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Once a snooker player, this Singaporean will now compete in Street Fighter at the Asian Games
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Once a snooker player, this Singaporean will now compete in Street Fighter at the Asian Games
In the first of three features on athletes who will feature in Hangzhou, CNA's Matthew Mohan speaks to a man whose journey has taken him from the arcade to the Asian Games.
Brandon Chia will represent Singapore in Street Fighter V at the upcoming Asian Games. (Photo: CNA/Matthew Mohan)
Matthew Mohan
10 Sep 2023 06:00AM
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SINGAPORE: Brandon Chia's journey to the Asian Games began many years ago at a Tampines Mall arcade.
While his mother shopped for groceries every Friday, Chia would get S$5 to spend. And there was one game that caught his eye - Street Fighter Alpha 2.
"I wasn't good (at Street Fighter), so S$5 was sufficient to survive an hour," 30-year-old Chia recalled.
"It was just something that appealed to me - that it's a very different game compared to every other game. It stood out and it was very unique to me," he said.
As arcades soon began to enforce stricter rules with regards to children on the premises, Chia turned to playing Street Fighter at home instead.
"As far as games go, I was never really one to play excessively. Even back when I was a kid, it was just playing (for) an hour or two," recalled Chia, who will be Singapore's sole e-sports representative at this month's Asian Games.
E-sports will feature as a medal event at the Asian Games for the first time in Hangzhou. A total of seven games will be included and Chia will compete in Street Fighter V.
Despite Chia's interest in Street Fighter, a different hobby would soon occupy his time.
In secondary school, he tried out and was selected for the snooker co-curricular activity. As the years went on, he found himself improving.
Chia recalls winning four out of the five local junior competitions when he was 18, and doing well in open category tournaments as well. He went on to represent Singapore in Under-21 events at the Asian and world level.
But in his words, this was when Chia "peaked".
"Unfortunately for me, I feel that I peaked too close to (enlistment in) army and because of army constraints, I couldn't perform to the level that I wanted," he explained.
"I was deteriorating a lot faster than I wanted to. It wasn't good for me mentally. I'm not having fun, I'm not enjoying (it). At the end of the day, to me, it's not all about winning, but it's more about self-satisfaction."
In secondary school, he tried out and was selected for the snooker co-curricular activity. As the years went on, he found himself improving.
Chia recalls winning four out of the five local junior competitions when he was 18, and doing well in open category tournaments as well. He went on to represent Singapore in Under-21 events at the Asian and world level.
But in his words, this was when Chia "peaked".
"Unfortunately for me, I feel that I peaked too close to (enlistment in) army and because of army constraints, I couldn't perform to the level that I wanted," he explained.
"I was deteriorating a lot faster than I wanted to. It wasn't good for me mentally. I'm not having fun, I'm not enjoying (it). At the end of the day, to me, it's not all about winning, but it's more about self-satisfaction."
Sinkies always shine in bo-liao and meaningless activities and our MSM love hyping about them. What a fucked-up cuntry we're living in. 
Cannot say like that, else many glass hearts will be brokenSinkies always shine in bo-liao and meaningless activities and and our MSM love hyping about them. What a fucked-up cuntry we're living in.
No fucks given to these 玻璃心 fuckers.
If we dun Fcuk up gao li gao li, how to justify the need to be inclusive and open door big big deal woh.... Remember more and more sinki has mental illness problemSinkies always shine in bo-liao and meaningless activities and our MSM love hyping about them. What a fucked-up cuntry we're living in.
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