Vanessa Brown, Director, APAC at TikTok, on The Greatest Gamer Philippines this 2023 (Exclusive)


The official communications associate of TikTok, the EON Group, lately invited Sportskeeda Esports’ Itiel Estudillo to take part within the press convention of TikTok’s The Best Gamer Philippines. The Best Gamer is a gaming actuality present that originally launched in Indonesia again in 2021 and featured 10 newbie Cell Legends: Bang Bang Esports gamers.

After the press convention concluded, Itiel Estudillo had the chance to sit down down briefly with Vanessa Brown, TikTok’s Director of Enterprise Improvement, APAC. Throughout their assembly, Brown was capable of make clear how the elimination of gamers works within the present, if we’ll see one other season happen within the Philippines, and if TikTok plans on bringing the present to different areas.


Vanessa Brown expresses enthusiasm at The Best Gamer Philippines

Q. Provided that The Best Gamer Philippines will solely function 10 gamers, will the present function a collection of 1v1 matches among the many contestants for eliminations?

Vanessa Brown: We haven’t finalized how the elimination course of will work. If we take a look at Indonesia, we had two groups doing 5v5 more often than not. Then, we had an elimination throughout the course of amongst these 5 contestants. We’re nonetheless taking the info from Indonesia and the way we’ll apply it within the Philippines, understanding the way it’ll work within the Philippines. So we don’t have a last view on eliminations.


Q. If The Best Gamer Philippines turns into successful, identical to in Indonesia, do you see one other season within the works however with one other Cell Legends: Bang Bang pro-Esports staff?

The Greatest Gamer Philippines (Image via The Greatest Gamer)
The Best Gamer Philippines (Picture through The Best Gamer)

Vanessa Brown: I’d like to do one other collection. I don’t see us not working with Good Omega (Cell Legends PH pro-Esports staff), however I’d like to do one other collection.

I feel it’s going to be so profitable right here within the Philippines. Filipinos are so enthusiastic about it. We might like to do it once more. We simply must concentrate on this collection and make it profitable, after which, hopefully, we make one other.


Q. Since The Best Gamer actuality present has solely taken place in South East Asia to this point, does TikTok plan on creating one thing related within the West or in different areas within the close to future?

Vanessa Brown: That’s an important alternative for us, proper? Like I mentioned, we’ve partnered with Indonesia first and the Philippines second, and it’s about making this collection profitable. So we will then discover different markets as properly.

In the intervening time, we’re additionally targeted on getting the Philippines’ challenge proper and doing it to the most effective of our talents. As soon as we try this, then we’ll discover different markets. However it will likely be nice to take it to different markets on the planet.


Why TikTok chosen the Philippines to host their subsequent The Best Gamer actuality present

The Greatest Gamer Philippines Press Conference (Image via The Greatest Gamer)
The Best Gamer Philippines Press Convention (Picture through The Best Gamer)

The rationale TikTok chosen the Philippines as its subsequent location to carry The Best Gamer is the truth that Filipinos are presently among the many prime nationalities lively within the gaming neighborhood. In response to the 2023 World Digital Report, 95% of Filipino web customers are avid avid gamers. It made sense for TikTok to carry its actuality present to a rustic with such a fiery ardour for gaming.

Much like its Indonesian predecessor, The Best Gamer Philippines may also accommodate 10 aspiring esports gamers who will compete for the chance to play for a professional staff. The contributors shall be housed in a villa for 3 weeks. Throughout that point interval, these gamers will undergo a collection of challenges till just one stays.

TikTok has partnered with Good Communications for this yr’s present, which suggests the winner shall be assured a contract to play for the Good Omega Esports staff. On prime of that, the winner may also obtain P250,000, which is equal to roughly $4,800.


For these all in favour of collaborating in The Best Gamer Philippines, any Filipino aged 16 and above can audition from Could 24, 2023, to June 14, 2023. Audition entries shall be submitted through TikTok using The Best Gamer’s official filter and by including the hashtag #TheGreatestGamerPhilippines within the captions.

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Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh