Tune in on 9th January to watch Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six APAC Finals Online

Ubisoft announce that the best professional teams of the Season 2020 of the Asia-Pacific League of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege will compete in the APAC Finals to mark the end of the 2020 regional league, between 9th and 10th January. For health and safety reasons, the tournament has been adjusted to a fully online format and tailored to the structure of the region.

The two top organisations in the Asia-Pacific North Division, the South Asian Nationals and the Oceanic Nationals will compete respectively in a dedicated final match, played in a best-of-three format, to determine which team is the best in each division:

• Oceanic Nationals: Wildcard Gaming vs. Pittsburgh Knights, 9th January at 8:00am UK time
• South Asian Nationals: MercenarieZ vs. Union Gaming, 9th January at 11:00pm UK time
• Asia-Pacific North Division: Giants Gaming vs. Cloud9, 10th January at 10:00am UK time

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports driver Opmeer crowned World Champion

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports driver, Jarno Opmeer, claimed his first drivers’ world title in the F1 Esports series, bringing the trophy to Hinwil for the first time in the team’s history. Going into the final race in Interlagos with a 16-point advantage over Red Bull’s Frede Rasmussen, the Dutchman coolly brought it home in P7 to claim the crown, also cementing Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN second place in the constructors’ standings.

Races in Suzuka, Mexico and Brazil brought the season to an end, and they were three spectacular events that saw both championships go down to the wire. A cagey affair in Japan saw Jarno finish just off the podium in P4, with team-mate Daniel Bereznay nursing quickly-degrading tyres to come home ninth. A win by Rasmussen reduced Jarno’s advantage in the standings, but the comeback was to be delivered in the penultimate round in Mexico City.

British Esports Championships series of competitive video game tournaments for students

British Esports Championships generate half a million views as people watch UK’s best school and college teams do battle on Twitch; team sign-ups open for 2021 spring season.

Schools and colleges have another chance to take part in the ongoing British Esports Championships, a series of competitive video game tournaments for students aged 12+ across the UK with rising viewer numbers.

The British Esports Twitch channel has grown to more than 2,400 followers since broadcasts began in spring 2020, with more than half a million total views.

2020 F1 Esports series driver Jarno Opmeer keeps Alfa Romeo Racing on top

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN driver Jarno Opmeer continued to stamp his authority on the 2020 F1 Esports series with a win and two podiums in the second week of action of the championship. The Dutch racer is now up to 123 points, 27 clear of Red Bull’s Marcel Kiefer, with the team in second place in the constructors’ championship.

Racing in Zandvoort, Montreal and Spielberg, the Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN racers had to face a resurgent Red Bull duo of Kiefer and Frede Rasmussen, which had emerged as the main title threat in the first round of races. Heading into uncharted territory in the Netherlands, on a track on which Formula One has yet to race, Opmeer narrowly missed on pole position; team-mate Daniel Bereznay, meanwhile, was unfortunate to miss out on a slot in Q2 on a track where overtaking is notoriously difficult. Splitting strategies, with Opmeer starting on softs and Bereznay on mediums, the duo set off to bring home a good haul of points.

Ferrari Hublot Esports Series: Countdown to November’s Grand Finals begins

Final line-up decided for November’s Finals after Sunday Showdown in Spa Francorchamps.

The Ferrari Esports Series is reaching its dramatic conclusion as the full slate of 24 sim riders has been decided. The Grand Final will take place on 6-7 November with only one talented driver able to come out on top, winning a life-changing prize in the process: a seat in the official Ferrari esports team.

Garmin launch eSports watch for total gaming experience...

Garmin esports smartwatch tracks, analyses and streams biometric performance.

Instinct Esports Edition, a rugged GPS smartwatch uniquely designed for esports athletes and enthusiasts to take their gaming performance to the next level. Using Garmin’s proven health and fitness tracking technologies, the Instinct Esports Edition uses a dedicated esports activity function to track and analyse heart rate and stress during play, as well as offer long-term trend analysis. Garmin’s new STR3AMUP! PC streaming tool also provides Instinct users the ability to livestream biometric data to audiences for a new streaming experience1. And with over three days of battery life in esports mode, users can make the most of their playing time.

Counter Strike: GO eSports Game joins Dota 2 by surpassing $100M prize money

CS:GO (Counter Strike: GO) has joined the exclusive club of eSports games with a prize pool exceeding $100 million. It reached this milestone in August 2020 and as of September 14, had awarded a total of $100.87 million.

Dota 2, a brainchild of Valve just like CS:GO, is the top ranking eSports game in this regard. As of the same date, it had awarded a total of $226.78 million.

CS:GO Largest Ever Prize Pool Was $1.5M, Compared to Dota 2’s $34.3M

While CS:GO awarded its total prize pool across 5,184 tournaments, Dota 2 only had 1,415 tournaments under its belt. The reason for this disparity has to do with Dota 2’s championship, The International. In 2019, this tournament awarded the highest prize pool on record, amounting to $34.33 million. The amount was split among 18 teams, a total of 90 players. CS:GO managed to surpass the $100 million mark because of its high number of tournaments.

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) $200,000 eSports Europe Grand Finals Sept 12-13 2020

On 12-13 September, sixteen of Europe’s best PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) rosters will lock horns at the PUBG Continental Series 2 (PCS2) Europe Grand Finals to fight for the lion’s share of the $200,000 prize pot. In addition to the prize pool, 25% of revenue from global in-game PCS2 item sales will be distributed among teams in Europe and other regions - with 12.5% added to regional prize pots and 12.5% going directly to rosters.

As ever, fans can follow all the action live on the PUBG esports official Twitch and YouTube platforms - matches start on 12 and 13 September from 19:00 CEST. Viewers can also watch streams in both Russian and Turkish on Twitch.

PC players tuning in to the PCS2 Europe Grand Finals can also earn Esports Points by watching the event live on Twitch. These can be used to claim rewards and items in the PUBG Esports Shop. More information can be found on the PUBG Esports Points page.

British eSports Association backs €30m investment venture

The British Esports Association has today agreed to participate in a new innovative global investment fund aimed at esports, new media and the wider games industry.

Launching July 1st 2019, the Esports Global Fund (EGF) has secured institutional investment of €30m with a further €50m under discussion. It aims to have more than €100m of assets under management within three years.

Toyota Gazoo Racing launches new GR Supra GT Cup, the first global one-make race series for Gran Turismo Sport on PlayStation

WHO WILL BE THE FASTEST GR SUPRA DRIVER?

Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced outline details of the new GR Supra GT Cup, the first global one-make race series for Gran Turismo Sport on PlayStation 4

This year Toyota Gazoo Racing is adding e-motorsports to its championship-winning race and rally activities, to make motorsport and sports cars more accessible and enjoyable for people of all ages, all around the world. It hopes that new Gran Turismo GR Supra2 drivers will provide feedback that will help Toyota enhance the real-world model in years to come.

Free Heavy Metal Machines launches Metal League eSports tournament

Metal League Seasonal Showdowns, the funded esports tournament from Free-to-play car-combat MOBA, kicks off this week

Hoplon, the developers behind post-apocalyptic car-combat MOBA, Heavy Metal Machines, today saw the launch of the ‘Metal League’, a seasonal competitive tournament within the game, with a seasonal prize fund for players of €5,000. The opening weekend and qualifiers for the tournament begin this weekend (9th March 2019 14:00 GMT) and will last through to the final, in partnership with ESL Play, which will be held on 20th April on the European server.

Dead or Alive 6 new costumes and lots of announcements... including eSports!

A flurry of announcements including the pre-launch DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Deluxe Demo, a new eSports venture – the DEAD OR ALIVE World Championship, and the first news on the upcoming DOA6 Season Pass 1; including the addition of two characters from SNK’s THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV.

The Deluxe Demo will be exclusive to PlayStation PLUS subscribers through the PlayStation Store, and Xbox Live Gold members through the Microsoft Store. The demo will be playable on February 22, 2019 and will run through February 24, 2019 in North America. 

First look - AOC announces the new G2590PX/G2 – G2 Esports Signature Edition gaming monitor

AOC, officially announces their first G2 Esports branded monitor – the G2590PX/G2. Made possible through a collaboration between AOC and G2 Esports, one of the most powerful and successful esports organisations worldwide, this monitor’s new special edition features a unique design with the official G2 Esports samurai art and logos. This 24.5” monitor will also be equipped with high performance gaming features such as 144Hz, 1ms response time and Free Sync.

AOC and G2 Esports – a match made in heaven
Based in Berlin, Germany, and founded in 2013 by renowned pro player Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodríguez, G2 Esports quickly established themselves as a titan of the European circuit at various international esports events. Since partnering up with AOC in January 2018 to further reinforce their success, G2 Esports’ training facilities have been equipped with AOC’s cutting edge gaming displays. With the release of the new G2590PX/G2, both AOC and G2 Esports will be taking their successful partnership to the next level.

Resonate brings eSports arena to Glasgow, Scotland - 19-21 October 2018 (come along)

Scotland’s largest gaming festival, Resonate Total Gaming, is partnering with eSports specialists epic.LAN and Curry’s PC World to provide a weekend of competitive gaming across two arenas for visitors at SEC, Glasgow on 19-21 October 2018.

Visitors can compete on esports titles CS:GO and Rocket League to win prizes. Curry’s PC world will have a separately branded arena where players can compete on titles like Fortnite and Black Ops 4. The weekend timetable of esports competitions includes a mixture of on-the-day bookings and pre-registered tournaments for visitors.

Overwatch League signs two new teams - Atlanta and Guangzhou

The Overwatch League has its first champion in the London Spitfire, but new competition is on the way for the 2019 season. Today two more teams, Atlanta and Guangzhou, joined the world’s first major global city-based esports league.The ownership groups operating those franchises are:

• Atlanta, Georgia—Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media, and automotive services company, which has partnered with Province, Inc. to form Atlanta Esports Ventures
• Guangzhou, China—Nenking Group, a financial and entertainment conglomerate, and owner of the Guangzhou Long Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association

AWL International: Now open for Team Registration as Esports Armored Warfare starts

AWL International tournament for Armored Warfare (the AWL Spring Cup phase) is now open for registration!

A team leader can now sign up his team at the My.com E-sports site:

• The registration is open from 23.4.2018 until 27.4.2018, 19:00 CEST
• Each team must consist of 7 players (additional 2 substitutes are allowed)
• After the registration, each team captain will be asked to confirm its team’s participation and composition until 29.4.2018, 23:59 CEST

Register here - AWL Team Registration

Injustice 2 Pro Series eSports Second Season Compete to be World Champion

Warner Bros announces Second Season of Global Esports Program 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series Presented by Samsung and SIMPLE Mobile Amateur and Pro Players Around the World Can Compete to be Crowned World Champion Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) announced the 2018 Injustice 2 Pro Series Presented by Samsung and SIMPLE Mobile, the second season of the global esports program for NetherRealm Studios award winning Injustice 2.

The 2018 series has Intersport, a leader in sports, entertainment and lifestyle based media and marketing platforms, teaming up with Samsung, SIMPLE Mobile, Gamestop, Northern Arena, Gamelta and a to be named European program to offer players of all ranks across the globe a chance to compete in different programs for a slice of the £100,000 prize pool.

First ROG MASTERS eSports Tournament in Kuala Lumpur

ASUS’ debut tournament ROG MASTERS 2016 finished in mid-November to the thunderous applause of 3,000 spectators, who filled the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Following six weeks of regional online qualifiers, the Grand Finals brought together 20 Dota 2 and CS:GO teams from all across Asia, Oceania and the Middle East in an event streamed to over 430,000 people.

Over the course of September and October, five regional online qualifiers – all of them watched by between 35,000 and 65,000 people – made a space for rookies to show their home crowds their best, and in the offline playoffs big hitters like Fnatic and Team Secret faced semi professionals from India, China and Australia. And throughout the whole tournament, analysis and commentary came from respected casters such as Toby “TobiWan” Dawson and Iain “SnypeR” Turner.