eSports
DreamSmart Joins Hands with VSPO to Explore the Unbounded Integration of Intelligent Travel and E-sports
On June 20, DreamSmart and VSPO held the signing ceremony for their strategic cooperation in Shanghai. Su Jing, CEO of DreamSmart, and Ying Shuling, chairman of the board of directors of VSPO, signed the contract on behalf of the two parties.
The two parties signed a contract for extensive cooperation in the field of e-sports in the future. DreamSmart and VSPO will work together to promote e-sports among young people in a more in-depth manner through various dimensions such as brands and products. Su Jing, CEO of DreamSmart, said that VSPO is an e-sports company that stands for youth, passion, honour and dreams, while DreamSmart is a technology company that keeps boosting creativity through leading technology to provide young people with more personalized and leading high-end products. The brand concepts of the two companies are naturally compatible. DreamSmart will work with VSPO to explore the integration of intelligent travel and e-sports, so as to bring users a new experience. DreamSmart is willing to accompany every talented young person who dares to think and fight for a win to seek F.I.R.S.T in their minds – unbounded integration, endless competition, continuous innovation, teamwork, and continuous growth make champions.
E-sports is rapidly becoming a part of the lifestyle of contemporary young people. It is not only a popular topic in the field of culture and sports, but also represents an emerging industrial economy. As the world’s leading e-sports event operator, VSPO is committed to creating content and products that e-sports fans around the world love, and promoting e-sports to become a more influential new generation of sports and entertainment.
Ying Shuling, chairman of the board of directors of VSPO, said: “Through this cooperation with VSPO, we will explore more possibilities of linking to the e-sports industry, so as to create more interesting, vivid and pleasing experience scenarios for e-sports fans and jointly promote the new development of e-sports integration.”
Through this cooperation, DreamSmart and VSPO will empower each other to open up a new arena with their rich resources and experience in the fields of intelligent travel and e-sports.
To show the first implementation result of this strategic cooperation, at the signing site, DreamSmart announced that it will sponsor the BLG League of Legends branch, while the BLG League of Legends branch will help DreamSmart and its subsidiary brands enhance their popularity among e-sports fans through IP licensing, fan activities, co-branded products, etc.
BLG (Bilibili Gaming) was founded in 2017 and has set up the League of Legends branch, the VALORANT branch and other branches. It has participated in many high-profile e-sports events around the world, including but not limited to the League of Legends World Championship and the League of Legends Mid-Season Championship. This year, it achieved great performance by becoming the champion in the Spring Season of the League of Legends Pro League and the runner-up in the 2024 Mid-Season Championship.
DreamSmart is a cross-sector platform for full-stack smart terminal technologies. Based on the concept of “smartphones + XR + smart EVs”, DreamSmart promotes the integration and synergy between the two industries of consumer electronics and automotive, aiming to build a global intelligent travel technology ecosystem. In the future, DreamSmart will launch the first intelligent electric vehicle product based on the new product customization ecology derived from e-sports, and join hands with VSPO to continue to innovate in the field of intelligent technology around the integration technology, design aesthetics, brand accumulation and product layout, and connect to young people more deeply to provide users with a multi-terminal, full-scenario and immersive integration experience.
eSports
ESIC and MOONTON Games Enter into Strategic Partnership
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and MOONTON Games, the publisher behind the popular mobile game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, have entered into a strategic partnership to bolster integrity within the esports ecosystem. This collaboration marks a significant step towards ensuring fair play and ethical standards across mobile esports, a rapidly growing sector of the global gaming industry.
Through this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ESIC and MOONTON Games will work together on a range of initiatives aimed at safeguarding the integrity of esports. The partnership encompasses activities such as information sharing, educational campaigns, policy development, risk management and the identification of emerging threats in the esports environment. MOONTON Games will also join ESIC’s Publisher Committee, actively participating in shaping integrity policies and providing industry insight.
“MOONTON Games has long been the leader in the global mobile esports space, and we are excited to welcome them as a partner in our ongoing efforts to protect the integrity of esports. Through this partnership, we aim to promote a fair and secure competitive environment, ensuring that mobile esports can continue to thrive,” said Stephen Hanna, CEO of ESIC.
Lucas Mao, Managing Director of Global Esports at MOONTON Games, said: “Professionalism and integrity have always been cornerstones of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang competitive esports. By working together with ESIC, we are setting a new standard for fairness in esports and reaffirming our commitment to building a transparent and ethical gaming environment where excellence and integrity go hand in hand.”
Additionally, both ESIC and MOONTON Games will explore joint opportunities to develop policies that address the unique challenges of mobile esports. This includes identifying potential risks in the growing mobile esports ecosystem and working collaboratively to mitigate them through industry-leading practices.
This collaboration reflects the growing importance of mobile gaming in the esports world and reaffirms both organisations’ commitment to fostering transparency, fair competition and ethical behaviour.
eSports
GG.BET: win signed Team Vitality jerseys and get a deposit bonus of up to 200% for BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024
With BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 just around the corner, esports betting brand GG.BET is teaming up with Team Vitality to hold a draw where you can win signed player jerseys with the new design. GG.BET customers will also be able to get their hands on a deposit bonus of up to 200% and a €10 freebet. Use this bonus on the gg.bet website between 25 and 29 September.
BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 is the last stage of this epic Counter-Strike 2 tournament, which takes place from 25-29 September in Copenhagen, Denmark. 8 teams will battle it out for a $425,000 prize pool and a place in the World Final, the culmination of the 2024 BLAST Premier tournament series.
To mark this final stage, the tournament’s exclusive betting partner GG.BET and tier-1 club Team Vitality are giving away signed jerseys from each player. The draw will be held on GG.BET’s and the players’ pages on X.
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You can take part in this draw from 24-29 September. Winners will be selected on 30 September from among all participants who comply with the terms of the promotion and leave the most accurate predictions. Each participant has a chance to win a jersey from all 5 players. The more accurate your prediction is, the more likely you are to win.
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Asia
Mortal nominated for ‘Esports Content Creator of the Year’ at global Esports Awards 2024 Part 2
Naman ‘Mortal’ Mathur, co-founder of S8UL and widely recognized as the ‘Face of Indian gaming and esports,’ has been nominated for the prestigious ‘Esports Content Creator of the Year’ award at the Esports Awards 2024 Part 2, which is set to take place on November 14th, 2024, in London.
This marks Mortal’s sixth consecutive nomination at the global Esports Awards, highlighting his immense influence and contributions to the esports community, both in India and globally. The 27 year old will be up against some of the biggest names in the industry including Tarik Celik, Ibai Llanos Garatea, and Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, in his category.
Following the conclusion of The Esports World Cup, the first part of The Esports Awards took place in Riyadh in August, where Mortal bagged the Runners-up title in the Esports Personality of the Year category and S8UL Esports, created history at the event by winning the Content Group of the Year award for the third consecutive time, a feat no other organisation, globally, has achieved at this platform.
Recently, Mortal and S8UL Esports have also been acknowledged with multiple nominations at the MOBIES Awards 2024, recognizing their exceptional content and significant impact on the mobile gaming industry. Mortal has been nominated in the ‘Mobile Content Creator of the Year’ category, while S8UL Esports has received nods for ‘Mobile Organisation of the Year’ and ‘Live Event of the Year’ for their S8UL Gaming Fest 2023.
These nominations reaffirm the remarkable influence of Mortal and S8UL in shaping the future of Indian esports and creator economy on the global stage.
Naman Earns Sixth Nomination at Esports Awards:
- 2020: Esports Mobile Player of the Year- 3rd position; Streamer of the Year- 2nd position
- 2021: Streamer of the Year – 2nd position
- 2022: Esports Personality of the Year – 2nd position
- 2023: Esports Personality of the Year – 2nd position
- 2024: Esports Personality of the Year – 2nd position
- 2024: Nominated for “Esports Content Creator of the Year”
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