Pilipinas mo-compete sa Esports sa Singapore

CEBU, Philippines —  Duna nay atletang morepresentar sa Pilipinas sa umaabot nga Olympic Esports Series (OES) didto sa Singapore, siya mao si Filipino racer Iñigo Anton.

"I was actually surprised that motor sport was part of it because they don't have it in the real Olympics. It's something that people are adapting to," matud pang Antonsa Philstar.com.

Si Anton anak sa multi-titled racer nga si Carlos Anton nga karon kabahin sa racing teams Motul ug Obengers Racing.

Gikonsiderar siya nga  “most decorated Filipino racer.” Nagsugod siya og lumba sa dihang nag-edad pa og 8-anyos.

Nisalmot siya ug maoy nangulo sa Formula V1 challenge karong tuiga ug gipasidunggan nga  Driver of the Year sa Circuit Racing sa Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).

"I'm under contract with my racing teams, luckily I was still able to continue my real-life racing, I just had to make time for both," matud pang Anton.

Nakasulod si Anton sa Olympics Esport Series pinaagi sa simulated race nga gipasiugdahan sa AAP. 

"By the last hour, I was able to snatch the best time by about 0.07 of a second, which if you would think about is nothing but I was extremely grateful that I managed to take that lap, which sent me to Singapore," matud pang Anton.

Didto sa Singapore, kinahanglan pa sab niyang masulod top 12 racers aron mo-qualify sa Olympics. Dunay 30 ka nasud ang mipadala og mga racers.

"After I qualified for my country, I knew it would be so tough to make it to the final 12 because I will be up against sim racers from top nations in the world. The interesting thing about me is that I'm a professional sim racer but I haven't specialized in Grand Turismo so it was something I had to adapt and learn in a span of two months. Luckily, I was able to get used to track and car," dugang pa niya.