Southeast Asia's red-hot esports scene draws global brands as sponsors

KFC and Yamaha play to win for video game audience of 40m

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Six Southeast Asian countries together have an estimated 40 million esports viewers, led by Indonesia.

TAKERU ITO, TAKASHI NAKANO and YUICHI SHIGA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SINGAPORE/MANILA -- Southeast Asia is fast emerging as a global hot spot for professional gaming, drawing big-name sponsors to an esports market expected to nearly double by mid-decade.

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