In the first such a case in Singapore -- where military service is compulsory and lasts two years -- 20-year-old Stanley Aw was allowed to postpone national service by nearly two months so he could compete in the World Cyber Games.

• 新加坡一直致力于推动本国网络游戏业的发展，此次开创了因参加国际文化赛事而缓服兵役的先例。