Professional eSports League for Zimbabwean Gamers with OTAKUKON eSports

The OTAKUKON eSports Program is a recently launched eSports league for Zimbabwean gamers. This league aims to create a professional environment for gaming in Zimbabwe while providing local gamers a chance to meet and sharpen each other’s skills during invitational events. OTAKUKON will host monthly eSports invitations with round robin and tournaments structured events where gamers can earn points. The points earned at invitationals will help gamers earn spots at the OTAKUKON eSports finals that will be held at OTAKUKON 2023 on the 22nd of December 2023.

The OTAKUKON eSports Program is an exciting development for the gaming community in Zimbabwe. With the rise of eSports around the world, it’s great to see Zimbabwe joining in on the action. The monthly invitationals will provide a platform for local gamers to showcase their skills and compete against each other in a professional setting. The round robin and tournament structure of the events will ensure that gamers have plenty of opportunities to earn points and secure their spot at the OTAKUKON eSports finals.

The launch of the OTAKUKON eSports Program has been set aside to be a 3 step process. The first stage is the creation of a database of all eSports athletes in Zimbabwe, allowing them to register and be acknowledge as part of the this professional network. This directory is readily available on the OTAKUKON website and serves as proof of athletes plating competitively. The second stage has been the actual creation of leagues for different games. As it stands, leagues now exist for Zimbabwean players of Mortal Kombat, Tekken &, Street Fighter 6 and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 each with a leaderboard available online. With Zimbabwean early adopters attending the OTAKUKON eSports Winter Invitational held on the 22nd of July at Moto Republik in Harare, we have already seen gamers start taking top spots. The final stage of this launch is the creation of OTAKUKON’s biggest eSports event of the year which will be done at OTAKUKON 2023.

“Gaming has been on the rise in Zimbabwe with an increase in console sales and small tournaments across the country. What has been missing to help Zimbabwe cross the threshold into professional gaming is an eSports League,” says Archie Moyo the founder and Event Director for OTAKUKON. According to the OTAKUKON page about the eSports invitationals, these events will be held as full day events monthly. Ideally OTAKUKON hopes to host these events on a fortnightly basis as this would certainly help gamers improve by offering more chances to play together and learn from each other. The first half of each invitational event will be a league based round robin where all players in groups get to play each other for accumulation of points. The second half of the day is then taken up by knockout tournaments for each of the games; with the top 8 or 16 players qualifying for this stage. The points accumulated by games will increase exceedingly increase once players are in the knockout tournament stage, this works well to reward the players performing the best.

The OTAKUKON eSports finals, which will be held at OTAKUKON 2023 on the 22nd of December 2023, promises to be an exciting event. With the best gamers from around Zimbabwe competing for the title, it’s sure to be a nail-biting finish. The event will also provide an opportunity for gamers to meet and network with each other, as well as with industry professionals.

In conclusion, the OTAKUKON eSports Program is an exciting development for the gaming community in Zimbabwe. It provides a platform for local gamers to showcase their skills and compete against each other in a professional setting. The monthly invitationals and the OTAKUKON eSports finals are sure to be exciting events that will help to grow the gaming community in Zimbabwe. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for eSports in Zimbabwe! 🎮