Personas
Five main personas for the XSERIES digital product, built from audience patterns seen in the research. All of them are hypotheses that need validation.
Note
These personas are built from content patterns, channels, and the GOS audience base. There are no interviews or demographic data yet. Validate with IG Insights data (IG follower demographics) and a ticket buyer survey. See Open questions.
Five personas
Card color shows priority in Phase 1: red is primary, teal is secondary, grey is tertiary. The Goals row links each persona to Goals: business, user, tech.
Background Futsal Series network, plays on the school futsal team.
Channels IG, TikTok, GOS YouTube.
Motivation Seeing futsal idols, imagining himself playing on a big stage.
Barriers Limited budget (Upper Tribune 60K at the presale 1 price; the price after that is not known yet, Later ticket prices), needs parental permission.
Needs from the product Clear prices, schedule, skill highlights, the "from school to XSERIES" pathway.
Evidence SMKN 4 school visit, poster collab with futsalseries and ncfs.
Goals Buy tickets buy tickets without confusion, Connected outside the season stay connected outside the season
Background Follower of Jaden Bahtera, Atta Halilintar, or other creators.
Channels IG, TikTok.
Motivation Supporting her favorite creator, following the drama and rivalries.
Barriers Doesn't understand futsal rules, let alone cards.
Needs from the product A short, visual explanation of the rules, creator profiles, ways to support a team.
Evidence JAY-D highlight, the Jaden vs Kkajhe vs Nidal rivalry.
Goals Understand the rules understand the rules, Understand the X Card
Background Football fan, remembers Nani at Manchester United and Cristian Gonzales in the local league.
Channels YouTube, sports media, X.
Motivation Nostalgia, seeing legends in person.
Barriers Skeptical of "futsal artis" ("celebrity futsal").
Needs from the product Legend profiles, sporting credibility, stats, premium tickets (Telescopic).
Evidence Coverage by Bola.com, Detik, Goal; highest views for the Falcão and Ricardinho matches.
Goals Measurable tickets measurable ticket sales, Position in SEA position
Background Consumer brands such as AQUA, GoPay, NIVEA MEN.
Motivation Reach to Gen Z with measurable data.
Barriers Current sponsor assets are hard to measure (LED, backdrops).
Needs from the product Digital inventory with metrics, a media kit, audience data.
Evidence XS-2 sponsors on the press conference backdrop.
Goals Digital sponsors digital sponsor revenue, Sponsors in the moment
Motivation Fast, accurate info: rosters, results, rules, quotes.
Barriers No official source, has to copy from IG stories.
Needs from the product A press room, releases, rosters, results, official photo assets.
Evidence The most complete rule details are actually on Bola.com.
Goals Position in SEA the site becomes a source that media cite
Persona priority
Who is served first in Phase 1, and why.
- RakaLargest GOS audience base
- NadiaNew audience growth through creators
- DimasPremium ticket buyers
- SariRevenue, but needs data first
- BayuA simple press room is enough
This order is still a hypothesis. Question Which fans first (which fans to win first) could change it. User journey maps the journey of fans in general, from first hearing about XSERIES to waiting for the next edition. The personas on this page show who enters at each stage.
Research basis
- The GOS fan base is high school and university students from the Futsal Series network: Games of Society, from gamesofsociety.com
- Ricardinho made a school visit to SMKN 4 Jakarta, and XS-3 posters were collabs with Futsal Series accounts: Games of Society and Instagram content audit, from Instagram @xseries___
- The cheapest ticket at the presale 1 price (23 Oct – 1 Nov 2026) is Upper Tribune at 60K. The price after that is not known yet (Later ticket prices): XSERIES-3 tickets, from GOERS
- The JAY-D highlight covers Jaden Bahtera and his rivalry with Kkajhe and Nidal: Instagram content audit, from Instagram @xseries___
- Atta Halilintar appears in the XS-3 player announcements: Players, from Threads @xseries___
- Luís Nani (ex Manchester United) and Cristian Gonzales (legend) are on the XSERIES roster: Edition timeline and Players
- Bola.com, Detik, and Goal covered XS-2: Players, from Bola.com, Detik, and Goal
- Highlights with Ricardinho's and Falcão's teams have the most views (167K): Social media numbers, from YouTube @gamesofsociety
- Telescopic North/South is 225K for one day and 600K for two days at the presale 1 price: XSERIES-3 tickets, from GOERS
- XS-2 sponsors on the press conference backdrop: GoPay, NIVEA MEN, AQUA, and Ortuseight. Sponsor assets today are LED boards and backdrops: Sponsors & partners, from Instagram @xseries___
- The most complete rules detail is on Bola.com: Digital touchpoints, from Bola.com
- Ages, motivations, and persona order are the design team's hypothesis. Follower demographics and fan priority are still open (IG follower demographics Which fans first): Open questions
How this page connects
Pages this one builds on, and other pages that use it.
Builds on 12
- ResearchEdition timeline
- ResearchPlayers
- ResearchXSERIES-3 tickets
- ResearchGames of Society
- ResearchSponsors & partners
- ResearchSocial media numbers
- ResearchInstagram content audit
- ResearchDigital touchpoints
- ResearchOpen questions
- StrategyGoals: business, user, tech
- StrategyChallenges & HMW
- StrategyUser journey