To give the “kickoff”, the team hit with one of the revelation teams of the game Valorant, in Brazil. Classified for the First Strike closed qualify, the Zombies will make their debut on the servers today (Friday 13).
Along with 31 other teams, Athletico Zombies will seek a place among the eight that qualify for the final stage of First Strike, which will be played in São Paulo in December, and which will distribute a total of R$ 200 thousand in prizes.
The confrontations are already defined and the first match in the history of the Zombies will be against Fusion Fraggers, in md3. If they win the elimination clash, the Zombies will face the winner of Hazmat Gaming and Intel New Indians for a place in the top eight.
“Entering electronic sports is an important step in our strategy to strengthen and internationalize Athletico's brand. It is a great opportunity for the Club to relate to a new audience, contributing with its infrastructure to further boost this market,” revealed João Pedro Novochadlo, Director of Innovation and Marketing at Athletico Paranaense.
The Athletico Zombies line at Valorant is made up of repow, jotaM, pryze, kato and bladez. SrMaxxxx is the team coach.
Gabriel “repow” Mello, IGL of the team, celebrated the success. “We are very happy and very excited about this opportunity to represent, in electronic sports, one of the biggest clubs in the country, nationally and internationally champion. We will dedicate ourselves to the maximum to obtain from the servers what, throughout history, great players have achieved within the four lines”, he comments.
Source: GMB
