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League of Legends world champion Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok took to Twitch to stream this week, after SK Telecom’s exclusive streaming deal expired, and broke records almost instantly. More than 245,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch the best player of all time, which meant that on his first Twitch stream …
Read More »DreamHack Masters returns to Malmo later this year
While the DreamHack Masters Las Vegas CS:GO event is just weeks away the company has already confirmed that the DreamHack Masters event will be returning to Malmo later this year. The event, which was first held in 2016, will return to the Malmö Arena between August 30th and September 3rd. …
Read More »League of Legends World Championship to take place in China
Riot has announced that it will hold the 2017 League of Legends World Championships in China, while the Mid Season Invitational will take place in Brazil. The Mid Season Invitational will take place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro between April 28th and May 21st. The tournament will be …
Read More »Sophie Goldschmidt joins the British Esports Association’s advisory board
The British Esports Association has announced that Sophie Goldschmidt has joined its advisory board. Goldschmidt is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Chime and has previously held positions at the Rugby Football Union, the NBA, the Women’s Professional Tennis Association and is currently a non-executive board member of the PGA …
Read More »Rocket League Championship Series returns with $300,000 prize pool
Psyonix has announced the return of the Rocket League Championship Series for its third season and a massive prize pool. $300,000 will be up for grabs in the third season and for the first time teams from the Oceania region will be able to compete. Open qualifiers will allow anyone …
Read More »16 European PES players head to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou to compete for a spot at worlds
16 of the best European PES players will head to FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium to compete for one of four spaces at the PES League Final. The competition will take place on February 11th at the iconic stadium, with the best players from the qualifiers battling it out in …
Read More »Scuf Gaming receives strategic investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners
Custom controller manufacturer Scuf Gaming has received investment from H.I.G. Growth Partners. Scuf is known for making controllers that feature paddles on the back to make certain actions easier. These controllers have become the standard in many console based eSports, such as Call of Duty, with almost every pro player …
Read More »eSports Integrity Coalition disciplinary panel launches
The eSports Integrity Coalition has revealed that its disciplinary panel is now active to help solve all disputed and issues within the world of eSports. Much like the recently announced WESA arbitration court the ESIC panel will provide independent enquiries, investigations and rulings, including appeals, in relation to matters brought …
Read More »Gfinity to hold European Halo World Championship 2017 Qualifier at Wembley
Gfinity has finally revealed the details of the upcoming European Halo World Championship 2017 Qualifier: London. The event will take place between February 17th and 19th, and in a surprising move it will be held at The Great Hall in Wembley Stadium and not at the Gfinity Arena. The best …
Read More »Turtle Beach becomes the official eSports audio partner of VFL Wolfsburg
Turtle Beach has announced a new partnership with VFL Wolfsburg that sees the headset manufacturer become the club’s official eSports audio partner. The deal will see all of Wolfsburg’s eSports players use the Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset and will see the launch of a new gaming zone at the …
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