This Week in Esports with Mark Cai : September 28th-October 4th
๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐)๐ฅ
๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก – ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐
๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ค
– Jing Ji Bao partners with Team Secretโs Dota 2 roster.
– CORSAIR Gaming Zone created with Amuka Esports partnership
– Team Queso initiates mobile partnership with Samsung
– Global Esports Federation joins forces with Nielsen
– Fnatic enters multi-year partnership with Hisense
– International Esports Federation taps Major Events International for partnerships
๐ธ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ธ
– Hector Rodriquez to acquire OpTic Gaming
– DreamHack and ESL merge under ESL Gaming
– Guild Esports complete $53M Stock Market Listing
– Nations Ventures invests in social platform Smerf
๐ข๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ข
– Ninjas in Pyjamas bring on Vincent Lutz and Anton Fagerhem.
– David Levy joins Andbox as investor and chairman of advisory board
– Chris Mann joins REV/XP to head its gaming + esports division.
– Riot Games Brazil promotes Diego Martinez to GM.
– Johanna Faries to lead both the Call of Duty League and Overwatch League from Activision Blizzard.
๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐
– Riot Games announces teams for CBLoL
– ESIC investigation update uncovers 37 cases of misconduct
– ESIC investigation update uncovers 37 cases of misconduct