We had an interview with Berke Tümay Andıç, PUBG Turkey Program Supervisor at Challengermode, a platform that gives esports infrastructure to all trade contributors, together with esports organizations, gamers, and recreation builders. Berke Tümay Andıç, a consultant of Turkey, knowledgeable us of Challengermode’s plans for 2023.
Who’s Berke Tümay Andıç?
I’m 29 years outdated, truly a very long time (METU NCC and KOU) Chemical Engineering
pupil. I feel that I’m a personality who organizes occasions and organizations for as
lengthy as I can bear in mind and tries to entertain folks round me based mostly on reasonable
communication. For instance, we are able to present my involvement within the institution and
administration of many societies or organizations within the final 10 years. Simply earlier than I
ended my schooling life at METU, after 2 actually pleasurable years I turned to Twitch
broadcasts, I made a decision to focus fully on Esports. In the meanwhile, I perform each
working life and schooling collectively.
How did you meet esports?
My acquaintance with esports goes again a very long time. With the rise in
pc and web utilization in direction of the top of the 90s and the start of the 2000s, I feel that I stepped into aggressive platforms although I used to be not conscious of
it at the moment. The aggressive interplay inside each FPS and MOBA video games led me to
the trade as time progressed. I feel that my greatest breaking second was that I
began to take a look at this trade slightly in another way as a result of I produced VALORANT content material
fully throughout my Twitch broadcasts. As of January 2022, my teammates and I began researching Esports and Esports Administration in Turkey. On account of our
research which lasted for about 9 months, we thought that we may combine the efforts
to extend the efficiency of esports gamers and that these practices would
contribute enormously to the groups in our nation in Europe and the world area. Because of
some information, we turned our path to the MENA area groups and had conferences and
assist with some well-known Esports groups on this area. Because of my need to
contribute to our area as a company, I’m presently working as PUBG Turkey
Program Supervisor at Challengermode.
What’s your perspective on Turkey as Challengermode? Do you’ve got any
tasks you may share for 2023?
Turkey is a superb area and has performed an vital function in Challengermode as
an organization in addition to offered the worldwide esports scene with professional gamers and
groups competing on absolutely the highest stage.
Challengermode is rising quickly within the area with efforts presently focused
in direction of the grassroots scene. Our work along with Krafton on PUBG
NextPro is a superb instance of that. The venture permits gamers trying to change into
the following technology of esports champions someplace to persistently follow
with like-minded gamers and acquire expertise taking part in in a extra critical setting.
It’s actually thrilling to be part of that journey.
Working carefully with native organizations like FUT Academy and PROTALITY has
additionally been pivotal to our success within the area in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.
Exterior of PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, we’re additionally trying to improve our
presence within the area along with different video games and their communities.
Not too long ago, Challengermode turned an official esports companion for PUBG MOBILE.
This, mixed with the sport being deeply built-in with the platform, actually
permits us to broaden our providing for PUBG MOBILE organizers and gamers in
the area.
We’re additionally placing up a PUBG MOBILE Esports fund open for event
organizers in Turkey on the grassroots stage. That is an initiative we have now executed
earlier than in different areas and video games, we see assist TOs improve the scope of
group tournaments by permitting them to scale up and reduce prices.
So far as tasks for 2023 go, we have now some tasks we’re actually enthusiastic about
however nothing that I can share with you proper now. There are undoubtedly issues
occurring in early ’23, you’ll simply have to attend and see.
How do you see the way forward for esports in Turkey?
Nice success is coming. It is going to proceed to come back. I do know that some
official establishments have actions to lift consciousness of households.
Thanks to those research, the variety of gamers who wish to flip to Esports will
improve and the competitors amongst themselves will have an effect on the
efficiency of the gamers. After all, not solely that, the assist and
encouragement initiatives of the golf equipment for the gamers who develop up play
an vital function. Till a couple of years in the past, we witnessed the delivery
of an trade, now it’s standing by itself toes and can most likely
transfer ahead in 2-3 years with this acceleration. The pattern reveals it.
My solely remorse is the native change within the League of Legends league system. I hope this will probably be modified as quickly as attainable.