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It's time to take e-sports seriously and without contempt

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In one of the video's short comedic skits, a girl receives an iPhone 11 from Singaporean Santa for scoring 260 for her PSLE.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 29, 2019, with the headline It's time to take e-sports seriously and without contempt. Subscribe