{"id":11082,"date":"2024-12-31T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/?p=11082"},"modified":"2024-12-31T11:36:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T09:36:08","slug":"el-coi-ficha-en-ubisoft-a-su-nueva-directora-de-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/noticias-esports\/el-coi-ficha-en-ubisoft-a-su-nueva-directora-de-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"The IOC signs its new esports director at Ubisoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11082\" class=\"elementor elementor-11082\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8520c52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8520c52\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633b205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"633b205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The <strong>International Olympic Committee (IOC)<\/strong> has taken a firm step forward in its commitment to e-sports by incorporating <strong>Zeynep Gencaga Dechelotte<\/strong> like new <strong>associate director of esports<\/strong>. This appointment came at a key moment, with the organization of the first <strong>Olympic Games of esports<\/strong> scheduled for <strong>2025<\/strong> in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b520ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b520ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience in the video game industry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339faa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339faa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7a3070b4-9b27-43cc-8119-1140da690015\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The choice of Zeynep Gencaga Dechelotte was no accident. The Turkish executive comes from <strong>Ubisoft<\/strong>where he played the role of <strong>senior director of esports<\/strong>leading key projects in the competitive promotion of outstanding titles. His trajectory also includes his time at <strong>Riot Games<\/strong>developer of franchises such as <em>League of Legends<\/em> and <em>Valorant<\/em>. In Riot, Dechelotte was <strong>head of esports business development in Europe and MENA<\/strong>The growth of e-sports has been essential to the growth of e-sports in these regions.<\/p><p>With a career focused on the professionalization and global expansion of esports, Dechelotte will bring his expertise to shape the IOC's ambitious roadmap in this new area.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e74836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e74836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saudi Arabia and the first esports Olympic Games<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b2e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b2e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7a3070b4-9b27-43cc-8119-1140da690015\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The designation of <strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong> as host of the first <strong>Esports Olympic Games in 2025<\/strong> also reinforces the country's bid to position itself as a world leader in the sector. This championship, organized by the IOC, is an evolution of the pilot tournament held in 2023, where the potential of e-sports as an official discipline was explored.<\/p><p>In addition, the agreement between the IOC and Saudi Arabia ensures that the country will <strong>will host the Games until 2037<\/strong>This suggests that the four-year tradition of the traditional Olympic Games will be maintained.<\/p><p>This strategic alliance not only opens up new economic and sponsorship opportunities, it also positions esports as a <strong>key vertical<\/strong> within the Olympic movement.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cb3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28cb3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expectations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc39293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc39293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7a3070b4-9b27-43cc-8119-1140da690015\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\"><p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The decision to incorporate esports into the IOC program has generated mixed opinions. While some celebrate this opening as a natural step towards the modernization of the Olympic Games, others question the inclusion of digital disciplines in an event with traditional sporting roots. However, the <strong>exponential growth of the esports industry<\/strong>with millions of players and viewers globally, justifies this evolution.<\/p><p>Zeynep Gencaga Dechelotte will have the difficult task of balancing the expectations of video game fans with the historical values of Olympism. The first edition of these Games will be pivotal in determining whether e-sports find their permanent place in the Olympic calendar.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering the exciting world of esports may seem like a challenge, but with the right guidance, any gamer can begin their journey to professional competition.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-11082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-esports","tag-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11082"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11090,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions\/11090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duel.plus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}