eSports
Microgravity announces MGL – Call of Duty: Mobile tournament
Microgravity Ventures Private Limited, a facilitator of world-class gaming hubs and eSports tournaments in India announced its much anticipated Microgravity Gaming League- MGL Call of Duty: Mobile, Team Deathmatch tournament. The company is hosting this Freedom Month Special edition eSports tournament on 21st& 22nd August 2021, in partnership with Battlefy. The format will be selection-based where registered teams will compete against each other in a single eliminator format-based tournament in 5v5 multiplayer mode. Anyone above the age of 16 years will be eligible to participate in this tournament. This year, Microgravity has announced a prize pool of Rs. 1,00,000 and gaming vouchers.
The registration for the two-day eSport tournament will go live on 3rd August on the Microgravitysite to all mobile gaming enthusiasts. This year’s MGL Call of Duty: Mobile will be carried out in three phases. The qualifier rounds will be held on 21st August, while the quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place and grand finale will take place on 22ndAugust. A maximum of 256 teams can take part in this tournament and will be selected on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Talking about the tournament, Samrat Das Gupta, Head Marketing, Microgravity said, “Weare very excited to feature Activision Blizzard’s thrilling game- Call of Duty: Mobile in Microgravity Gaming League’s Freedom Month Special. This entire month will see us offer a slew of exciting offers and experiences both at our gaming hub as well as in the online gaming space. This tournament is exclusively designed to fuel the growth of and power on the mobile-first gaming ecosystem in the country. Our aim is to provide the online gaming community with support and motivation to pursue their passion, with an extra emphasis on the participation of women gamers. The pre-registration phase has already marked a great success among the gaming fraternity. We have also announced a prize pool of over Rs. 1 Lakh. We look forward to an exciting tournament and wish all the participants the best of luck.”
Microgravity has announced a prize pool of over Rs. 1,00, 000, which includes Rs. 35,000 for the winners, Rs. 25,000 for 1st runner-up, Rs. 15,000 for 2nd runner-up, Rs. 5,000 for Top Fragger and Rs. 5,000 for Most Assisted Kills. The company, in continuation with the #ItsHerGame campaign launched on International Women’s Day, has also announced a special prize for women gamers taking part in the tournament. The #GamerGoddesses crown will be given to the top-ranked all-women team with a winning prize of Rs. 20,000. Additionally, 5 lucky viewers will get a chance to win vouchers of Rs.1,000 each for their unconditional support.
Microgravity successfully organized three online gaming tournaments across PC, Mobile and Play Station which gained significant traction amongst digital gamers. In May 2021, MGL FIFA 2021 was tournament was held which drew significant engagement from FIFA wizards with 3,000 registrations and 4 million impressions from across the country.MGL Free Fire was held during the month of August and September 2020 with over 2.2 million impressions and over 20 thousand participants. Similarly, MGL Call of Duty: Mobile was organized in December 2020 and reported over 8 lakh impressions.
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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’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.
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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