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Gfinity has announced a new partnership with MediaCom Sport & Entertainment, to “identify and develop innovative partnership opportunities for potential sponsors within the eSports environment.” The partnership appears to be centered around the upcoming Gfinity Elite Series, a major UK competition that we currently know little about. The partnership is …
Read More »The weekend wrap up: 30/01/2017
Here at eSports Pro we hate event spoilers, but also know that no one has the time to watch every major tournament every weekend. That’s why we are starting up the weekend wrap up, a short post every Monday that lists all of the winners from the previous weekend. This …
Read More »QuakeCon returns for the 22nd year
QuakeCon will return for the 22nd year in 2017, running from August 24th to 27th. The event will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Dallas, with the venue also offering discounted accommodation rates for those attending. As ever QuakeCon will be a celebration of all things …
Read More »Make it to the Dota 2 Major Qualifiers by playing in the weekly Battle Cup
Valve has announced that each region’s qualifying tournament for upcoming Dota 2 Majors will reserve one spot for a team that wins the tier-8 Champions Cup. Now what is the tier 8 Champions Cup? Well the Champions Cup is the new end of season tournament that will see the best …
Read More »Dignitas confirms its new Overwatch roster
Team Dignitas has announced its new Overwatch roster with three new players joining the squad. Jose Antonio “BromaS” Ramos Gonzales, Joshua “ToxikeN” Campos and Jiri “LiNkz” Masalin are the three returning members, with all three joining the org in mid 2016. The three new members are Marcel “Veineless” Lehmann, Elvinas …
Read More »Ginx announces new eSports focused series of The First Hour
Ginx eSports TV has announced that it will be making another series of The First Hour, a show that takes a look at the first hour of gameplay from a game. The new series will be made up of 24 episodes, each an hour long, and will see hosts Adam …
Read More »New Dota 2 in game event give players a chance to earn a new courier
The first special Dota 2 event in quite some time has gone live and give players a chance to win a new Baby Roshan courier. The Dark Moon event adds a new game mode that sees a team of five players try to fend off waves of increasingly hard enemies, …
Read More »Heroes of the Dorm will be streamed exclusively on Facebook Live in 2017
Blizzard has announced the return of Heroes of the Dorm for its third year and revealed that the competition will be streamed exclusively on Facebook Live. US university students are invited to take part in the competition, with the winning team receiving a grant towards their college tuition fees. In …
Read More »Ninjas in Pyjamas return to Dota 2 by picking up ex-Escape
Ninjas in Pyjamas has announced its return to Dota 2 by signing the core of the former Escape Gaming roster. Escape lost their team after Khezu and Yapz0r left the team and the rest of the members searched for a new opportunity. That new opportunity came in the form on …
Read More »G2 Esports to start streaming on Facebook Live
G2 Esports has announced that it intends to start streaming on Facebook Live from next month. The move is an attempt to “grow its global audience, unlock new sponsorship opportunities, and elevate engagement with its brand to new levels,” according to a statement from the organisation. This does not mean …
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