XII South American Games 2022 in Asuncion, Paraguay: Guyana participate in first ever Esport competition
Guyana has taken part in its first ever Esport international competition with Hemchandra Persaud representing Guyana in the Esport Championships being held at the South American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay.
This photo is showing, from left: Pan American Sports President Neeivin Illic, Hemchandra Persaud, Shoaib Juman-Yassin (Manager) and K.A. Juman-Yassin (President of the Guyana Olympic Association)
The game played was Efootball 2023, produced by Konami. It should be noted that, in Guyana, most players play FIFA efootball, which is produced by EA Sports, but the rest of the South Americas play the Konami efootball. The difference in algorithms in the different versions of the game was a challenge, but also a great experience for Guyana’s first international Esport player.
Results: Best of 3, first round: Guyana lost to Ecuador 0-3 and 0-5. Second round, Guyana lost to Uruguay 0-4 and 0-1.
Esport has also been added to the list of sports for the 2023 PanAmerican Games in Santiago, Chile.
