Twitch aims to support emerging streamers and is launching a competition. Fame, honor, and a substantial prize pool of $60,000 await. German-speaking commoners are allowed to passively participate in the tournament and help their favorite to victory.
In March 2018, the new Twitch show “Stream On” is set to launch, where streamers will compete against each other. At the end of the 11-week tournament, the winner will receive the prize money, and the glorious career can – theoretically – begin!
Participants are now being sought for this tournament. Applications can be submitted on the official page until January 15, which will be evaluated by a panel of experts. However, long-established full-time streamers are not sought, but emerging talents. The following requirements must be met by the applicants:
- Twitch partnership must be in place.
- They must be at least 18 years old.
- They should be flexible in terms of time during the 11 weeks from the start of the tournament to participate in the stream dates.
- Additionally, they must either reside in the USA, Canada, or the UK, as well as be fluent in English.
- And they should possess the personality that a streamer needs, which includes the following qualities: tactical understanding, entertainment qualities, a positive, engaging manner, as well as a penchant for competitive gaming.
“So what do we gain from this in the German-speaking region?”
The tournament itself will be, according to Twitch, no boring event, but an entertaining competition. In various streaming disciplines, the competitors will compete against each other and prove their skills, as well as their entertainment value to the jury and the viewers.
Weekly, the streamers will compete against their respective opponents from home in the usual setting. At the end of each week, there will be a recap and an elimination show by Twitch. How exactly the individual challenges will look and to what extent viewers can influence the decisions in the chat is still unclear.
From Casual Streamer to Full-Time Job
Besides the aspect that Twitch presumably expects clicks and profit, this should bring small streamers into the spotlight and support them. Even those who drop out of the competition early will gain a few more subscribers through the tournament.
The winner, in a sense, can look forward to a job: The prize money is distributed as monthly payments of $5,000, aimed at boosting their streaming career. By this time, they should also have built up the necessary audience.
What do you think about this? A waste of money or a good way to promote talent?
