the fuegian Dario “Rupert Rosty” Ternengo will be the first Argentine player to participate in the face-to-face final of the global NFT game competition Axie InfinityAIR22 Championship Series, an event held this weekend at the HyperX Arena in Las Vegas and 30 thousand dollars in prizes.

Rupert Rosty, 30, will participate on behalf of Ola GGthe representative for the Spanish-speaking market of Yield Guild Games (YGG- the largest decentralized gaming guild in the world), a community that gave him a scholarship so he could play the popular “play-to-earn” game and compete theirs. the best in various tournaments.

Born in Ushuaia, it professional poker player and, even before the pandemic, he traveled the world playing various championships. Exactly, quarantine prevented him from continuing the competition that way and that’s where he met Axie Infinty.

At first it was handled alone, with its own investment, but after integrating itself as a member of the competitive scene allied with Ola GG to aim at the top of the world ranking game.

After qualifying in the previous four rounds, held in February, March and April, “Rupert Rosty” earned a spot in the 8 finalists from around the worldwho will compete for the final trophy this weekend in the city of Las Vegas.

“When I found out that Ola GG was looking to form an esports team, I contacted them; the response was quick and very positive. I was so happy and motivated to travel to Las Vegas to compete with the world elite of Axie Infinity and represent the entire Spanish-speaking community ”,“ Rupert Rosty ”assured.

“Part of Ola GG’s vision is to have something for all the players who want to be a part of and we believe that esports is a key part of our community’s long -term growth. Joining “Rupert Rosty” in this final is the first step many of us will take in this direction in the future, and in different games ”, added Martin Blaquier, CEO of Ola GG.

How the Axie Infinity World Cup was played

The modality of the competition in Las Vegas is as follows: each participant will be able to use 10 axies, throughout the tournament. In each stage, you choose 1 particular axie of your opponent that will be forbidden to use for that entire battle.

This tournament will also feature the Lower Bracket (losers bracket). which will allow the losers in a contest to have another chance to fight again for the title. Upper Bracket matchups (the winners bracket) will be in “Bo5” (best of 5) format and Lower Bracket matchups will be “Bo3” (best of 3) until the third round, where everyone is will be Bo5.

The evolution of players play-to-earn games such as “Rupert Rosty” was made thanks to the advent of communities such as Ola GG, which offers the possibility of accessing scholarships, free of charge to the player, thus removing the barrier to entry and creating opportunities to earn money playing with them.

Currently there are more than 3500 scholarship holdersbecause it is the Hispanic community that provides the most scholarships and maintains the rhythm of a community that provides over 350 per week for players from Axie Infinity, Cyball and KarmaVerse. And soon it will add more games to its portfolio.

To apply for scholarships, you must join the official Ola GG Discord, participate in community activities (such as general chat) and complete a basic registration form, where you must be over 18 years old. old.

This system is thought to be of important benefit for the player, because the Earnings which the scholarship recipient gets cryptocurrencies in each title in which he participates, 70-30% will be shared (player-Ola GG, respectively). It should be noted that Axie Infinity delivers AXS cryptocurrency as part of its offer play-to-earn.

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