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This rendering shows the completed Tech Port Center + Arena, a 3,200-seat venue that will open in May.
"Because of the mixed-use nature of this venue, I think we've increased our marketability," said David Grundy, ASM's director of operations for the new arena."We've got a state-of-the-art facility, and we'll be able to do concerts, to do esports, to do comedy, maybe even to do boxing." Given esports' lower public profile in San Antonio, that part of the Tech Port puzzle may look less certain to outsiders. However, Grundy expects gaming competitions to account for half of the venue's bookings, noting the tournaments' worldwide growth and a rapid expansion of esports programs on high school and college campuses.
However, except for those schoolkids and the port's 15,000 workers, few other Alamo City residents have had reason to visit. Port San Antonio CEO Jim Perschbach hopes Tech Port, which can also host business conferences and conventions, can change that while evolving into a revenue generator. The facility also will house a food hall with a full bar, something Perschbach said will also add to its draw — especially since dining options are limited around the former base.
San Antonio isn't exactly an early entrant to the esports game. The Dallas-Fort Worth area's 2,500-capacity Esports Stadium debuted in 2018, becoming one of the first such venues designed specifically for gaming competitions. Multi-use arenas including New York's Barclays Center and San Jose, California's SAP Center have also become esports hubs.
"When you're talking about these esports events, every person in attendance is a creator," Entner said."They want to livestream and show video of themselves meeting their favorite gladiators. And itBells and whistles aside, Tech Port's capacity hits a sweet spot for the city, according to observers.
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