As most of you know, both myself and Tt eSPORTS are heavily interested in supporting eSports in our reigon and helping it grow.
My personal goal is having eSports a 'mainstream' activity, having it discussed in schools (classes?), on national TV and Radio, events in stadiums and large halls (consistently) and hundreds of professional gamers in Australia.
Why I write this thread is that I want YOUR feedback on how we can do so. We are looking to not just run a massive 50k tournament, or pickup 20 new players and sponsor them with flights. We want to know how we can help support the community at a grass roots level, support the communities and help them grow.
Some things we have done in the past and currently:
- Sponsoring SQL/MEKA/TtPiG
- Sponsoring smaller and fun tournaments (Team iCHOR, Plunder Down Under)
- Competitions for Charity (Charity Challenge)
- Underdog challenge (SC2 and CS:S)
- Amateur only competitions (CSS, LoL, SC2, CoD4)
- Community product testing (Theron Mouse)
- Community product give-away (Pro Player review, PiG signed items, White-Ra signed items, MWave USB Sticks)
- Large scale competition sponsorship (ACL PRO)
Some things we will continue doing:
- Sponsoring Masters cup (confirmed sponsorship for next masters cup today)
- LAN Competition sponsorship (Canberra LAN, Arena LAN, Respawn LAN)
- Barcrafts!
- Blizzard WCS Qualifier Sponsorship's (more of them)
Things I would like to implement soon:
- More LAN comps (Respawn, IBISQ net café LANs)
- More sponsored teams (as we no longer have SQL)
- Live coaching with TtPiG and live training
- Work with specific shout casters to help grow their skill-set and allow them to attend more events
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