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After crashing out of ESL One Frankfurt early last weekend, Alliance’sJonathan "Loda" Berg is considering rebuilding the team after a brief break. The team, operated under Alex Garfield’s GoodGame organisation, dominated the Dota pro scene throughout 2013 and early 2014, with a win at Valve’s pretigious tournament The International 3. …
Read More »eSports startup nets 2m for coaching analytics platform to debut at ESL One
A Berlin startup which produces analytical tools to improve player performance in eSports has secured€2m in seed investment. The funding round for Dojo Madness, founded by Jens Hillger of ESL/Turtle Entertainment fame, was contributed to by several large investors including the London Venture Partners and Kristian Segerstrale, CEO of mobile …
Read More »Twitch and ESL to host $250,000 Dota 2 tournament at Madison Square Garden
The largest eSports tournament ever held on America’s East Coast will take place this October. Organised in collaboration between streaming giant Twitch, eSports body the ESL and New York Super Week organisers ReedPOP, ESL One will see eight Dota 2 teams battle for $250,000 in prize money. Like last year’s …
Read More »ESL’s Sean Charles on why sponsors are seeing the appeal of eSports
Though the soul of eSports growth in the past few decades has been a grassroots community, the heart has certainly been increasing sponsorship. According to this year’s Newzoo report, 30 percent of revenue in the industry comes from sponsors – almost identical to the 31 percent seen in traditional sports. …
Read More »Win Premium and weekend tickets to ESL One Frankfurt
With exactly one month to go until the best Dota teams in the world face off in Frankfurt, MCV and eSports Pro have 14 tickets to give away to ESL One. If you fancy watching 7 of the 10 teams invited to The International 5 duke it out in the …
Read More »Creating a Dota festival at ESL One Frankfurt
The first of ESL’s season of Dota tournaments begins next month with ESL One Frankfurt taking over the Commerzbank-Arena. A total of $1m is on the line across at least three events this year, with two more to be announced shortly, and the first $250,000 up for grabs on the …
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