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Game on in a man's world: E-sports team owner a Singaporean

World-class e-sports team Alliance's Singaporean co-owner Kelly Ong had a tough journey to the top

Ms Kelly Ong (above) at the Dota 2 Epicenter Major tournament in Moscow in June, with autographed posters of Alliance’s current five-man Dota 2 roster. She officially became a co-owner of Alliance last December and wants to eventually return to Singapore to help develop its e-sports scene. PHOTO: EPICENTER
Lester Wong
Updated
Aug 07, 2019, 07:19 AM
Published
Aug 07, 2019, 05:00 AM
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There are only two women today who can say they own a world-class e-sports team.

Ms Kelly Ong is one of them.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 07, 2019, with the headline Game on in a man's world: E-sports team owner a Singaporean. Subscribe

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