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E-sports: Singapore to host US$300,000 M2 World Championship in January, Sport News & Top Stories

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SINGAPORE – The world’s top Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) players will set foot in Singapore from Jan 18-24, with the Republic set to host the MLBB M2 World Championship behind closed doors.

Teams will compete for a prize purse of US$300,000 (S$402,210) at the Shangri-La Hotel with the necessary Covid-19 measures in place.

The M2 World Championship is co-organised by Mobile Legends game developer Moonton and the Singapore’s Cybersports and Online Gaming Association (Scoga) with the support of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB).

Mobile Legends is a mobile multi-player online battle arena game in which two opposing teams battle to destroy the enemy’s base while defending their own base and the teams vie for control of a path, which connects the bases.

When asked about the Covid-19 protocols, Moonton said it has “worked together with various industry experts to put up an operational plan that adheres to the safe

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The 2020 LoL KeSPA Cup begins on December 21

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logo: Scout out your favorite Korean teams of 2021.

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Scout out your favorite Korean teams of 2021.

South Korea’s annual League of Legends KeSPA Cup returns this December, inviting all ten teams of the LCK. The KeSPA Cup 2020 will be the sixth LoL tournament organized by the Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA).

Here are the invited teams:

  • DAMWON Gaming
  • DRX
  • Gen.G
  • Afreeca Freecs
  • T1
  • KT Rolster
  • SANDBOX Gaming
  • Team Dynamics
  • Hanwha Life Esports
  • hyFresh Blade

As a pre-season tournament, KeSPA Cup 2020 will help showcase the newest line-ups to come out of the Korean league. With the global free agency opening up about a month ago, many teams have shuffled their players to include some new superstars and hopeful rookies.

The tournament will start off with a group stage, consisting of two groups of five. Once each group has gone through a single round-robin, the top team will automatically go to the semi-finals while the fourth

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Pakistan’s first national e-sports tournament to take place in March: Fawad Chaudhry

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Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister of Science and Technology, has announced that a national level esports will take place in March 2021 in Islamabad. The federal minister was being interviewed by Waqar Zaka for the latter’s YouTube channel when he made the announcement. The renowned TV Show host and media personality is a gamer himself and has previously advocated for government initiatives on gaming and recently urged the government to lift the ban on PUBG.

The federal minister asked Waqar Zaka to host the tournament himself, to which Zaka asked for assurance the bureaucracy wouldn’t interfere in the tournament taking place. Fawad Chaudhry then said the tournament would be conducted privately by gathering sponsors for funding. The federal minister has previously announced a video game design certification program for students who are less inclined towards traditional higher education. In the interview, he said that people should pursue a profession that interests

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Global E-Sports Market Segmentation and Analysis by Recent Trends, Development Trends and Growth Rate by Regions to 2026

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Dec 03, 2020 (The Expresswire) —
This report aims to estimate the Global “E-Sports Market” for 2020 and to project the expected demand of the same by 2026. This market research study provides a detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis of the Global E-Sports Market Size. It provides a comprehensive review of major drivers and restraints of the market.

The report can help to understand the E-Sports market share and strategize for business expansion accordingly. In the strategy analysis, it gives insights from marketing channel and market positioning to potential E-Sports market growth strategies, providing in-depth analysis for new entrants or exists competitors in the E-Sports industry.

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E-Sports Market report Provide Operational and planned Infrastructure, trade analysis and competition across multiple countries for each segment across the value chain

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Qualified teams and Schedule announced

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Mobile E-Sports in India has grown leaps and bounds in the past year and a half. The Indian Mobile esports movement, which was headed by PUBG Mobile to begin with, has now spiraled to different titles such as Free Fire and COD Mobile.

Recognizing the interest in esports throughout the country, major companies are hosting multiple tournaments across different games. The North-East Esports summit is an example of that.

Sponsored by Telecom Giant Airtel, Nodwin Gaming, in October, came up with an exclusive tournament for North-east India, in an attempt to promote esports in the region. Named Northeast esports Summit, the tournament featured 2 mobile games – Free Fire and Clash of clans. The total prize pool for the event is set at 3.5 lakh INR

Almost 1600 teams registered and played in the Free Fire event. After two months of multiple qualification rounds which were filled with action, 12

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Fawad Chaudhry Announces National E-Sports Tournament in March

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Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has announced a national-level e-sports competition in Islamabad in March next year. He made the announcement while speaking with TV host and Vlogger Waqar Zaka on Thursday.

Zaka, who himself has been advocating and promoting the gaming industry’s national talent, approached the minister to convince him.

Details of the tournament and application process will be announced soon.

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Fawad Chaudhry also announced that the ministry will be introducing certifications in animation and game development in universities across the country to encourage the youth to be part of the multibillion-dollar industry.

The companies working in Pakistan [in the gaming industry] tell me that they have a number of vacant posts, but no applicants. So we are designing a course in collaboration with these companies and launching certification programs in our universities.

In the

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AF Services Center debuts Air Force Gaming | Arctic Warrior

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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) — Air Force Gaming made its official debut Nov. 11 under the Air Force Services Center with a new intramural e-sports program.

Teams at eight Air Force Global Strike Command bases are competing in a pilot program to crown the gaming champions of the command.

AFGSC Airmen and Space Professionals also from the command, will participate in the program with teams formed to compete with each base hosting playoffs and base championships before the final major command championship. The pilot program is running through mid-December. AFSVC plans to expand the Air Force Gaming League to all Air and Space Force installations in January.

Air Force Gaming is focused on supporting Air Force and Space Force resiliency and retention efforts through the creation of a global e-sports program that brings Airmen and Space Professionals together through community experiences and competitive leagues.

More than 80% of

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E-Sports Gain New Behemoth As Bally’s Gets Serious (NYSE:BALY)

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(Bally’s Atlantic City was acquired by Twin River Worldwide Holdings, which changed its name to Bally’s Corp.)

Bally’s banks on e-sports, online betting

Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY), formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings, is making an expansive push into the online sports wagering market by acquiring Bet.Works betting technology and partnering with Sinclair Broadcasting Group (NASDAQ:SBGI) for regional sports networks.

Earlier this year, Bally’s entered into a partnership agreement with Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBL), a company based in Malta that offers wagering on e-sports tournaments and leagues.

The Bet.Works acquisition, valued at $125 million, gives Bally’s a range of sports betting platforms and software to reach a growing national customer base that no longer considers gambling on sports taboo.

With four states approving initiatives to legalize sports betting in the Nov. 3 election, half the United States is looking to get a piece of the lucrative online gaming

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Adelphi business student goes for gold as an E-sports star – Community News

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George Adamou, 20, of Queens, is one of the world’s top-ranked players of the FIFA soccer video games.

Adelophi senior business major George Adamou is one of the world’s top-ranked players of the FIFA soccer video games. He’s already earning money doing it, and now he’s considering esports as a career.

After an injury took him off the soccer field, Adamou, 20, had to find a new outlet for his passion for the sport. The senior business management student at Adelphi’s Robert B. Willumstad School of Business found it playing FIFA soccer video games.

Now, he’s doing that professionally as one of the world’s top players-and contemplating turning it into his postcollege career.

“I am giving myself a year to a year and a half in order to make it, as in being able to make a salary playing eMLS professionally,” said Adamou, who represents Major League Soccer’s New York

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E-Sports: Loveday wins FIFA20 and Sh100,000 during Virtual Games HQ awards : The standard Sports

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Jude Loveday, FIFA virtual game-winner of 100,000 shillings and Kevin Tambo FIFA 2nd winner of Sh45,000 during the Virtual games HQ E-sports tournament awards at their offices in Jadala Place, Nairobi on December 2, 2020. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Five young Kenyans have emerged victorious in the ongoing E-sports competition inching closer to represent the country globally.

The competition which has gained traction during the lockdown period has attracted a large following among the youth who seek to outdo each other virtually.

Speaking during the awarding ceremony, the CEO of Virtual Games HQ Madam Joanna Gommans said the competition has proved to be a great way to nurture creativity among the youth.

“Virtual games give a good chance for interaction with many players of unknown origin come together with a common objective and goal. It also incorporates all aspects of the virtual space; after which spirit of adventure and creativity is

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