eSports
Qallo raises 1,3 million dollars to further grow their Esports nutrition brand
Qallo is a Belgium based Esports performance brand focusing on new, healthy gaming supplements. They put a large emphasis on healthiness and the science behind their products. The company recently announced their Esports Performance System by publishing an article on how they coached Sector One to peak performance. Sector One participated in a 10-days bootcamp in order to prepare themselves for the Belgian national championship League of Legends in October 2020. The bootcamp took place at the brand new Qallo Esports Performance Center. The team dominated the finals and secured the title. Today, Qallo announces an investment round of 1,3 million dollars to further grow their business.
Qallo has a bold ambition: enabling every Esports athlete to reach their full potential. They launched an Esports Performance System based on 6 building blocks: in-game training, sleep & recovery, physical exercise & mobility, nutrition, mental resilience & well-being, and team dynamics. Qallo leveraged insights and best practices from both the Esports- and regular sports-scene. Niels ‘Super1Fly’ Peetermans, one of the company’s co-founders, is an ultra-athlete himself. He recently did a 500km bike ride in less than 24 hours.
“There is very limited information available on Esports performance. In regular sports, there is a lot of accessible content regarding training schedules, diets, food supplementation, etc. In Esports, there is a big knowledge-gap between the top 1% and the rest of the athletes. We want to close that gap.”- Niels Peetermans, Qallo co-founder & Esports Performance Coach Additionally, Qallo launched healthy gaming supplements to improve focus (QFocus) and optimize sleep (QSleep). “Proper sleep and mental concentration are the key-foundations for in-game performance. That’s the reason why we started with QFocus and QSleep in our product line -up.” Qallo puts a large emphasis on healthiness and the science behind its products. All R&D is done by a specialized team supervised by a Belgian professor in Pharmacology and Immunology. Remarkably, Qallo supplements do not contain caffeine, unlike many of its competitors. “Research shows that a caffeine intake above 20mg increases jitters and anxiety. A lot of the products out there have caffeine concentrations of 100mg – 150mg. We believe that’s not the way to go if you’re serious about Esports performance.”, says Niels Peetermans
“The bootcamp helped us in getting the edge we needed to win the country finals, all of our players could use a change of pace and the Qallo guys did an amazing job accommodating us.”- Tibo ‘Nissa’ Nijs, League of Legends Analyst / Assistant Coach Physical and mental health are often overlooked. Yet, these topics are increasingly gaining awareness. Kevin ‘Professor Akali’ Payaam Maroufkhani (one of the world’s best Akali players in League of Legends), agrees. “As someone who may spend anywhere from 8 to 12 hours a day sitting at the computer, I’ve come to realize a very important fact. Staying healthy is essential for success. It’s key to have a clear train of thought, leading towards better decisions being made in video games. Without staying healthy, you’ll easily find yourself falling into a bad pattern. Don’t substitute your health.”, says Professor Akali.
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Craig Levine
Zenni Optical Announces Partnership with ESL FACEIT Group (EFG)
Zenni Optical, the world’s leading online eyewear retailer, announced a partnership with ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the leading esports and video game entertainment company. Designed to integrate eye health education with innovative eyewear solutions for the esports community, the partnership will officially launch at DreamHack festival in Dallas, taking place from May 31 to June 2.
This collaboration will showcase a co-branded collection of lifestyle and competitive eyewear and accessories, highlighting Zenni Optical’s commitment to promoting overall eye health, particularly in addressing issues like eye fatigue and strain. Additionally, the initiative will incorporate essential eye health education across various DreamHack Festivals, in alignment with EFG’s broader mission to foster inclusive gaming worlds and engaged, supported communities.
“DreamHack and ESL represent some of the most community-centric and prestigious competitive events in the world. In their own unique ways, they embody esports for everyone. By partnering with these incredible brands across the gaming and esports spaces, we aim to create engaging experiences that combine eye-health education with innovative eyewear solutions for players and fans at all levels,” said Robb Chiarini, Head of Gaming, Sports, & Events at Zenni Optical.
“We are thrilled to partner with Zenni Optical as the Official Eyewear Partner of DreamHack and ESL. The genuine passion that Zenni has for the esports industry is a refreshing sight to see, and a major driving factor for the decision behind our partnership. Zenni’s ongoing commitment to provide eyewear for everyone mirrors our own drive to create worlds beyond gameplay for gamers everywhere,” Craig Levine, Co-CEO at EFG, said.
Bucks Gaming
CREAM CITY CONVERGENCE ESPORTS TOURNAMENT SELECTED AS CAPCOM PRO TOUR EVENT
Bucks Gaming’s Cream City Convergence Esports Tournament has been selected as a Capcom Pro Tour event, becoming one of just three tournaments in North America chosen to be a qualifier for the prestigious Capcom Cup.
The Capcom Cup is an annual Street Fighter 6 competition, hosted by video game developer and esports organizer Capcom, with a $1 million first place prize. Each year, Capcom selects a small number of tournaments worldwide to serve as Capcom Pro Tour events, with the winning players from each event qualifying for the Capcom Cup. As one of the tournaments selected by Capcom for the honor this year, Cream City Convergence will become the first esports event run by an NBA team to work with a major esports organizer.
Top-ranked Street Fighter 6 players will compete at Cream City Convergence when it returns for its second year on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Baird Center. In addition to Street Fighter 6, this year’s tournament will also have brackets for Tekken 8; Super Smash Bros Ultimate; Super Smash Bros Melee; and Guilty Gear: Strive.
eSports
Kambi and Abios Join ESIC as Anti-Corruption Supporters
The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has announced Kambi and Abios, its esports data subsidiary, as new ESIC Anti-Corruption Supporters. This partnership signals the alignment of Kambi’s longstanding commitment to corporate probity and sports integrity with ESIC’s ongoing battle against match-fixing and corruption in esports.
Kambi and Abios join a distinguished class of other Anti-Corruption Supporter stakeholders who have historically worked with ESIC to ensure that attacks against the competitive integrity of esports competition are appropriately reported and dealt with. Anti-Corruption Supporters assist ESIC in investigating suspicious betting activity, supporting ESIC’s broader mission to combat cheating and betting fraud in the esports industry. Kambi and Abios’ entrance into the Anti-Corruption Supporter class will see the entities actively work with ESIC to assist in ESIC’s mission to disrupt, prevent, investigate and prosecute all attempts to compromise competitive integrity in esport competition.
Abios’ Managing Director and Founder, Anton Janér, commented: “Our mission at Abios has always been to enable the sustainable growth of esports. As such, we’re incredibly excited to join ESIC in their mission to future-proof esports through combatting match-fixing and other integrity-related malpractices. Fair play is a crucial component in ensuring the viability of esports as a long-term community and investment and we hope to be able to support the industry together with ESIC going forward.”
Stephen Hanna, ESIC’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We are pleased to welcome Kambi and Abios as Anti-Corruption Supporters. Kambi and Abios are well trusted and recognised operators in their respective industries, and their entrance into the Anti-Corruption Supporter class of ESIC membership emphasises their shared commitment to upholding the highest standards of integrity and fair play within the esports industry.”
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