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KAFU GAMES – KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO SAUDI’S BILLION-DOLLAR ESPORTS GAMING INDUSTRY

November 5, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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KAFU GAMES, Saudi’s first homegrown gaming platform, an esports hub for gamers and organizers on any device, has announced a list of milestone achievements since its launch in 2020. The platform has hosted world-class Esports tournaments for leading titles, registered more than 430K players and 150K teams to date; seen more than 12,000 games played with 103 champions, and given away prizes worth more than SAR 10 million. The gaming platform is officially licensed by the SAUDI ARABIAN ESPORTS FEDERATION.

As the largest gaming platform in MENA, KAFU GAMES’ strategy is to continuously grow its catalogue of competitive tournaments and launch new features that take advantage of cutting-edge technology and further enhance the gamer experience on the platform while continuing to be a player, in the development of the gaming community in the region.

Gaming enthusiasts of all ages can participate in tournaments such as: Corporate Leagues, Gamers without Borders Seasons 1 and 3, online and offline competitions, and on-ground events. KAFU GAMES was the first to hold FIFA 23 online and on-ground community tournaments.

Some of the important features of KAFU GAMES include custom avatars to game on all the way, competitions among friends and leaderboards, and toolkits for professional game organizers to keep the excitement going.

Rami El Khalil, CEO of KAFU GAMES

Commenting on the announcement Rami El Khalil, CEO of KAFU GAMES said: “Our mission is to fuel the Esports community globally, starting with the Kingdom. Since our launch, we have witnessed exponential growth. We are delighted to be one of the key contributors to the rapidly growing billion-dollar Kingdom’s gaming powerhouse and look forward to increasing our market share by tapping into the US$6.8 billion Esports market growth expected by 2030.”

“As the largest Esports gaming platform in the Middle East, we at KAFU GAMES are non-stop hosting leading global titles in Esports competitions and making them accessible for amateurs, professionals, and players at all levels. We are planning to roll out phase 2 of our strategy and are currently in talks with leading investors in the MENA region. We have several enhanced features that are in the pipeline and hope to get them incorporated to strengthen our capabilities and take our business to the next level,” he added.

Recent major collaborations include the launch of the Salam Gamer League for Salam Telecom, and the KSA-exclusive launch of New State Mobile, the latest game from Krafton Games, the publishers of the famous PUBG game.

“Our ongoing strategy is to partner with companies that can help increase our reach and provide a holistic experience to all our gaming enthusiasts with international standards. Via these partnerships and collaborations, we hope to capitalize and contribute to the Kingdom’s expected exponential growth,” concluded El Khalil.

TuksEsports nominates Letladi Lekolwane for MSSA Board position

November 4, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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University of Pretotia (TUKS) has seen its students often dominate selection into Protea Esports Teams, of which Letladi is justifiably proud.

Letladi is the driving force behind Tuksesports, and is determined to ensure that Tuks students are further enabled to achieve greatness in esports.

With an impressive grounding in sport administration, Letladi promises to bring much needed skills and drive to Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA).

Letladi is standing for the important Executive Officer position. MSSA has five such positions on its Board. Such positions take responsibility and oversight for:

Development,
Umpiring,
Events,
Liaison, and
National Team.

Even though, according to MSSA’s Constitution, MSSA President has to allocate the responsibilities, it is only done after consultation with the various office-holders.

One thing is for sure, whichever responsibility Letladi assumes, she will be a great asset.

Challengermode collaborates with Digital Superheroes on Call of Duty tournament to support Military and Veteran Gamers

November 3, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Global esports platform Challengermode has announced it is working with influencer group Digital Superheroes and the Military & Veteran Gamers charity to support the amazing work they do for veterans and civilians.

In honour of Veterans Day this Friday 11th November, Digital Superheroes will be hosting MVG’s 2v2 Call of Duty Gunfight Tournament on Challengermode and spotlighting the incredible work the charity does in establishing a safe environment for service members to connect and heal through gaming. 100% of all the donations given during the event to support its amazing work for veterans. All proceeds from the tournament will be used to gift copies of Modern Warfare 2 to veterans free of charge with the Cods4Vets campaign.

The free-to-enter tournament will kick off on November 13th, where players of any skill level will compete for a significant $2500 total prize pool. There will also be additional giveaways of two GeForce RTX 4090 graphic cards and multiple copies of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Vann Childs – Partnership Manager for North America at Challengermode said: “We’re proud to be supporting Military & Veteran Gamers alongside Digital Superheroes to help make this tournament happen and raise donations for an incredible cause. We look forward to hearing more from them about how best to meet the needs of veterans and civilians, and can’t wait to see the community come together for this exciting tournament.”

To take part and claim a spot as one of the 128 competing teams, visit the Digital Superheroes Discord and follow the “How To Register” instructions on the tournament info page. To find out more about the Military & Veteran Games charity, visit the website.

To enter the giveaway: follow Digital Superheroes on Twitch, join the Digital Superheroes Discord and follow the Digital Superheroes on Twitter. Once you’ve entered the giveaway, every dollar donated towards the COD4Vets Campaign earns you an additional chance to win.

Challengermode’s support for Digital Superheroes and Military & Veteran Gamers builds off of a strong traditional of the global esports platform providing a space for charitable events free of charge, such as the SpecialEffect CS:GO charity tournament, the CompanyClash VALORANT tournament in support of Save The Children, the Lucifer Esports Charity Cup in aid of AbleGamers and the Play2Help Rocket League tournament for Mental Health Awareness Month.

UK’s best student VALORANT teams to battle at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere for Red Bull Campus Clutch World Final Qualification

November 3, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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As part of Red Bull Campus Clutch, the largest global VALORANT competition for students, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere London is set to host the UK Finals on Sunday 20th November, which will see four teams battle it out for a place at the Grand Finals in Brazil. The Finals will be streamed on the Goose House, hosted by Matt ‘Twiggy’ Twigg and Vicki “Gottmoxi” Johnson.

Red Bull Campus Clutch gives student VALORANT players an opportunity to compete on a world stage, in one of the most exciting games to watch in esports. Open to all college and university students worldwide, players can represent their campus and put their skills on display, with the chance to play on the global stage.

Over 80 competing student teams from across the UK have been whittled down to just four for the LAN semi-final stage, with the final UK winner invited to compete in the World Final competition phase and compete for a grand prize of €20,000.

Red Bull Campus Clutch is a global 5v5 VALORANT tournament, open to university students from over 50 countries.
In the UK, over 400 players in 81 teams have battled across regional qualifying rounds to reach the UK Final, with four qualifying winners earning a place at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London for the LAN Finals.
The four qualifying winners – Just Essentials, Last Dance, Birmingham Bulls and Casa Norturna – will battle in a best-of-three format at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere, in a North and South semi-final before a final showdown, with the eventual UK winner earning their spot in December’s Red Bull Campus Clutch Grand Finals in Brazil.

Giving wiiings to student gamers across the UK, Red Bull and National Express also toured Bristol, Edinburgh and Warwick university campuses to offer students a pop-up VALORANT experience. The VALORANT shooting range test challenged students at each university to set high scores, with each winner winning two tickets to December’s Red Bull Home Ground in Manchester, including complimentary National Express travel and hotels.
National Express is the official UK public transport partner for Red Bull Campus Clutch. As the UK’s number one coach company National Express is helping qualifying competitors travel to the UK final by offering free travel on its UK network.
Several global partners are supporting Red Bull Campus Clutch this year, helping bring the latest and greatest hardware to competitors. Intel NUC, SteelSeries and AGON by AOC all return to the tournament. As PC Partner, Intel NUC, renowned for packing high-powered gaming rigs in small form factors, will support with their top-notch Gaming PCs. SteelSeries, the worldwide leader in gaming and esports peripherals, is the official Peripheral brand of Red Bull Campus Clutch and will equip students with award-winning gaming headsets, keyboards, and mice. And the official Monitor Partner, AGON by AOC will once again provide high-performance gaming monitors for the event

Reckoning Esports X Fanclash

November 3, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Reckoning Esports is excited to share its partnership with Asia’s largest esports fantasy platform – FanClash. With this long-term partnership, FanClash is now the Official Esports Fantasy partner of Reckoning Esports. Reckoning Esports is one of the top Indian esports organizations which has been providing opportunities to talented underdogs and transforming them into Champions.

Sharang Naicker, Founder & CEO of Reckoning Esports spoke, “Reckoning Esports has been one of the most competitive esports teams in South Asia since its inception in 2016. In this journey of the last 6 years, we have been associated with endemic brands and have introduced unique non-endemic brands like Tata Motors to Indian esports. We are really proud to associate with a brand which is equally driven towards creating a competitive spirit amongst the fans and the audience. FanClash is our esports fantasy partner. We are really excited to begin a memorable journey with such a strong partner and reach out to our ever-growing fanbase. Looking forward to creating an amazing and fruitful partnership for many more years to come.”

The Marketing Head at FanClash, Ms. Archana Sangaran added, “Valorant has seen a meteoric rise since 2020 and its recent first-ever desi agent launch has been a defining moment for Indian esports. Our mission at FanClash is to provide a platform for fans to engage actively with the world’s leading tournaments and teams. That’s why we are super thrilled to partner with Reckoning Esports, a stellar organization with a clear vision to champion and nurture teams across multiple game titles, including Valorant. Together, we are looking forward to creating exciting engagement opportunities for the fan community.”

Kim Meltzer joins Mobile Global Esports as Managing Director

November 3, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Mobile Global Esports Inc. (NASDAQ: MGAM), the mobile esports and social platform company driving collegiate esports tournaments, team, player and social media platform development in India, today announced that noted esports event producer Kim Meltzer, CVEP (Gamer Tag ‘Esports Mom’) has joined the Company as managing director.

Kim is a 30-year veteran in the event, hotel, and hospitality industry, producing more than 500 corporate, entertainment, pharmaceutical, technology and esports events to date. For over ten years, Kim has focused her career exclusively on global esports events supporting brands, the community, production, publishers, developers, high school, college and professional players, as well as influencers. Kim was a finalist for the ‘Unsung Hero’ award at the 2018 Esports Awards, and then brought the event from London to Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas – tripling their audience – and has now brought the Esports Awards to Resorts World in Las Vegas on December 13^th, 2022. She also holds the Certified Virtual Events Producer (CVEP) professional designation.

“Kim’s experience and relationships with top-tier esports brands and sponsors represents a significant addition to our Mobile Global Esports operations team,” said Company CEO David Pross. “Her ideas and drive are innovative and invigorating and her esports relationships world-wide will prove vital to the future of the MOGO family.”

“Our strategy is to bring value back to the gamer while producing top-tier events that speak to the needs of the global esports industry,” said Mobile Global Esports Managing Director Kim Meltzer, CVEP, “as well as bringing Indian and south Asian gamers into the worldwide competitive esports universe. Everyone involved is essential to our future – our investors, players, universities, brands, management, advisors, and event producers – all working together toward the same goals while facilitating communication, connectivity, and collaboration. This is an exhilarating opportunity and I’m proud to be part of the team.”

Kim Meltzer is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Destination Esports, a women-owned and led full-service experiential esports creative group, specializing in the convergence of the digital and human experience within the esports ecosystem. Through their unique approach to activating brands and their products, Kim, and Destination Esports has set new standards for live and digital esports experiences on a global scale.

A sampling of the esports-related events Kim has helped produce are Esports Awards, Rocket League Championship Series, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Press Junket, Amazon/Twitch Prime/Riot/TwitchCon, Destiny Press Review, Lineage 2 Revolution/TwitchCon, Call of Duty: Ghosts Reveal, Vainglory/Rocket League NA/World Events, Call of Duty Esports Tournament, Call of Duty Black Ops II Press Junket, ANIME Expo, Beyond the Summit TV/Dota 2, Best Buy Harry Potter National Event, inaugural DREAMHACK events in Austin and Denver, Call of Duty MW3 Press Junket, Call of Duty XP 2011, BlizzCon, Heroes Americas NA live Champs, Vegas, Call of Duty Experience Press Junket, Call of Duty Esports Championships and the Call of Duty Metallica Concert.

IESF Concludes Inaugural SimRacing World Cup in Monaco

November 2, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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The International Esports Federation (IESF), in collaboration with the Monaco Esports Federation (MESF), hosted the first edition of the SimRacing World Cup on October 23, 2022, at Louis-II Stadium which featured 12 teams competing for a total prize pool of €4000.

Following an exciting round of qualifiers between 41 countries and 80 drivers, the top 12 teams secured their spots for the World Cup. Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Hungary, Slovenia, Thailand, India, Argentina, Algeria, Slovakia, Colombia, Monaco, and Spain competed in the final, with Slovenia’s Jernej Simoncic winning the gold medal. Spain took second place, followed by Hungary, Thailand, and Slovakia.

IESF continues to unite the World Esports Family with 6182 views combined on the French and English streams on the Monaco Sim Racing World Championship’s Twitch channel. IESF’s rich and consistent history of hosting successful esports events provides athletes with the ultimate environment to perform at their full potential and brings together all esports stakeholders to achieve a united ecosystem for the proper development of gaming worldwide.

IESF President Vlad Marinescu said: “IESF is proud to have collaborated with the Monaco Esports Federation for the first edition of the SimRacing World Cup. We would like to thank our partners in Monaco for making this event a success and congratulate all the participants on an exciting competition. IESF supports the growing success of global SimRacing and we are looking forward to next year’s World Cup.”

Monaco Esports Federation President Louis Ducruet said: “I am very happy and honored to have been able to host the first edition in the history of the SIM Racing World Cup in the Principality of Monaco. I hope that everyone enjoyed their time in Monaco and that we will see even more people at the next edition.”

IESF will wrap up an exciting year of events with the World Esports Championships Finals in Bali, Indonesia, from December 1 to 12. A record number of 120 nations are set to compete, making it the most geographically diverse installment of the event to date, with a total prize pool of $500,000.

Four Countries Secure Spots for World Esports Championships Finals

November 2, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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The International Esports Federation (IESF) Panam Open concluded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after three exciting days of competition.

Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Mexico topped the podiums and will advance to 14th World Esports Championships Finals in Bali, Indonesia in December. The event featured 10 IESF Member Federations from the Pan American region competing for a total prize pool of $250,000.

The inaugural Panam Open featured six game titles, including CS:GO, Dota 2, PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, eFootball™️ , and Tekken 7. Online preliminary qualifiers were held to determine the champions of four zones, North America, North Latin America, South Latin America and Brazil who then faced off at the Centro Costa Salguero in Buenos Aires, as part of the Argentina Game Show 2022, which saw over 100 thousand attendees over the course of three days. The 8th edition of the game show is Argentina’s largest gamer event yet, with the purpose of celebrating video games.

IESF President Vlad Marinescu said: “The inaugural Panam Open was an amazing event that brought together the Pan American Esports Family in Buenos Aires. IESF is proud to be growing esports in the region and providing athletes with competitive opportunities to showcase their full potential on the world stage. Thank you to IESF Panam, our Argentinian host partners and all stakeholders who made this incredible event possible. We look forward to seeing Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Mexico at the WE Championships Finals!”

Pan-American Esports competitions coordinator Nicolas Crespo said: “It was a pleasure hosting this event with IESF. It brought the whole esports family together, and the fans contributed to an unforgettable experience and atmosphere. We are extremely proud of the growth we are seeing in esports and hope for even more successful collaborations in the future. Huge congratulations to all the winning teams, and we can not wait to see them showcase their talents and skills in Bali”

The Panam Open winners include:

CS:GO: Argentina

Dota 2: Peru

PUBG Mobile: Brazil

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang: Argentina

eFootball™️ 2023: Mexico

Tekken 7: Peru

The world’s best esports players will face off at the 2022 WE Championships Finals, scheduled to take place in Bali from December 1 to 12. As the largest edition of the event to date, the Finals will feature a record $500,000 prize pool and see athletes from 120 nations of the World Esports Family compete under their flags.

V1 Parimatch Becomes the Principal Partner of Team Secret

November 2, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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A global betting brand Parimatch expands its support of the global esports industry: just a month after signing a contract with 00Nation, it now enters an exclusive global partnership with the premier global esports organisation Team Secret. The cooperation takes effect on November 1, 2022.

Team Secret was founded in 2014 by Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, former player and captain of NAVI, a participant of all The International tournaments throughout its existence, and a winner of the very first TI. Team Secret has consistently been among the strongest in the world, ranking in top 6 of The International since 2018. Most recently, Team Secret won silver at The International 11, ranking second and winning over $2,4 million.

“Team Secret is a legendary brand for the entire DOTA 2 community since its foundation in 2014. Its exceptional persevering fighting spirit that perfectly matches the Parimatch brand character. We are very excited to welcome the team to our partnership roster. Stay tuned to see all the great features this cooperation will bring to life!” said the Parimatch brand representative Stepan Shulga.

Team Secret shares Parimatch Tech’s commitment to strengthening the global esports community. The organisation relies on a simple but winning philosophy – focus on cultivating the positive culture that is critical to success in team based esports. Its international roster includes players from five countries, including a Ukrainian Roman “Resolut1on” Fominok.

“We are honoured to be welcoming Parimatch, one of the leading sports betting brands in the world. Partnering with Parimatch brings new opportunities for Team Secret DOTA and we look forward to working together to deliver unseen and behind the scenes content with the team,” said John Yao, Team Secret CEO.

“To announce a partnership with Parimatch is an extremely special moment for all of us. Parimatch opens up exciting opportunities, not only for Team Secret but for all of our fans that enjoy watching our content,” commented Clement “Puppey” Ivanov, Team Secret DOTA 2 Captain.

According to the terms of the annual contract, Parimatch will become Team Secret’s Official Betting Partner and will be featured in-game and on the team’s jerseys and hoodies. The agreement also covers creation of joint exclusive content in several channels, meet and greet events, tickets, etc.

Bayes Esports Partners with Krafton

October 29, 2022 Published by EuropeanGaming.eu

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Bayes Esports has entered into a partnership with video game publisher Krafton.

As per the deal, Bayes Esports will supply live data to Krafton, specifically for players of PUBG: Battlegrounds.

Krafton is a South Korean company that has developed or owns the rights to several notable video game titles. These include TERA, The Callisto Protocol and the popular, battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or “PUBG” for short.

“We aim to support Krafton in laying the groundwork to streamline data access for its global community and scale their official data offering both for esports and community use cases,” Amir Mirzaee, COO and MD of Bayes, said.

“That will include enabling a broad variety of digital applications, including live and historic game data access, statistics and data visualisations, and many more.”

The collaboration will expand Bayes’ coverage, and in particular, build on an existing partnership with Riot Games for major esports titles, such as League of Legends.

“However, we’re still in the early days of enabling the esports industry,” emphasised Mirzaee.

Yi Min-ho, Krafton’s Head of PUBG Esports, said: “Krafton always seeks to provide a wider variety of entertainment to its PUBG Esports fans and audience.

“By working with Bayes, Krafton is thrilled to be providing numerous meaningful and insightful data to our fans, allowing them to dive deeper into the world of PUBG Esports.”

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KAFU GAMES – KEY CONTRIBUTOR TO SAUDI’S BILLION-DOLLAR ESPORTS GAMING INDUSTRY

TuksEsports nominates Letladi Lekolwane for MSSA Board position

Challengermode collaborates with Digital Superheroes on Call of Duty tournament to support Military and Veteran Gamers

UK’s best student VALORANT teams to battle at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere for Red Bull Campus Clutch World Final Qualification

Reckoning Esports X Fanclash

Kim Meltzer joins Mobile Global Esports as Managing Director

IESF Concludes Inaugural SimRacing World Cup in Monaco

Four Countries Secure Spots for World Esports Championships Finals

V1 Parimatch Becomes the Principal Partner of Team Secret

Bayes Esports Partners with Krafton

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