Tag: eSports

Real Luck Group Ltd. and its subsidiary companies doing business as “Luckbox” (the “Group”), a leading provider of licensed, real money esports betting, is pleased to announce it has been shortlisted in two categories at the EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards 2021.

The EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards reward the most innovative and creative operators and affiliates in the online gaming industry, recognizing those who have pushed themselves to bring something new to the industry in the last 12 months.

Luckbox has been shortlisted in the Innovative Start-up and Innovation In Esports categories, with winners due to be announced on June 30, 2021.

Luckbox was named Rising Star at the EGR Operator Awards in 2020.

Luckbox CEO Thomas Rosander said: “We are thrilled and honoured to be in the running for these awards, amongst the most prestigious marketing accolades in the igaming industry. Despite a limited marketing budget leading until Q2 2021, our team has shown tremendous creativity and innovation in both marketing and product development to be selected for this shortlist. This work has given us a solid foundation to build upon. Our recent financing, which was in high demand, means we are now capitalized to spend significantly on marketing for the first time, which enables us to scale up these initial successes.”

Real Luck Group would like to wish all nominees the best of luck.

On May 10, World eSports League (WSL), a brand-new global eSports event hosted by Technoblood eSports (TB eSports) unveiled its first plan for the event.

According to WSL organizing committee (WSLOC), currently, about 40 countries have expressed their intention to participate in. The application deadline is May 14, 2021.

WSLOC also announced its game titles for the first event. Up to now, the WSLOC has revealed game titles, including KRAFTON, Inc.’s PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) and Nimble Neuron’s Eternal Return: Black Survival. Fighting games and Supercell’s Brawl Stars are also highly likely to be added as a new title in this tournament. These are selected in consideration of the diversity of game genre and popularity. Additional game titles are scheduled to be selected.

WSL is a national based eSports competition for both pro and amateur players to compete for the best in the world. It is an annual global eSports competition where the world’s best gamers participate under the accreditation of the International Esports Federation (IESF), which recently reached 100 members worldwide.

“The World eSports League is a new global event that aims to grow direct engagement with new audiences in the field of eSports. We will provide joy and new sights to eSports fans around the world through unique and sustainable event,” said TB eSports President & CEO Takefumi Morishima.

“Especially, the COVID-19 virus has our utmost attention this year. We will do our best to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and make it a safe event,” he added.

TB eSports, which consists of eSports specialists from TB head office in Japan and Korean e-sports experts, is a subsidiary of Technoblood and has achieved remarkable achievements in the field of eSports industry since 2002. The Technoblood was the operation partner of World Cyber Games (WCG) in Japan from 2002 to 2013, and co-host of the Tokyo Game Show’s eSports event: Cyber Games Asia (CGA) from 2012 to 2016.

SOURCE Technoblood Esports Inc.

Fiercely competitive ISOWC gets underway this weekend at legendary Watkins Glen circuit

iRacing’s leading Indycar championship, ISOWC gets underway this weekend (8 May, 6:00pm UTC) and YAS HEAT ESPORTS has high hopes for the opening round of the series – a 60 lap race around the iconic Watkins Glen (Boot) circuit.

The iRacing squad qualified for the series fresh off the back of a third-place overall in the Sports Car Open (SCO), against the likes of team SIMMSA Esports and Team Redline to name but a few.

João Vaz, meanwhile, set an outright world record during the NTT Indycar Series at the Circuit of the Americas, suggesting that the team should be able to fight at the sharp end of this championship.

The line-up for the series comprises YAS HEAT’s finest iRacing competitors in the form of the aforementioned João Vaz, Balázs Remenyik, Josh Lad and Dean Woods.

Balázs Remenyik, iRacing Driver, YAS HEAT ESPORTS said:

“It’s been a while since there was such a high-level, open-wheel series on iRacing and I’m really happy to be a part of it. The car is new for us but everyone in the team is working hard to make sure we arrive to the first race in the best shape possible.”

Josh Lad, iRacing Driver, YAS HEAT ESPORTS said:

“It’s good to be back in the open-wheelers but the competition is much more experienced in the car so it’s definitely going to be a challenge.”

Dean Woods, iRacing Driver, YAS HEAT ESPORTS said:

“It’s a pleasure to be invited to this invitational series. With my fellow team-mates alongside, I’m highly motivated and believe my team and I can achieve something special in this series. We haven’t driven the car prior, the learning curve is high, but we’ll be all-out attack when the green flag falls.”

ISOWC 2021 kicks off on 8 May, at Watkins Glen with the conclusion of the 6 race series getting underway on 31 July, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

After more than three years of a highly successful partnership together, CORSAIR and BIG extend for a further two years.

Supporting BIG through LANXESS, becoming Legends, and becoming the best team in the world; CORSAIR® will now continue to stand behind the organization for the coming future. After over three years of success together, CORSAIR and BIG have agreed on an extension for another two years!
Since the beginning of 2018, CORSAIR has been a key member of the BIG Family. Its world-class peripherals drove the players forward in their most competitive moments and helped them achieve some of their greatest milestones. CORSAIR has brought fans not only access to high-quality gaming gear, but also some of BIG’s greatest plays through CORSAIRSHOTS frag movies, and insights into the everyday life of the BIG Family through exclusive content.
As the sights are now set towards five years of collaboration, the remarkable length of the partnership is a testament to the success and value BIG and CORSAIR have created together. BIG is incredibly happy to have CORSAIR on board for another two years, and looks forward to accomplishing more great milestones together!

Statement Daniel Finkler, BIG CEO

We value loyalty and trust very highly. And CORSAIR has been by our side through all our phases, in good times and bad. CORSAIR’s gaming peripherals are high quality, precise, and best suited for ambitious gamers, and we are proud to represent such a renowned brand with our athletes around the globe. Therefore, I am delighted to extend two more years and celebrate our 5-year partnership soon after. Such long-term agreements are still rare in Esports, so we would like to say a big thank you for the trust and the excellent support.

Statement Frank Fields, CORSAIR Senior Manager of Esports & Sponsorships

BIG has been a key partner for CORSAIR for several years. When we began our partnership, we saw a small CS:GO team with incredible potential that we wanted to help grow over time. Since then, BIG has become a leading international esports organization. Our collaboration has helped us push innovation thanks to crucial R&D feedback for new esports products for enthusiasts and competitive gamers, such as the new CHAMPION SERIES lineup. We are honored to keep giving this team support and look forward to growing our partnership even further in the years to come.