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Indian cricketer announces surprise partnership. Indian esports organisation GodLike Esports has signed Gujarat Titans all-rounder Rahul Tewatia. Although the organisation hasn’t revealed exactly what Tewatia’s role will be, the partnership comes as a surprise all the same.The move comes as a welcome partnership between a player of the country’s biggest sports and one of its...

Pro League postponed in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) CIS 2022 has been postponed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The PMPL CIS, which is the top-tier regional competition of PUBG Mobile, has 20 teams from across the region competing for the bragging rights as the best in...

Danish CS:GO team have signed Farlig. Danish esports organisation Astralis have announced a change to their Counter-Strike: Global Offensive roster, which will see their former GODSENT and FunPlus Phoenix player Asger ‘Farlig’ Jensen join the team. Farlig will be replacing Philip ‘Lucky’ Ewald and take over as the main AWPer on the side. Lucky had...

Amazon service Prime Gaming has been announced as an Official Partner of the VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA for the upcoming 2022 season. The partnership will see Prime Gaming integrated into VCT EMEA’s post-match highlights and receive numerous advertising slots as well. The deal expands on the already-existing agreement between Riot Games and Prime Gaming, which was announced last year. Eva Suárez, Riot Games Sr. Manager Business Development and Partnerships, commented: “Prime Gaming has been kitting out our VALORANT community with top tier, exclusive loot since the game’s release nearly two years ago, so it’s fantastic to see them expand their support to VCT EMEA! “We’re excited to have them on board to present the Post-Match Highlights, a core segment where our analysts review and break down each spicy move and clutch play made by our superstar VCT teams across.”

One of Europe’s biggest esports organisations, PGL has announced that it will be hosting the first CS:GO Major of 2022. The premier Counter-Strike tournament is set to be held in Antwerp, Belgium between May 9 and May 22, 2022. The tournament is reported to have a prize pool of US$1 million. he previous ones were held in London, Katowice, Berlin and Stockholm. PGL hopes to bring back the game in front of the audience at the Antwerps Sportpaleis, which can host a total of 18,000 people. This will also be the first time a Major tournament will be held in Belgium with the country’s most notable tournament hosting rights coming at the Charleroi Esports in 2019.

Red Bull announced as an Official Partner for 2022 EMEA season.   Energy drink brand Red Bull has been announced as an Official Partner of Riot Games’ VALORANT Champions Tour EMEA for the upcoming 2022 season. The partnership sees Red Bull as a partner for the VCT series for a second year in a row....

Bringing together the gaming community under one umbrella, Ultimate Battle is moving forward to provide a one-of-a-kind social module designed for gamers.   Ultimate Battle, India’s first-ever one-stop online esports platform, has now incorporated innovative social networking features for gamers on its platforms in order to let gamers interact, engage, create and share content exclusively....

GodLike nets the final spot after the other teams failed to meet the travel requirements.   Indian esports organisation GodLike Esports has secured the PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2021 finals invite from India despite finishing fourth in the Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS). The invite was meant for the winner of the BGIS, which...

Indian team overcomes Pakistani and Nepali challenge to be crowned as champions.   Demonstrating top skills and outclassing opponents from Pakistan and Nepal in the Global Finals, India’s Total Gaming lifted the title as the action-packed inaugural edition of the World Esports Cup 2021 (WEC ’21) concluded with a bang. South Asia’s premier tri-nation esports...

Russian esports organisation Team Spirit have extended and updated the partnership with Ukrainian sports betting operator Parimatch. The partnership will see Parimatch continue on as the team’s Title Sponsor. The deal also sees the Parimatch logo on the front and sleeves of Team Spirit’s CS:GO and DotA 2 jerseys. Parimatch will also work with the...