Remember when the response to ESL’s Cologne pricing was so bad, we had to write a Deep Dive about it?

Well, PGL have outdone them.

But what if, once again, we said the prices are reasonable?

Okay, maybe not quite as reasonable. But we can get into that.

First off, unlike ESL in Cologne, PGL aren’t offering any weekend tickets. Instead, you have to buy a ticket for each day, with the grand final Sunday costing upwards of $300 alone.

Which, btw, is more than an entire weekend in the nosebleed seats at Cologne.

Also unlike ESL, PGL aren’t yet offering any form of VIP package for their Singapore Major. In Cologne you can get exceptional value out of your premium ticket with the “free” drinks and merch that are included in the ticket, but in Singapore, you just get a scrap for the best seats for you and your friends.

Now, back to the pricing.

It’s clear to see that we obviously don’t think the pricing is as good as it is for Cologne, but let’s apply the same logic we did back then.

Going by the fact that events have far more domestic guests than you would expect them to, those tournaments are therefore priced based on the local audience. Considering that Singapore has a GDP per capita of between $90,000-$99,000 (the seventh highest in the world), PGL can afford to be charging a little more for the tickets.

There’s also the fact that for travelling fans, a trip to Singapore is likely to be quite expensive in itself. As a result, those willing to travel probably also have a reasonable amount of money, and therefore could also probably afford the higher ticket cost.

It might be a b-tch for you, the average fan who likes to complain, but listen, this is just the reality of it.

Oh, and for some reason - genuinely, we have NO clue as to what that reason might be - you also don’t seem to be complaining about it as much this time.

Wonder what that reason might be… can’t be anything brownie point related, can it?