The Korean eSports Association has recently registered HotS as an eSport, but what implications does this have?
If you’ve ever been a fan of Brood War or Starcraft II, you’ve heard of KeSPA. Based in South Korea and backed by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, KeSPA is one of the organisations that run the national eSports scene. It organises tournaments, teams and broadcasting for several games, most notably Starcraft II, League of Legends and FIFA Online 3.
As of last week, Heroes of the Storm is also a game registered under the KeSPA organisation and, while there have been no concrete announcements concerning future plans for the game, this should be a good sign for any HotS fans.
Whether or not there will be direct involvement of the organisation in the HotS scene is still unclear. However, being registered means that the game holds more legitimacy as an eSport (something that has been questioned when compared to its more established brothers, LoL and Dota 2) and may eventually lead to more coverage and more investors for the scene.
Only time will tell what comes of this announcement, but some might say this is an important step in the establishment of the Heroes of the Storm scene. Where Korea leads, the rest of the eSports world will follow.
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