The official communications associate of TikTok, the EON Group, not too long ago invited Sportskeeda Esports’ Itiel Estudillo to take part within the press convention of TikTok’s The Best Gamer Philippines. The Best Gamer is a gaming actuality present that originally launched in Indonesia again in 2021 and featured 10 newbie Cellular Legends: Bang Bang Esports gamers.
After the press convention concluded, Itiel Estudillo had the chance to take a seat down briefly with Vanessa Brown, TikTok’s Director of Enterprise Growth, APAC. Throughout their assembly, Brown was capable of make clear how the elimination of gamers works within the present, if we’ll see one other season happen within the Philippines, and if TikTok plans on bringing the present to different areas.
Vanessa Brown expresses enthusiasm at The Best Gamer Philippines
Q. Provided that The Best Gamer Philippines will solely characteristic 10 gamers, will the present characteristic a collection of 1v1 matches among the many contestants for eliminations?
Vanessa Brown: We haven’t finalized how the elimination course of will work. If we have a look at Indonesia, we had two groups doing 5v5 more often than not. Then, we had an elimination in the course of the course of amongst these 5 contestants. We’re nonetheless taking the information from Indonesia and the way we’ll apply it within the Philippines, understanding the way it’ll work within the Philippines. So we don’t have a closing view on eliminations.
Q. If The Best Gamer Philippines turns into a hit, identical to in Indonesia, do you see one other season within the works however with one other Cellular Legends: Bang Bang pro-Esports workforce?
Vanessa Brown: I might like to do one other collection. I don’t see us not working with Sensible Omega (Cellular Legends PH pro-Esports workforce), however I might like to do one other collection.
I believe it’s going to be so profitable right here within the Philippines. Filipinos are so captivated with it. We might like to do it once more. We simply must concentrate on this collection and make it profitable, after which, hopefully, we make one other.
Q. Since The Best Gamer actuality present has solely taken place in South East Asia to date, does TikTok plan on creating one thing comparable within the West or in different areas within the close to future?
Vanessa Brown: That’s an excellent alternative for us, proper? Like I stated, we’ve partnered with Indonesia first and the Philippines second, and it’s about making this collection profitable. So we are able to then discover different markets as effectively.
For the time being, we’re additionally targeted on getting the Philippines’ mission proper and doing it to the most effective of our skills. As soon as we try this, then we’ll discover different markets. However will probably be nice to take it to different markets on this planet.
Why TikTok chosen the Philippines to host their subsequent The Best Gamer actuality present
The explanation TikTok chosen the Philippines as its subsequent location to carry The Best Gamer is the truth that Filipinos are at the moment among the many high nationalities lively within the gaming group. In accordance with the 2023 International Digital Report, 95% of Filipino web customers are avid avid gamers. It made sense for TikTok to convey its actuality present to a rustic with such a fiery ardour for gaming.
Just like its Indonesian predecessor, The Best Gamer Philippines can even accommodate 10 aspiring esports gamers who will compete for the chance to play for a professional workforce. The members might be housed in a villa for 3 weeks. Throughout that point interval, these gamers will undergo a collection of challenges till just one stays.
TikTok has partnered with Sensible Communications for this 12 months’s present, which suggests the winner might be assured a contract to play for the Sensible Omega Esports workforce. On high of that, the winner can even obtain P250,000, which is equal to roughly $4,800.
For these all in favour of taking part in The Best Gamer Philippines, any Filipino aged 16 and above can audition from Could 24, 2023, to June 14, 2023. Audition entries might be submitted through TikTok using The Best Gamer’s official filter and by including the hashtag #TheGreatestGamerPhilippines within the captions.