eSports

Backforce extends partnership with BIG to 2025

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2 years ago

February 4, 2022

George Miller

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German chair manufacturer Backforce continues to have BIG’s backs going forward.

Achieving success for over two years together, we are delighted to share that Backforce will continue to have our backs for the future!

Back in September 2019, Backforce introduced us to a whole new level of comfort and quality. With their support, we have reached numerous heights in our competitive efforts as they had our back during our CS:GO team’s run to the top of the world rankings as well as multiple titles. Together we developed the BIG edition of the Backforce One – their flagship product – for the enjoyment of our fans, and embarked on the ambitious expansion into the European market.

Backforce is also an incredibly involved partner in our content creation, as they support and make content series such as “Backstage with Backforce”, “Backforce Mean Tweets” and “Back in Time with Backforce” possible. These series, along with many new activations, will continue as part of our extended partnership.
Both Backforce and BIG have committed early on to ensure the extension of our partnership as we are very happy with the past few years, and can’t wait to share all of our exciting activations we have in the pipeline with you!

Statement Daniel Finkler, CEO
I am very pleased that our partnership with Backforce has been extended prematurely until mid-2025 after three years of successful cooperation. High-quality and ergonomic gaming chairs are immensely important for our professional players and Backforce has managed to set new standards “Made in Germany” in this important market segment. In the past, especially during the lockdown period, we were able to celebrate our biggest achievements on Backforce chairs. Now we are looking forward to the coming years and a successful cooperation with the Head Of Backforce Stefan Krumme and the Interstuhl team from Tieringen. #GOBIG

Statement Stefan Krumme, Head of Backforce
We are happy to extend our contract with BIG 6 months early for another three years. We share a high trust and respect for the other organization. BIG has an unparalleled record of young talent promotion and being successful in multiple titles at once. Especially in these challenging times you see even more how important the personal chair is for professional players. It must be our goal to see the best performance and therefore players should have to choose their own equipment. We are looking forward to see BIG CS:GO in the Top10 soon – no pressure.

eSports

North Star Network Acquires Um Dois Esportes

Published

2 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.”

Alona Shevtsova

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

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4 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.