Irvine, Calif. – Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced Razer Invitational – Latin America. After the successful debut of the first invitational held in Southeast Asia in July 2020, Razer Invitational is expanding to LATAM, continuing its mission of establishing an inclusive tournament platform for esports athletes of all levels, from amateurs to professionals, to compete and represent their nations.
“With Razer Invitational – SEA, we received overwhelming support from the 10 nations that took part, with more than 500 teams and 3,500 athletes participating,” said Zuber Mohammed, Chief Marketing Officer at Razer. “Now we are expanding Razer Invitational to other regions around the world to give equal opportunity to amateur and professional players alike, in order to discover more talented individuals and instill within them a sense of pride as they represent their countries in esports.”
Propelling Latin American Esports To New Heights
With its rich cultural diversity and fast-growing prominence in gaming, LATAM is a region full of undiscovered esports talent. Razer aims to bring about greater competitiveness with Razer Invitational – LATAM, by working with the community and game developers to feature popular games that athletes will be excited to compete in.
Expected to be the largest regional esports tournament of the year, Razer Invitational – LATAM will have six participating countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay. They will be battling it out in four featured games that are popular in the region: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), League of Legends (LoL), Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile (PUBGM).
Razer will also aim to bring a great experience for audiences online by providing high-quality streams in localized languages, so that fans will be able to enjoy all the exciting plays and action that the many talented athletes in LATAM will bring to the table at the invitational. Viewers can expect to see some high-level gameplay from the national teams on the live streams, broadcasted via Team Razer’s social channels on YouTube, Facebook and Twitch. More information will be announced closer to date.
Registration for Razer Invitational – LATAM will open on November 2, 2020. Qualifiers will begin on November 28, 2020, with the playoffs and finals taking place from December 3 to December 20, 2020. The tournament will be conducted entirely online.
Registration information and schedules for the qualifiers will be updated on the official Razer Invitational – LATAM website www.razer.com/razer-invitational/latam
Razer Invitational: A Tournament Like No Other
Razer is one of the world’s leading esports brands and has been on a decade-long mission to have esports recognized as a legitimate sport. With the professional leagues leading the esports ecosystem, there is greater need for inclusiveness and equal opportunities to be given to esports athletes of different skill levels, encouraging them to participate and gain valuable experience in large scale tournament settings.
Razer Invitational is built on this vision of fairness, diversity, and inclusivity, and aims to give this much needed tournament experience to a new generation of esports athletes while instilling a sense of glory and honor that comes from representing their country.
Razer Invitational was established in 2020 and was held in Southeast Asia in July 2020, after the successful debut of esports as an official medaled sport at the 30th SEA Games in 2019, the first time for esports to be featured on a world sporting stage.
For more information on Razer Invitational LATAM, please visit www.razer.com/razer-invitational/latam or Team Razer’s Facebook page.
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ABOUT RAZER
Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.
The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services.
Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming peripherals and Blade gaming laptops.
Razer’s software platform, with over 100 million users, includes Razer Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma RGB (a proprietary RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and launcher).
In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual credit services for gamers, and Razer Fintech is one of the largest offline-to-online digital payment networks in SE Asia.
Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in Irvine (California) and Singapore, Razer has 17 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand for gamers in the USA, Europe and China. Razer is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).
