Universitario eSports: “The objective of ‘U’ eSports is to play in the best leagues of each video game in which we are participating” | | TECHNOLOGY

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This movement by the cream box is not new. Already in 2019 it opened its division of the virtual soccer game PES (now known as eFootball). Also, in 2021, in dota 2the ‘U’ had a collaboration of about a year with the organization infamous gamingbut the one that came to an end this 2023.

Now, Universitario has ‘relaunched’ its eSports division, which will have subdivisions depending on each video game. We mentioned it lines ago: at the moment they are in LOL and eFootball, but in the presentation video we saw other games like Dota 2, Valorant and Counter-Strike Global Offensive.

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To learn more about this expansion of the cream team, El Comercio spoke with Kristhian Oropeza Marino, sports manager of Universitario eSports, who told us that the team has an expansion plan for other video games and more details.

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“Universitario eSports was born from the growth of eSports scenes around the world and the winning caste of our club, being the most champions of Peruvian Soccer and standing out as Club Polideportivo. That is why, Faced with the rise of the digital sports scene, we are going to take up the challenge”, says the sports manager of Universitario eSports to El Comercio.

Regarding the participation of the ‘U’ in other games, Oropeza pointed out that it is under evaluation: “We have a plan to expand to other major games in the competitive scene. For now, we cannot give more details, but they are cutting-edge games in Peru and around the world.”.

“The sporting objective is to play in the best leagues of each video game in which we are participating.. We also have among our objectives to promote talent in our country, facilitate digital training and become the largest generator of eSports content in Peru”says Oropeza, who has also been a professional eFootball player.

And if you want to be part of the ‘U’ eSports? According to their sports boss, the team has recruiters in each of the scenes in which they are present. In other words, they search the community for the greatest talents to incorporate them into their ranks.

“We have a sports staff that knows the scene of each of the games and we do scouting like any professional eSports team. For this we monitor their numbers on the servers they play and other factors that allow us to choose the best players that represent the claw of Universitario”, he highlights.

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Added to this, Oropeza points out that the ‘U’ eSports has a talent search plan for high-potential players who are not necessarily known in professional communities.

“Right now we are in the LVP Peru (or also Stars League), which is the most important League of Legends tournament in the country. However, for the following season, the format will change and it will be a single Regional League (with Argentina and Chile). That is why we aim to play that tournament together with the best teams in the southern region. In addition, we will be in the Peruvian PES League, in which we will seek to continue our supremacy. Regarding the other disciplines, once revealed, we will proceed to indicate the tournaments in which we will be ”, concludes.

With the participation of the ‘U’ in eSports we have a sample that this industry is gradually establishing itself in our country, attracting the attention of the largest sports teams. It is, perhaps, a matter of time before traditional sports teams make inroads into esports.