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WEB3 days ago · September 18, 2024. Esports tournament organizer BLAST announced Wednesday that it has renewed its partnerships for 2025 with instant snack brand Pot Noodle, Knorr and UNOX—all Unilever Nutrition brands—for its Counter-Strike 2 competitive circuit, BLAST Premier. All three partnerships …
Esports Charts: Esports World Cup Enjoys 120M Hours Watched
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Listen to this TEA article 0:00. The Esports World Cup enjoyed 120M hours watched over the entirety of its eight weeks of competition from July 3 – to Aug. 25, according to Esports Charts. The report notes that EWC was the fourth most-watched esports series of 2024 behind MLBB Professional …
Esports World Cup Dates Announced - The Esports Advocate
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The Esports World Cup Foundation announced Thursday the official dates for the 2024 Esports World Cup, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer.According to a social media post and accompanying video, the Esports World Cup will run for eight weeks—from July 3 – Aug. 25.. While there will be individual competitions for various games with their own separate prize pools in the seven ...
New Major Event Added to 2025 LoL Esports Calendar
WEBJun 11, 2024 · The new unnamed event will take place in March 2025, and will feature five slots—one per region. Teams from each region will slug it out in Split 1 in January to determine who gets to compete on the global stage. In a media briefing with The Esports Advocate, a Riot representative said that the new event will use “Fearless Mode” in Bo3 or ...
Major Changes Planned for League of Legends Esports in 2025
WEBJun 11, 2024 · Riot Games announced plans on Monday for a major overhaul to the global ecosystem for League of Legends Esports in 2025.. That overhaul—which a Riot rep. told The Esports Advocate in a media briefing on Thursday–is somewhat informed and inspired by what it has learned from the Valorant esports ecosystem—includes an all-new event at the beginning of the season, a consolidation of the top ...
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Riot Expands League of Legends Esports Revenue Sharing
WEBMar 14, 2024 · Teams competing in LCS, LEC, LCK, and LPL can expect to generate more revenue from in-game items, Riot announced Thursday. Riot Games made a major announcement on Thursday related to powerful changes in revenue sharing for professional tier-1 teams participating in global League of Legends Esports. The announcement was made via a blog post ...
New Sponsorship Categories for LoL Esports - The ... - The Esports …
WEBMar 15, 2024 · We’ve seen Progressive, Coinbase, and Honda, among others, sponsor LoL Esports team organizations. In the first few months of 2024, we’ve welcomed new partners like HP’s Omen and HyperX, Uber, AT&T, Pagoda, and Heineken to our shared ecosystem.”. Ultimately, the goal of considering new categories is to give teams more options outside of ...
Valve Plans Sweeping Changes to Counter-Strike Esports Ecosystem
WEBAug 3, 2023 · Valve Software announced major changes this week to professional Counter-Strike tournaments that—in theory—should open up the ecosystem to more teams and tournament organizers around the world.. In a post on the official blog for Counter-Strike, Valve said that, in recent years, the concept of having a “level playing field” for professional teams to compete on has been lost, with the ...
FIFAe World Cup featuring Rocket League - The Esports Advocate
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The new global competition featuring Rocket League will include 16 national teams with rosters of three players and one substitute. According to a release, the selected nations were chosen “based on factors such as player base and previous performances of players from the respective countries.”. FIFA also said in its announcement that ...