
This competition is an unprecedented event, which is the country’s first national boundaries-free and cross-field convergence of China, Japan and South Korea’s top electric racers, and will be a new chapter in China’s racing sports history. On such a historic occasion, Jin Lei, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, Sun Ting, Member of the Standing Committee of Qingpu District of Shanghai and Deputy Director of Qingpu District of Shanghai, Peng Yihao, Deputy Director of Qingpu District of Shanghai, Zhao Jun from Shanghai Hongqiao Business District Management Committee, Zhu Qinqin, Vice President of Shanghai Electric Sports Association, Ji Yuanliang, Director of Japan Electric Sports Union and CEO of Smartech Group, and Park Hyunsik, Director of Korea Electric Sports Association and CEO of Tobe Networks, Inc, Zhao Jun from Shanghai Hongqiao Business District Management Committee and other leaders witnessed the perfect closing of 2019 Electronic Racing League (Asia) Final.
Shanghai Qingpu District Sports Bureau, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Economic Commission, the Commerce Commission, the Federation of Industry and Commerce, Hongqiao Administrative Committee, relevant leaders of Xujing Town and Xihongqiao and enterprise representatives from the automobile manufacturing industry, information technology industry, block chain technology industry, financial industry, culture and education industry all over the world: Sophia, Italy, World Foreign Language School, Israel Cookman Capital, China Life, China People’s Property Insurance, Beidou Xihongqiao Navigation Industry Development Co., Ltd., Yongda Automobile Group, DT Capital, Zhongtai Huaxin, Yongrong Enterprise Group, China Fashion Group, Contemporary Art Expo, Jinlu Official Aviation, Huanyu Digital, Yunnan Junfa Real Estate, Tsinghua Energy, Huaxiayuan Cell Genetic Engineering Co., Ltd., YUNG PICTURES, Guanfang Information Technology, Bank of Beijing, Beijing Dongyuan Huaxin, Renmin University of China Alumni Association and other outstanding enterprises and regional strategic cooperation distribution partners as well as Shenzhen APC, Ningbo Sutang Autos, Hangzhou Guangsheng Autos, Guangzhou Shijie Autos, Qinhuangdao racing field and other heavyweight guests all came to the Final site to cheer in groups.
In addition, invited famous film and television star Wang Zhiwen, writer and racing driver Han Han, young actors Qin Mingyue and Liu Shuai were specially invited for enjoyment together on the site. Famous actors Feng Shaofeng and Miao Miao, and high-quality idol Huang Zitao also sent the sincere blessings to this event.
In the early stage of the 2019 ERL, 16 top Chinese, Japanese and Korean simulation racers were selected through multiple rounds of competitions on the line to compete on the same stage on the site. After the three-round final off the line, South Korea’s electric sports player Kim Kwai-min steady won the championship trophy with superb technology, the highly skilled Japanese racing electric sports player Takufujitsu won the runner-up title, and the third place was won by Liu Horiang, a player also comes from Japan. The winners shared a total bonus of $60,000 and received a national B-class training course offered by XTREME Racing.
As a digital sport, racing e-sports is a popular competition for many young people in the world today. At the opening ceremony, Peng Yihao, Deputy Director of Qingpu District, Shanghai, said: “Organizing ERL Asian Competition is a vivid practice of the integration of Cultural and Creative Industries and E-sports Industry.” Qingpu District will fully assist Shanghai to build “the capital of global electric sports”, promote the soft power of urban culture, give full play to the cultural connotation and industrial value of racing e-sports, and make great efforts to promote the internationalization, professionalization and industrialization of racing e-sports so as to perfect combine Qingpu’s city character of “serving the two national strategies and building the gate of Shanghai” and the spirit of “struggle, tenacity and cooperation” of racing e-sports.
Ruike Xtreme Motorsports Vice President Li Fei said: Ruike, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLORIOUS INTERNATIONAL, is committed to the operation of the national automobile culture, youth science education and racing sports training. Since the first KES racing e-sports competition was successfully held in 2018, in 2019, Ruike has taken a more solid step in the field of e-sports, and not only promoted the competition to the world level covering China, Japan and South Korea in Asia, but also will further build a platform for implementing incubation of the e-sports industry such as building “Tonglian E-sports Industrial Park” and “Ruike Electric Sports Research Institute” to open a new competition field in the future by playing the advantages of being a real estate service operator of Glorious Group.
In the launching ceremony of “Ruike Electric Sports Research Institute”, Jin Lei, Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism, Sun Ting, Member of the Standing Committee of Qingpu District of Shanghai and Deputy Director of Qingpu District of Shanghai, Peng Yihao, Deputy Director of Qingpu District of Shanghai, Zhao Jun, Director of Shanghai Hongqiao Business District Management Committee, famous actor Wang Zhiwen, Zhao Hui, Chairman of GLORIOUS INTERNATIONAL, Gu Guifang, Director of Shanghai Qingpu District Sports Bureau, Gu Lianyun, Chairman of Shanghai Xihongqiao Business Development Co., Ltd., Chen Yu, Deputy Secretary of Shanghai Qingpu District Xujing Town Party Committee and Mayor of Xujing Town, Zhu Qinqin, Vice President of Shanghai Electric Sports Association, Park Hyusik, Council Representative of South Korea E-Sports Association and Ji Yuanliang, Director of Japan Electric Sports Union and CEO of Smartech Group to stepped on the stage together to cheer.
Top-of-the-line electric racing is all about top-of-the-line support. Ruike Xtreme Motorsports, with its strong international brand lineup and increasingly sophisticated professional skills, provides a solid offline system to support the event. The new KTM X-BOW, the star vehicle of the Austrian KTM racing brand, was also solemnly unveiled at the Final. The new KTM X-BOW racing car, with a market price of at least RMB 1,398,000, continues the KTM brand’s unique sportsmanship and unique design, using four layers of carbon fiber and epoxy resin hand-made full carbon fiber cockpit with a more powerful appearance. With further optimization of the 4-cylinder 2.0-liter engine turbocharged, it can create unprecedented strong power; Pioneer technology, such as 6-speed wet double clutch automatic gearbox, allows drivers to quickly adapt to the track and normal road adjustment, so that the driving efficiency can be further improved.
Under the current upsurge of competitive sports, the motor racing industry is based on the global motor racing market. It is an inevitable trend to explore further from the aspects of systematization, commercialization and new growth of business forms. To this end, in the “Asian Racing E-sports Industry Development Forum” discussion session, famous writer, director and racing driver Han Han, Zhu Qinqin, Vice President of Shanghai Electronic Sports Association, Park Hyunsik, Council Representative of South Korean Athletic Association, Ellen E. Touchstone, leader of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Business School, Benjamin Peng, Director of Israel Cookman Investment and Ruike Xtreme Motorsports Vice President Zhang Wei conducted in-depth discussions on the motor racing e-sports education, the investment and development of motor racing e-sports industry and the combination and development of motor racing e-sports and physical motor racing.
In addition, the brand-new “Ruijihua Plan” off-line experience created by Ruike Xtreme Motorsports, including many rounds of wonderful interactive experience such as “88 yuan” KTM X-BOW racing trial drift experience, KTM City Recruitment Partner Program and Ruike Xtreme Motorsports Recruitment Program, has also added a lot of highlights to this electric competition. Racing driver Han Han, young actors Qin Mingyue and Liu Shuai personally took part in the outdoor experience, competing with the live audience and sharing the passion of the track.
2019 ERL Asia has come to an end, leaving a lot of wonderful memories at the same time. We hope to join hands with the enthusiasm and expectations of every racing E-sports enthusiast to open a new chapter in the next racing e-sports. Being “sharp and enterprising, making guests feel at home”, Ruike Xtreme Motorsports is always with you.