Gustavo Ponte, Country Manager for Argentina and Chile of the Professional Video Game League, spoke with Cultura Geek about the present and future of LOL in the region with Liga Regional Sur.
Gustavo Ponte is the Country Manager of the video game league Professional for Argentina and Chile, who regulates the professional activity of various esports such as League of Legends, Valorant, Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Free Fire in various parts of the planet. In our region, it has the new challenge of carrying out a new competition, the Regional League Souththat joins the Master Flow League of Argentina with Ebro Gaming, Globant Emerald Team, Malvinas Gaming, Undead BK, Wap Esports and Primate), the League of Honor of Chile, with its champion Eclipse Gaming together with Furious Gaming and Meta Gaming and the Stars League of Peru with his champion Spectacled Bears.
This new league with a prize pool $98,000, is undoubtedly the most important challenge since the inclusion of local leagues and the possibility of promotion to the LLA, based in Mexico. This is why we spoke with Ponte to learn a little more about the impact of this new league on esports and what to expect in the future.
The CM waiting for it to be a good lolcito Thursday to see the #LRSFlow🏆 pic.twitter.com/K3v0OFvx2r
— South Flow Regional League | #LRSFlow 🏆 (@lvplolsur) June 14, 2023
Gustavo, referred to the good public reception with the new South Flow Regional League. “It has started in the best possible wayboth in streaming and on social networks”he explained and added. “They have actively participated in our social networks, as well as in our direct. The viewing numbers and interactions on the networks have been even better than we expectedevidencing the positive impact of this new regional league and the work we do at LVP”.
With the interest in adding more viewers The manager does not hesitate to bet on the growth of the fans “As time passes and the sports level of the league increases, we will surely have a notable increase, continuous work is key to increasing the number of viewers. I am sure that as the 18 days of the regular phase go by, more people will come to see our broadcasts ”he explained.
Is the stream stuck 💪😏? @Gotszar @Zombyra_#LRSFlow🏆 pic.twitter.com/PrLSMUiYfg
— South Flow Regional League | #LRSFlow 🏆 (@lvplolsur) June 7, 2023
An issue no less is the quality of the equipment. In this new league we have national champions, former LLA teams and great professionals. This is why who participates in the league is not by chance, but by a open selection process, where the applications received were analyzed according to their sports, economic and communication project, as well as their history in different esports competitions. Regarding competitiveness, Ponte assures that this will take a process of adaptation. “The South Flow Regional League is a project that is currently made up of three countries (Argentina, Chile and Peru), and the teams that make up our tournament have made a great investment for this new project, they also prepared accordingly for this challenge. This translates into that many teams are facing rivals from other countries for the first time and this adaptation, as in traditional sport, takes time and work”.
WEEKLY CALENDAR 📅🔥
Thursday begins a new SUPERWEEK🤩 in the #LRSFlow🏆 and we want to share all the confrontations ⚔
Are you going to miss the good lolcito?😉
⏰18HS 🇦🇷/17HS 🇨🇱/16HS 🇵🇪
📺Flow Channel 601
📱 pic.twitter.com/ymks7QiRvF— South Flow Regional League | #LRSFlow 🏆 (@lvplolsur) June 13, 2023
The South Flow Regional League began its first week of competition last June 1 and It is played every Thursday and Friday, together with two Saturdays in the first and third week of competition, at 16 hours in Peru, 17 hours in Chile and 18 hours in Argentina. The The grand finale will be in August, at the Tecnópolis property in person, with the last two teams that advance after the Playoffs.