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🔥 2025 is going to be a monumental year for Counter-Strike! 🔥 With a financial contribution of $22M+ for the Counter-Strike esports ecosystem in 2025 and 2026 through our ESL Pro Tour (EPT), ESL FACEIT Group - EFG is devoted to supporting players and teams, and bringing the best of esports to fans everywhere. 💬 Marc Winther Kristensen, our Director Game Ecosystems - Counter-Strikem, said: "The EPT for Counter-Strike 2 is the definition of EFG’s commitment to fostering a fruitful competitive environment and continually nourishing Counter-Strike’s heritage, as we’ve done since 2000. With a circuit that spans multiple continents and integrates diverse levels of competition, we are excited to further fuel opportunities for world-class teams and passionate fans alike.” From grassroot competitions on the FACEIT platform, to the return of legendary live events like IEM Katowice (Poland), IEM Cologne (Germany), IEM Dallas (Texas, USA), and IEM Chengdu (China), next year is set to be a spectacular one, filled with unforgettable esports moments. 🏆 Check out the link in the comments for the full press release and stay tuned as we continue to elevate Counter-Strike competition and shape the future of esports! #Gaming #Esports #BeyondGameplay #CounterStrike #LiveLegendary

Today, I participated remotly at the European Esports Federation board meeting 🎮💼 Discussing crucial topics that will shape the future of esports in Europe: ✅ Optimizing our organizational structure for long-term sustainability and member growth, where my role will be to handle ”rules and regulations” within the board ✅ The vision of upcoming events such as the Olympic Esport Games, but also European esports championships and other tournament for organized esport ✅ The strategy for Esports Europe, defining our role in strengthening the esports ecosystem and what we want to accomplish during our term until the end of 2028 It's inspiring to work on these issues with dedicated colleagues from across Europe. The future of european esports looks bright and we're ready to take the next steps! 💪✨ Together with Andrzej Kraśnicki, Elin Yoojung Moen Boban Totovski Karol Cagáň Chester King Alper Afsin Ozdemir Mia Kraljević-Ćalasan Łukasz Klimczyk #Esports #BoardMeeting #EuropeanEsports #FutureOfEsports #OlympicEsports #EEFStrategy

Road to #ICE 2024: #LatAm a growing #esports market On the road to ICE, iGB will prep you for the biggest show of 2024 with this new series covering the latest developments since 2023's show. The status of the esports market is set to be a key talking point at ICE 2024 and, while in many ways it has lost the momentum of its surge during the Covid-19 pandemic, LatAm is one region that is continuing to show positive esports growth. #Brazil, being the continent’s most populous country, stands the highest in potential forecasts, with #Mexico also predicted to contribute heavily to revenues projected to be as high as $300m across the continent by 2027. Esports giants such as Unikrn, Stake and Rivalry are all making moves in the region and LatAm looks to be on the way to becoming one of the dominant global esports markets with increasing competition. This is helped by the emergence of top LatAm organisations, such as FURIA and MIBR from Brazil, all of which have the potential to turn it into one of the esports world’s most exciting opportunities. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dzub-GnK

🔥 September 2024 was the most eventful month of the year for esports, with five different tournaments surpassing a million concurrent viewers at peak. Let's break down the viewership highlights: 🔹 #MPL Indonesia Season 14 led the month, peaking at 2.22M concurrent viewers. 🔹 #LCK Summer Finals and Regional Finals 2024 drew impressive peaks 1.6M and 1.8M, respectively. 🔹 Rounding out the top were Dota 2 The International 2024 (1.5M) and LoL Worlds 2024 (1.4M). 🏆 September saw an increase in the number of tournaments reaching over a million concurrent viewers compared to August. This year, only two events per month have typically exceeded that milestone—except for March and August, when we saw four million peaks. The “weakest” month of esports viewership was February, when not a single tournament attracted a million viewers. 🎖 The remaining months of the year promise to be even more eventful, with several major esports events on the horizon. The favorites to set the highest viewership peak figures and potentially break new records include Worlds and M6. Which one will claim the top spot? #esports #livestreaming #viewership #esportsindustry #videogames #livestreaming

🚀 Breaking News in the Esports World! 🚀 Team Liquid has just made waves at The International 2024 (TI13) by clinching their spot in the Grand Finals with a decisive 2-0 victory over Gaimin Gladiators. Their flawless performance in the Upper Bracket Finals speaks volumes about their preparedness and tactical mastery. While Team Liquid awaits their final challenger, Gaimin Gladiators are set to face Tundra Esports—a team that has shown remarkable resilience, crushing Team Falcons 2-0 in the Lower Bracket. The upcoming Lower Bracket Finals promise to be a high-stakes battlefield, with Tundra Esports eyeing their second chance at lifting the Aegis of Champions. As all eyes turn to the final showdown on September 15, 2024, the intensity and competitive spirit on display reaffirm why The International remains the pinnacle of Dota 2 esports. Who will seize the ultimate glory? Stay tuned! In the competitive spirit of investing and strategy, don't forget to navigate the financial battleground with the right tools. Visit Sprott Money for your trusted source in precious metals investment. 👉 [Sprott Money](https://lnkd.in/gY8b-CxP) #Dota2 #TI13 #Esports #TeamLiquid #GaiminGladiators #TundraEsports #SprottMoney #SilverSqueeze #InvestSmart #FinancialStrategy

The Highest-earning esports organisations from sponsorship revenues in 2023 have been listed by GlobalData Plc Team Liquid, competing under Team Liquid Honda for the League of Legends division, emerged as the top earner in esports sponsorship revenue, notably securing a significant deal with Honda. GlobalData has also predicted that the global audience of esports is estimated to be over 318m in 2025. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Esports and Sports Sector – Thematic Intelligence,’ revealed that the global esports industry was valued at more than $1.4bn in 2022. More on our website. #esports #teamliquid #esportsorgs #esportsteams #esportsindustry

Otto Bonning, Head of Sales at DATA.BET, and Dinos Doxiadis, Sportsbook Product Development Manager at Altenar, have recently participated in the roundtable discussion on the significance of our partnership and its impact on the esports industry. 🔍 Discover how this collaboration will drive innovation, expand our reach, and contribute to the global growth of esports. To learn more about the key components of our partnership and our plans for sustained success and continued expansion, read the article here 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dWGmGV5s #DATABET #Altenar #Esports #SportsBetting 

💥 The Esports World Cup is smashing records! 💥 The first four weeks - by the numbers: 👀 177.5 million hours watched globally 🏟️ 1 Million visitors to Esports World Cup Festival in Boulevard City 💰 $16.5 million in prize money distributed across nine game championships, plus $450,000 in player MVP awards 👥 289,000 visitors to festival venues 🎟️ 60,000 tickets to esports competitions sold, with only 3,000 tickets left 🎮 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang registered the event’s highest peak viewership with nearly 2.4 million councurrents, the largest figure for any MLBB tournament in 2024 👩🦰 The MLBB Women’s Invitational saw 2.5 million hours watched and 265,117 peak viewers, becoming the fourth most-watched event in women’s esports history 👾 Dota 2 saw 55 million hours watched, making it the most-watched tournament for the game in 2024 💥 53 million hours watched and 3.4 million peak viewers for the League of Legends competition, making it the largest third-party tournament for the game in the last decade 📱 1 billion impressions across socials, with 270 million social video views, and 58 million engagements The EWC continues through August 25th with more championships, the Esports Awards, and the New Global Sport Conference all set for a spectacular Closing Weekend. Check out all the highlights below ⬇ #EsportsWorldCup #EWC #Gaming #Esports

One of the many insights shared during the (R)Evolution of Esports panel at WE Summit 2024 in #busan is that the #Esports industry today is fragmented: we must work together to create an Esports collaboration model for all stakeholders and between all nations and regions. That's the only way that'll allow the industrial value and public interest of Esports as a Sport and a recreational activity to grow in a sustainable fashion. This collaboration model can ensure the industry works together to make Esports becomes a key industry in entertainment - a creative industry that leads the world. Thanks to the panelists who shared the stage with me Nicholas Taifalos, Jean-Baptiste Roy and Łukasz Klimczyk as we look forward to another years of opportunities in Esports! #wes24 International Esports Federation

The #MSI2024 is once again the talk of the town, with viewership numbers going through the roof! 🎆 While seeing all the teams on stage, we witnessed the teams boasting logos on their jerseys, so we wondered: Which of the participating teams has the most partners (across the entire organization)? 📈 G2 Esports, one of the most renowned esports organizations, leads with 16 partners, followed by T1 Entertainment & Sports with 13 partners and Gen.G Esports with 12 partners. This highlights the vast opportunities for collaborations and reach that esports organizations offer. They have evolved into content powerhouses extending well beyond the esports arena. Which team are you cheering on this weekend? #SponsorshipSuccess #MeasurableFact #Esports #Data #Sponsorship #Analytics