Gamers Change Lives

Tournaments with Eniola Edun of GAMR Africa

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Today’s guest is Eniola Edun. She is the Chief Executive Officer/ Co-Founder at Gamr, the leading platform for esports competitions based in Lagos, Nigeria.

NOTE: The most important message that was brought home in this discussion was that anyone interested in creating a tournament should first look at building a community.

Our discussion included:

Tournaments

  • how tournaments fit into the esports ecosystem
  • mobile/console/PC platform differences
  • logistics on venues, equipment, publisher permissions, and more

    • GAMR X 10 Nation Tournament in 2021

    • how it was created in only a few months to create an event to global standards
  • the scope and number of jobs created

    • Jobs

    • how the GAMR X Tournament created 250 jobs
  • the variety of jobs created, and yes, even for drone pilots
  • how they were able to make the event free for all attendees, including food and drink

    • Sponsorship/Money

    • the costs of putting on Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 events
  • the difference between sponsorships and partnerships
  • setting prize pools

    • Emerging Markets

    • the challenges of ping rates and servers
  • internet constraints

    • Plus, her three pieces of advice for anyone interested in creating their first tournament.

    Episode Page: https://www.gamerschangelivespodcast.com/4-tournaments-eniola-edun-gamr-africa/

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    FEATURED IN THIS EPISDOE:

    Eniola Edun

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eniolaedun/

    Gamr: https://gamr.africa/

    Awarii: https://www.awarri.com/

    Esports Africa News Coverage of the GAMR X 10 Nation Tour: https://esportsafricanews.com/?s=gamr

     

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