Mineski is investing $2M USD in the Indonesian esports market in 2019.

MET Indonesia will bring opportunities to the region through competition and infrastructure.

The investment follows a trend of interest in the growing Southeast Asian esports market.

Filipino esports organization Mineski, best known for competing in Dota 2 and League of Legends , is planning to broaden the scope of its operations with a $2M commitment to Indonesian esports.

In 2019, the organization will begin its Mineski Events Team (MET) Indonesia branch that will aim to grow the region’s marketplace with competition, infrastructure, and fan support opportunities. Mineski currently has three business units including Mineski Infinity, the Mineski Events Team, and the Mineski Professional Team.

The move to Indonesia comes after the country was ranked as the second-largest gaming market in the Southeast Asian region by Newzoo in 2017. Minseki is looking to capitalize on the country’s $879.7M in esports revenue this year, according to the organization’s press release.

“We are planning to invest aggressively for the next following years to encourage the growth spurt of the nation’s esports industry, so that we could catch up with other leading countries,” Agustian Hwang, Mineski’s Indonesia manager said. “Armed with the knowledge and experience we got after being in the industry for 14 years, we are optimistic to be able to raise the bar of the esports industry in Indonesia.”

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Among the events MET is planning to bring to the region next year are the Garuda Garuda Cup, the Indonesia Professional Gaming League, and Dota 2’s Jakarta Masters. The Jakarta Masters represents an expansion of MET’s commitment to Dota 2 that includes hosting the Manila Masters in the Philippines.

As a part of Mineski’s commitment to the country, it is also working with internet provider Telkomsel, e-commerce company tokopedia, and transportation technology company Go-Jek.

“Currently, Telkomsel’s customer base who contributes the highest revenue from other digital services comes from the gaming segment which reaches 34% with up to 60 million customers playing mobile games on their cell phones every month,” Auliya Ilman Fadli, Telkomsel games and apps GM said. “Currently, Telkomsel’s market share in the Indonesian gaming industry reaches more than 22%. We are very pleased build partnership with Mineski in Indonesia whose vision is in line with Telkomsel’s to support and advance the gaming industry in the country, or specifically in accordance with our commitment to building a digital lifestyle entertainment ecosystem for the people of Indonesia.”

Mineski’s investment in Southeast Asia follows recent country-specific investments in the region. In November, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan matched the Malaysian government’s $2.4M budgetary commitment to the development of its esports industry.