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EPICENTER Major 2019 organizers won 5 prizes by Eventex Awards

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4 years ago

May 13, 2020

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Tournament operator Epic Esports Events and the EPICENTER Major 2019 tournament were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes at the 10th-anniversary edition of Eventex Awards. EPICENTER organizers won prizes in 5 categories:

Gold in the “Russian Event” and “Brand Experience – Leisure” categories;
Silver in the “Esports Event” category, second only to The International 2019;
Bronze in the “Event Team” and “People’s Choice Agency/Team” categories — in the latter, the decision was made not by the jury, but by open voting, which was attended by 5,300 people from all over the world.

Evgeniy Kalganov, Event director at Epic Esports Events:

“We are happy to share with you the news of EPICENTER tournament victory. We put our heart into every tournament and it is very pleasant when our work is evaluated at professional awards of international level. Thanks to our team for their hard work and enthusiasm, as well as to everyone who supported us in the People’s Choice Team nomination!”

Eventex Awards — the largest international award in the event industry, which is held in 2020 for the 10th anniversary time. This year, the expert jury evaluated 444 applications from the organizers of the world’s best events from 39 countries. At the end of the first stage of voting, 279 finalists competed in 125 categories to receive the prestigious award. The full list of award winners can be found here: https://eventex.co/winners/.

Epic Esports Events specializes in international competitions and is the organizer of the annual EPICENTER Dota 2 and CS:GO tournaments in Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2016-2019. EPICENTER tournaments are watched by tens of millions of viewers around the world, and the organizers have repeatedly been awarded the prestigious EUBEA, Eventex, MarSpo, BISPO, BEMA and Sport Leaders Awards. EEE is part of ESforce esports holding.

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North Star Network Acquires Um Dois Esportes

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3 days ago

April 26, 2024

GamingAmericas.com

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North Star Network has acquired Um Dois Esportes, a sports coverage and analysis site created from the merger of Gazeta Do Povo and Tribuna do Paraná in 2020.

Julien Josset, co-founder of North Star Network, said: “Thank you to the team at GRPCOM for their faith in us to take the brand forward. Um Dois Esportes is an established and renowned site in Paraná State, and we’re excited about the challenge of developing this asset.

“We’re happy to maintain the collaboration with the existing editorial team, and look forward to working with them, bringing our unique NSN approach, to take UDE forward.”

NSN’s signing of Um Dois Esportes is the media house’s fourth acquisition of 2024, following the recent deals to purchase UK-based SportsMole and MrFixitsTips, as well as Chilean site AlAireLibre, which was announced in March.

The latest addition to the North Star media portfolio joins existing assets including Top Mercato, Afrik-Foot, and Vringe. The Paris-based company already oversees a significant Brazilian operation, delivering over 6 million sessions per month, from the likes of Trivela, Premier League Brasil and Lakers Brasil.

NSN will retain Curitiba-based journalists from the Um Dois Esportes legacy team to maintain the asset’s unique tone and popular coverage of the Paraná sports scene across site and social.

Rafael Mello, Director of GRPCOM, said: “We were surprised by the interest, and initially had no intention of selling Um Dois, but as the conversations evolved, we realised this was a serious group with good intentions. We were very happy to see our project being valued by a large international group and going global, demonstrating the quality of the content we produced.

“We’re also proud that North Star inherited our journalists, who are truly responsible for the success of the product we offer readers every day.”

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L&G esports team founded by Alona Shevtsova won the national Dragon EC Cup tournament

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5 days ago

April 24, 2024

GamingAmericas.com

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Ukrainian esports team L&G won the Dragon EC Cup tournament, held on the 20th of April by Dragon Esports Club. Four teams competed in the tournament’s final: Lazer Cats, L&G, which received a direct invitation to the final stage, EsportsBattle, and ThunderFlash, which had open qualifiers. During the Grand Final, the L&G team competed with Lazer Cats on Mirage, Anubis, and Vertigo maps.

“This victory is a testament to the exceptional talent and commitment of our players, as well as the collective effort of our coaching staff and support personnel,” said Alona Shevtsova, founder of L&G Esports. “We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and grateful for the unwavering support of our fans.”

L&G is among the top 5 Ukrainian teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It was founded in 2021. The previous name was Leogaming, and it was created on the initiative of the famous Alona Shevtsova from the fintech sector.

The team began competing in top tournaments and almost immediately made it to the Advanced division of the ESEA League Europe competition. The team also participated in and took prizes in European tournaments such as the SCL League, WhiteBit Crypto Open, Phoenix League, and local competitions. The team players are marat2k, r0ublE, kr1vda, kL1o, OneUn1que, rji (coach).

The winners received a 50,000 UAH prize. Dragon Esports Club also prepared a 15-skin giveaway for the broadcast’s viewers.

It is worth mentioning that the L&G team created its merch items, which are available for order worldwide. To get more information about the team, visit the L&G Instagram page, Twitch, or Telegram Channel.