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Danish esports tournament organiser BLAST will be hosting the Spring Counter-Strike : Global Offensive Major in France in 2023. The event is scheduled to take place in Paris and will be held between May 8 and 21, 2023.  This will be the first ever CS:GO Major which will be held in France. It will also...

Swedish esports firm Ninjas in Pyjamas have announced the launch of their women’s CS:GO team. The team have signed Tilde “?7licious?” Byström and Jennica “?jenkon?” Sjögren, Thea “?pullox?” Evensen, Marita “?Minnie?” Siljan Sørensen and Mayline-Joy “?ASTRA?” Champliaud. The team include the duo from the Copenhagen Flames, 7licious and jenkon, while the former GODSENT trio of...

Betting firm GG.BET has been announced as Dota 2’s main Tier 1 event The International 2022’s Official Betting Partner of its Regional Qualifiers, Last Chance Qualifier and Group Stages.  GG.BET has signed a partnership with PGL, organiser of The International. It will be the first time in the history of The International that a betting...

International esports organisation Team Vitality has announced a new partnership with esports betting firm GG.BET. The multi-year partnership will see GG.BET join as the Official International Betting Partner for the organisation's CS;GO team. The partnership will see both parties work together to create unique fan experiences and also a host of fan activations at various events while producing next-gen content. The GG.BET logo will also be visible on Team Vitality's CS:GO jersey starting from the BLAST Premier Fall Group tournament, which gets underway from August 2022. Dmitry Voshkarin, CEO GG.BET, commented, "We are pleased to announce a partnership with Team Vitality, a world-class esports team whose successes we have been following with great interest for a long time. For GG.BET, this is a logical stage of our plans to expand into new markets and provide continuous support for esports’ development. We are looking forward to implementing joint projects and will work hard to make GG.BET users and Vitality fans happy."

Lando Norris' gaming and lifestyle firm Quadrant has extended their partnership agreement with content creation company Elgato. The extension will see Elgato continue to serve as Quadrant's Official Streaming Equipment Partner. The long-term deal will see the Munich-based Elgato continue to provide Quarant's content creators with their wide range of products to improve their streams. Both Quadrant and Elgato will also collaborate on various other activations over the course of the upcoming year. Most recently, both parties had launched the 'Create Greatness' campaign which works on encouraging 'communities to unite' and enable upcoming content creators to use Elgato's products. The campaign also starred Quadrant founder and McLaren Formula One driver Lando Norris.

Hustling their way amongst the top esports teams in the country, Revenant Esports booked their spot in the Pokemon UNITE World Championships 2022 by clinching the Indian regional qualifier with a dominating performance. They beat Ascension 3-1 in the final and also took home the prize money of $20,000. A total of 24 teams, including popular esports teams like True Rippers Esports, Enigma Gaming, Entity Gaming and S8ul, featured in the regional qualifiers. Revenant Esports were impressive throughout the tournament, winning all of their nine games in the group stages and playoffs. The team will now represent India at the Pokemon UNITE World Championship, scheduled to take place in London from August 19-20. The tournament will feature a massive prize pool of USD 500,000 and will have 16 teams who have qualified from 26 countries across the globe, battling to win the inaugural edition of the tournament. The teams will be divided into four groups with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs. All games will be played in a double elimination best-of-three format while the final will be played in a best-of-five format with a bracket reset.

Red Bull have teamed up with Southeast Asian esports organisation Bacon Time. The partnership will see Red Bull provide Bacon Time's players, coaches, team members, streamers, content creators and ambassadors with their energy drink. Red Bull products will also be available at Bacon Time events. By partnering with Red Bull, Bacon Time expanded their sponsorship portfolio which already includes KFC, Razer, Manly and Foodpanda. Tine Hanse, Head of Sponsorship at Ampverse, commented, "Red Bull is a world-class brand and we’re excited to have them onboard with Bacon Time. They share many characteristics and personalities of a brand that we stand for – young, energetic, ambitious, creative, and not afraid to challenge the limits.”

The Indian DOTA 2 team produced a strong performance to clinch the bronze medal at the first-ever Commonwealth Esports Championship on August 7. The Indian Dota 2 team, comprising Moin Ejaz (captain), Ketan Goyal, Abhishek Yadav, Shubhnam Goli, and Vishal Vernekar, defeated New Zealand by 2-0 in a best-of-three format. Despite the early pressure from New Zealand, the Indian contingent kept a cool head and won the first two rounds by taking the enemy’s ancient with their intense gameplay and strategies.

British racing team Williams Racing have extended their partnership with UK-based esports organisation Resolve, which will see them enter the world of Fortnite. The extension and expansion of the deal will see the newly-formed Williams Resolve take part in Fortnite along with the Rocket League Championship Series. Further fan-based activations such as Llama-Rama and Champions...

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been announced as a brand ambassador and shareholder of London-based esports organisation Tundra Esports.  As brand ambassador, Van Dijk will help the organisation grow its brand and go global while also providing support and mentorship to its professional esports players. The announcement of the Netherlands international’s onboarding was made...