FOR IT TOO A
100%. WELL THIS EXCLUSIVE
CONCENTRATE FOSSILS JUST
BURNING OUT YOU KNOW A GOOD JOB
AS A OK GUYS, LET'S PICK MISSED
PRACTICE AGG PREVIOUSLY KNOWN
TO THE WORLD AS
THE SPORT THAT'S MANAGEMENT DOT
ORG IS A COMPETITIVE GAMING
PLATFORM THAT JUST CLOSED ITS
5.5 MILLION US DOLLARS, HERE'S
A ROUND
AND RECENTLY LAUNCHED A
GRASSROOTS ESPORTS FUND JOINING
US NOW IS NICK VAN'T SCHIP
MARKETING DIRECTOR BEHIND THE
PROJECT. NICK THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU GUYS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HAVING THANK
YOU FOR BEING ONE OF THE VERY
FEW PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
ACTUALLY NAILED BY NAME IT'S
SUCH AS DIFFICULT
PARTS LAST NAME AND BOTH OF YOU
INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER F
MAIL THAT SO BOW OFF TO A GREAT
START.
>> MOMENT, BUT WELL FORGET
>> I THANK YOU SO MUCH AND UH
YOU KNOW WE'RE GLAD WE
CAN MAKE PROUT SO CONGRATS TO
CLOSING SUCH A SUCCESSFUL ROUND
RIGHT, LET'S START AT 30,000
FEET UP IN THE AIR WHAT IS NICE
CACTUS.
>> YOU MENTION THAT AND I
SUSPECT THIS IS COMPETITIVE A
MARKET FOR HIM.
CATERING TO TO GAMERS WHO WANT
TO MAKE THEIR WAY AND THE IN
TIBET
ENOUGH ESPORTS WE DO THAT IN ON
THE
WHITE. WE SAW THAT IN THE WHITE
WAY SO YOU CAN ASSESS YOUR
SKILL LEVEL COMPARE IT BECAUSE
THAT'S ALWAYS VERY IMPORTANT TO
OTHER PEOPLE ON OUR PLANET
COMPARE IT TO SOME OF
SOME OF THE 18 MEMBERS OF OUR
OF OUR PARTNERS TO 2 AT A
GAMING ET CETERA. THEN WHEN YOU
KNOW WHAT YOUR SKILL LEVEL THIS
AND WE WILL HAVE TRAINING AND
FOR YOU TO RAISE THAT SKILL
LEVEL AND THE BEST WAY TO RAISE
YOUR SKILL LEVEL WE ALL NOTICES
TO COMPETE REGULARLY.
SO WE HAVE WEEKLY CASH PRICE
REALLY IN SEATTLE THE
SUPPORT FOR FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT
TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN
THE SPORTS. FROM FROM FROM
AMATEUR ALL THE WAY TO
NOT APPROACH.
>> TALK TO US ABOUT THE NICE
CACTUS GRASSROOTS ESPORTS FUND
WHAT IS IT AND WHAT IS ITS
PURPOSE.
>> STARFISH AN. ON ON THE
SPORTS IS AS OPPOSED TO ALMOST
EVERY OTHER FORM OF COMPETITIVE
ENTERTAINMENT ESPORTS HAS GROWN
VERY MUCH
TALK DOWN. AND THIS IS IT'S GOT
THESE FORTS TO WHERE IT
IS AND BUT FOR FREE SPORTS TO
TO TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND TO
GO INTO ITS
NEXT STEP. AND WE REALLY NEED
TO AS AN INDUSTRY CATER TO TO
TEMPERATURES TO SEMI
PROFESSIONALS AND SO THAT THERE
IS
A HEALTHY. SUPPLY OF ATHLETE
YOU PLAY TO TO JOIN
THE RANKS AND HE DID A NICE CUT
THE GRASS ROOTS WERE FUND IS US
PUTTING OUR MONEY WHERE OUR
MOUTH THIS AND IN SAYING THAT
THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND ICE
MAKING IT HAPPEN OUR
PLATFORM READY. HELPS PEOPLE
AND WITH THE THINGS I JUST
MENTIONED TO CASH PRICES EVERY
WEEK CERTAINLY AND PUT SOME
SOME SOME MONEY IN THE POCKET
FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL. BUT
THEY'RE STILL A
BIG GAP. AMATEUR
PLAYERS WHO JUST MIGHT BE GOOD
ENOUGH TEAMS THAT JUST MIGHT BE
GOOD ENOUGH
TO COMPETE. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE
THE FUNDS MAYBE TO TRAVEL TO
THE FENCE. THERE'S LOTS OF
EVENTS WITH OPEN QUALIFIERS
THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW
PEOPLE DON'T TAKE PART IN
MYSTIC
CONN TRAVEL. ANOTHER GREAT
EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
SUPPORT WITH THE WITH THE FUND
IS SAYS STABILITY FOR TEAMS TO
TRAVEL TO BOOT CAMPS. AGAIN YOU
KNOW YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE ALL OVER
ALL OVER THE
PLAYING TOGETHER AS IT'S ALL
ONLINE. THIS IS GREAT BEING
TOGETHER IN THE SAME PLACE FOR
A COUPLE OF DAYS.
TOGETHER CAN REALLY RACE YOU
RAISE YOU UP. AND THE FRONT
WHAT WILL SPONSOR AMATEUR AND
THE SENATE ARE PROFESSIONAL
PLAYERS. TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL
TO EVENTS AND TO BE ABLE TO
ATTEND WE'VE GOT ABSOLUTELY.
>> DEFINITELY A REALLY
NECESSARY THING BECAUSE THAT
YEAH ISRAEL SO WHAT ARE SOME
KEY PROGRAM DATES THAT WE NEED
TO BE AWARE OF HERE.
>> SO ONE WE JUST HAD A ON THE
20 SECONDS WE WE ANNOUNCED THE
FUND.
>> AND RIGHT NOW AND PEOPLE GO
TO NOT ACT AS THE GIGI.
YOU CAN YOU CAN GO TO YOUR
DASHBOARD YOU CAN FIND THE ROAD
TO SPONSORSHIP. WHICH
INTRODUCES PEOPLE TO A TO A TO
THE PROGRAM.
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE PART
IN
THE PLATFORM. RAISE YOUR LEVEL
AND TAKE PART
IN TOURNAMENTS AND TOWARDS THE
END OF THE THE FINAL LIST WILL
BE DEFINED ARE STILL WORKING
CLOSELY WITH
THE A THE ATHLETES WE HAVE FOR
YOU THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TEAM IS
GOVERNED FORMER TEAM COACHES
ETC WE'RE TALKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT AND
REALLY DEFINING A GOOD. A SET
OF CHALLENGES A GOOD SET
WE'RE ALL GAMERS HERE CAN CALL
THEM QUESTIONS, IT'S A LIST OF
TO SHOW TO EACH OTHER TO
THEMSELVES TO US THAT TO READY
TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP. AND THEN
TOWARDS THE END
OF JANUARY. THE ABILITY WILL
APPEAR FOR FOR PEOPLE TO
ACTUALLY APPLY FOR THE
SPONSORSHIP SHOULD IT GO.
A GOOD IT'S A GOOD TICKET FOR
5 WEEKS TO TICK THOSE BOXES TO
COMPLETE THOSE CHALLENGES
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TOWARDS
THE END OF THE END
OF FEBRUARY AND WE'RE GOING TO
ANNOUNCE THE FIRST A
SPONSORSHIP GRANTS AND WE'RE
GOING TO SEND PEOPLE TO EVENTS
ARE GOING TO SEND TEAMS TO
BOOT CAMPS. AND THAT'S KIND OF
OUR RUNWAY FOR THE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE
OF MONTHS.
>> WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO
BOSTON, THE TIER 2 TIER 3 AND
GRASSROOTS LEVELS OF
COMPETITION.
>> ADDRESSING THE ANALOGY I
OFTEN USE AND YOU GUYS WE'RE
BEFORE TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL
AND SOCCER OR AS IF MY IF MY
SON COMES TO ME SAYS THAT I
WANT TO BE A PRO FOOTBALL
PLAYER.
THE PATH IS PRETTY DO YOU FIND
IN EUROPE YOU FIND A GOOD CLUB
IN THE US YOU FIND A GOOD.
>> THE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE
ET CETERA. YOU SIGN UP TO GET
HIM AS GARY BRING IT TO
TRAINING SESSIONS YOU BRING
INTO NACHES AND IF THERE'S
TALENT THAT THIS IS ALWAYS A
SITE IN FACT
HE WILL GET SCOUTED HE WILL
PLAY UP TO HIS LEVEL MAYBE EVEN
PROFESSIONAL ETCETERA AND
ESPORTS THAT PATH JUST ISN'T
THERE YET. AGAIN WE MENTIONED
BEFORE TODAY THE CHASM THAT THE
GAP THAT THEIR EGGS.
AND REALLY WHAT WHAT THEIR
NEEDS TO FOR FREE SPORT TO TO
TO TO MAKE ITS INTO ITS NEXT
STEP. IS IS A LINEAR PATH FROM
AMATEUR
TO PRO LIKE IT EXISTS IN ALMOST
EVERY OTHER SPORT AND ALMOST
EVERY OTHER AND EVERY OTHER
FORM OF BETTER ENTERTAINMENT
THAT WE HAVE ESPORTS NEEDS TO
IT NEEDS TO GET THERE AND FOR
ESPORTS TO GET THERE. THERE
NEEDS TO BE THE GRASSROOTS
BOTTOM-UP APPROACH.
>> ABSOLUTELY AND YOU MENTIONED
YOU KNOW REALLY PUTTING IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT PATH TO
GROW ENOUGH STAYING AWAY ON A
GLOBAL SCALE.
SO NOW, BUT YOU YOU'RE WORKING
TOWARDS THIS WHAT DOES THE
FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR ASPIRING
ESPORTS PROFESSIONALS BE IT AS
PRO PLAYERS COMMENTATORS OR GO
THE WHOLE 9 YARDS HERE.
>> I THINK THERE'S NEVER BEEN A
BETTER
YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE EASIER THAN IT'S BECAUSE IT
ALWAYS WILL REQUIRE HARD WORK
AND TALENT AND PUTTING IN THE
HOURS GRINDING
IT OUT. BUT BUT IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO US TO TO TO
SEE THAT AND SKILL LEVEL AND A
TALENT AND ACTUALLY PUTTING IN
THE WORK WORK WILL BECOME THE
DIFFERENTIATED THAT WILL BECOME
THE REASON WHY YOU MAKE IT OR
NOT BECAUSE THAT PATH IS
CLEARED ERS THERE'S A THERE'S A
PLATFORM THAT THAT THAT THAT
HELPS YOU WITH THAT THAT GUIDE
YOU
ON THAT. AND THEN IF YOU'RE IF
YOU'RE GOOD YOU'RE GOING TO GET
PICKED UP YOU'RE GOING TO GET
SCOUTED ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT
ELEMENT THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE
I WOULD LOVE TO TO SEE. COME
FROM THIS AS WELL IS REALLY THE
INCLUSIVITY THE SPORT TEST
A BEAUTIFUL ELEMENT OF
BEING ONLINE VERY OFTEN SO IT
OPENS UP THE PLAYING FIELDS TO
MANY
MORE PEOPLE. FOR THAT PLAYING
FIELD TO TRULY BECOME EQUAL
INTO TRULY FIRST FOR SKILL AND
TO BECOME THE DIFFERENTIATOR
THAT PATH NEEDS TO BE
TRANSPARENT A BEACH TO BE LIVE
NEAR THAT ROAD TO
BECOMING A PRO NEEDS TO BE A
PARENT AND THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I