eSports
Amateur esports events will soon overtake professional tournaments by budgets
Gamers have crashed a new gaming quest website: esports events are growing in popularity
Professional esports tournaments will soon begin to lose ground to amateur tournaments on budgets. The latter have more and more participants, and this attracts sponsors.
For example, the prize pool of the second season of Polish Esport Cup Summer 2021 is approximately $3,000; LPL Pro League Season 8 has $7,500. At the same time, EXTREMUM Digital Pass event has collected a prize pool of $20,000 and the number of participants is quite large – 50,000. The project has already been running for two months.
This is more than a tournament. There was created a large interactive quest for gamers of all categories. Not necessarily for professionals, and age is not so important.
For successfully completing virtual quests, players earn points that can be spent on real prizes in the DP store. The grand prize is a customizable gaming PC. Now the second season of the project is in full swing. It started on June 1 and will finish on July 25 (the first season was in 2020).
For the first time EXTREMUM brand held a similar quest back in 2019. But it was designed for a small number of users and lasted only 5 days. The event was timed to coincide with the announcement of the Dota 2 lineup, and despite the smaller scale, the project attracted the attention of users. Then the organizers realized that the community was eager for such activities – the gaming audience is mature enough to go beyond the usual formats.
That is why they switched to a wider format. In the first season, it paid off: the audience was 10,000. For such a scale, the developers had to write a huge system from scratch, as there were no similar IT solutions for organizing virtual events. After that, they fixed bugs and eliminated errors, listened to the audience, improved the general approach to the quest, etc.
This season EXTREMUM has not only increased its audience to 50,000 people but also went far beyond the CIS region and now 52% of the audience are English-speaking users. During this season users have already activated more than 1,000,000 game codes in the system.
And now it’s not just personal competition. In addition to individual tasks there are clan tasks. Participants join in groups, compete with each other (including in Dota 2 and CS:GO), socialize and make new friends. The number of some clans reaches 150 people.
The organizers didn’t expect the quest to cause such a stir. On average, a drop of 100 prizes is sold out in 5 seconds. During one of the drops the site went down: it couldn’t cope with the huge number of active users. The devs had to urgently expand the technical features of the website. This experience will be taken into account in the future.
Brands began to invest more actively in cyber events. Even at the start of the project, partnership requests kept coming in. Brands began to come to the understanding that the esports audience is now a serious community with broad interests and opportunities.
The final drop of the event will take place on July 25, which means that even new users have the opportunity to earn enough points to claim the grand prize. This point and drop mechanic is designed so that people can join the event at any time. To do this, you need to register on https://pass.extremum.gg/ and start completing tasks in your personal account area.
eSports
DreamSmart Joins Hands with VSPO to Explore the Unbounded Integration of Intelligent Travel and E-sports
On June 20, DreamSmart and VSPO held the signing ceremony for their strategic cooperation in Shanghai. Su Jing, CEO of DreamSmart, and Ying Shuling, chairman of the board of directors of VSPO, signed the contract on behalf of the two parties.
The two parties signed a contract for extensive cooperation in the field of e-sports in the future. DreamSmart and VSPO will work together to promote e-sports among young people in a more in-depth manner through various dimensions such as brands and products. Su Jing, CEO of DreamSmart, said that VSPO is an e-sports company that stands for youth, passion, honour and dreams, while DreamSmart is a technology company that keeps boosting creativity through leading technology to provide young people with more personalized and leading high-end products. The brand concepts of the two companies are naturally compatible. DreamSmart will work with VSPO to explore the integration of intelligent travel and e-sports, so as to bring users a new experience. DreamSmart is willing to accompany every talented young person who dares to think and fight for a win to seek F.I.R.S.T in their minds – unbounded integration, endless competition, continuous innovation, teamwork, and continuous growth make champions.
E-sports is rapidly becoming a part of the lifestyle of contemporary young people. It is not only a popular topic in the field of culture and sports, but also represents an emerging industrial economy. As the world’s leading e-sports event operator, VSPO is committed to creating content and products that e-sports fans around the world love, and promoting e-sports to become a more influential new generation of sports and entertainment.
Ying Shuling, chairman of the board of directors of VSPO, said: “Through this cooperation with VSPO, we will explore more possibilities of linking to the e-sports industry, so as to create more interesting, vivid and pleasing experience scenarios for e-sports fans and jointly promote the new development of e-sports integration.”
Through this cooperation, DreamSmart and VSPO will empower each other to open up a new arena with their rich resources and experience in the fields of intelligent travel and e-sports.
To show the first implementation result of this strategic cooperation, at the signing site, DreamSmart announced that it will sponsor the BLG League of Legends branch, while the BLG League of Legends branch will help DreamSmart and its subsidiary brands enhance their popularity among e-sports fans through IP licensing, fan activities, co-branded products, etc.
BLG (Bilibili Gaming) was founded in 2017 and has set up the League of Legends branch, the VALORANT branch and other branches. It has participated in many high-profile e-sports events around the world, including but not limited to the League of Legends World Championship and the League of Legends Mid-Season Championship. This year, it achieved great performance by becoming the champion in the Spring Season of the League of Legends Pro League and the runner-up in the 2024 Mid-Season Championship.
DreamSmart is a cross-sector platform for full-stack smart terminal technologies. Based on the concept of “smartphones + XR + smart EVs”, DreamSmart promotes the integration and synergy between the two industries of consumer electronics and automotive, aiming to build a global intelligent travel technology ecosystem. In the future, DreamSmart will launch the first intelligent electric vehicle product based on the new product customization ecology derived from e-sports, and join hands with VSPO to continue to innovate in the field of intelligent technology around the integration technology, design aesthetics, brand accumulation and product layout, and connect to young people more deeply to provide users with a multi-terminal, full-scenario and immersive integration experience.
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Canada
Canada set to host the next BLAST R6 Major with world’s best Rainbow Six esports players to compete in Montreal in November
World’s best Rainbow Six Siege esports teams from 9 regions will compete in Montreal, Canada. $750,000 in total prize pool up for grabs at final Major of 2024.
Today, Ubisoft and BLAST have released details for the final BLAST Rainbow Six Major of Season 2024, which is due to take place in Montreal, Canada from 7 to 17 of November.
Rainbow Six Esports is back in Canada for the first time since 2023, with Montreal’s Verdun Auditorium set to welcome 20 of the world’s best teams over two weeks in November. The BLAST R6 Major Montreal will feature a three-phase format with the final weekend playing out in front of a live audience with thousands of fans expected to pack out the Verdun Arena.
Tickets are available here: eventim.ca
Dates & location:
- Phase 1: 7 – 8 November – not open to public
- Phase 2: 10 – 13 November – not open to public
- Phase 3: 15 – 17 November – open to the public at the Verdun Auditorium, Montreal
Venue: Verdun Auditorium
Address: 4110 Bd LaSalle, Verdun, QC H4G 2A5, Canada
With Stage 2 of the Regional Leagues is set to get underway from September, teams across the nine different regions of BLAST R6 will be looking to become one of the 20 teams to qualify for the Montreal Major. These teams will compete for the lion’s share of the USD $750,000 prize pool, as well as points to qualify for the Six Invitational 2025.
Montreal and Rainbow Six have a long history together since the teams behind the development of Rainbow Six Siege are based in Ubisoft offices in Montreal. The city had previously hosted international Rainbow Six Esports tournaments such as the 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023 editions of Rainbow Six’s SIX Invitational where Brazilian team w7m had been crowned World Champions.
Additional details on the venue, ticketing, and more are available via Eventim here: eventim.ca
For more information about BLAST R6, please visit rainbow6.com and follow us on social media.
eSports
stc Group Announced as Elite Partner of First Esports World Cup to Create Unparalleled Gaming Experience
The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) today announced that stc Group, an engine of digital transformation, has been named as the Elite and Founding Partner of the inaugural Esports World Cup (EWC), being hosted at the world-class venue, Riyadh Boulevard City, between 3 July and 25 August. The partnership was announced at an official signing ceremony attended by Faisal Alsaber, Group Chief Commercial Officer and Ralf Reichert, CEO of Esports World Cup Foundation.
Through this partnership, stc Group will provide seamless connectivity across all EWC venues, creating an unparalleled competitive gaming experience. With a remarkable track record of innovation and integration of advanced technologies in gaming across the region, stc Group will elevate both professional and enthusiast gaming esports competitions to new heights.
stc Group is also the naming partner for three key venues at the event, which will showcase dynamic and immersive digital and gaming experiences: stc Arena, stc Play Gaming Hall, and stc TV World Cup Studios. These venues will highlight stc Group’s pivotal role in the festival, reaffirming its commitment to advancing the esports industry in the kingdom. The stc Arena and World Cup Studios will host esports matches, while the Gaming Hall will serve as a hub for participants to join community tournaments and other activations.
“I’m proud to welcome stc Group, a telecommunications giant and digital pioneer, as an Elite and Founding Partner of the Esports World Cup,” said Ralf Reichert, CEO of Esports World Cup Foundation. “stc Group is the digital backbone of our competitions and will bring the EWC content to local and global audiences. Through their festival activation, stc will enable fans visiting the EWC to stay connected with the special stc SIM Card. As one of the largest companies in the MENA region, their support means we’re not only going to offer exceptional digital access for fans and athletes but can take the Esports World Cup to the next level.”
Olayan Alwetaid, stc Group CEO, said: “Our partnership with the Esports World Cup is a testament to our vision for the future of gaming. We are thrilled to be deploying our seamless world-class connectivity, enabling the kingdom to become the premier global hub for gaming. stc Group is committed to bringing this event to life with innovative technological solutions, as well as showcasing the vast scale and scope of its services.”
During the EWC, stc play, the leading gaming platform for amateur and professional gamers, will feature engaging activities, including an ongoing prediction segment for all tournaments. Furthermore, with the stc play app, the participants can register for community tournaments taking place in the stc play Gaming Hall, one of the festival’s major venues.
stc tv, an industry-leading streaming service, will play a pivotal role in streaming all EWC tournaments on its platform, ensuring viewers can watch the action unfold in real-time. This partnership highlights the commitment of both stc Group and the Esports World Cup to advancing the growth of the gaming industry in the Kingdom, contributing to Vision 2030 objectives of becoming a premier gaming hub.
Mark your calendars for July 3, 2024, when the Esports World Cup will turn Riyadh into the heart of esports and gaming culture with an eight-week extravaganza. The Festival will showcase gaming activities, community tournaments, pop culture festivities, international experiences, and more. Fans can partake in these thrilling events and witness top athletes and clubs vie in 20 Game Championships for a share of over $60 million in prize money — the largest prize pool in esports history.
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