eSports

India could emerge as the biggest growth story in global esports, with the Esports World Cup Foundation betting on the country's vast fan base, maturing competitive ecosystem and evolving policy environment to accelerate its presence in the sport. "There's no country on the planet that has more potential than India…

G2 Esports established a partnership with PUBG MOBILE Esports last month, focusing on Western Europe. The initiative spans creator activations, grassroots competition, and looks to grow the region through the 2026 PUBG MOBILE Club Open (PMCO) Western Europe Wildcard. Together, G2 and PUBG MOBILE Esports have also launched an ambassador…

FaZe Clan have made history in Rainbow Six Siege. Image Credit: Ubisoft If you thought esports was just a bunch of teenagers shouting over headsets in a basement, the latest financial reports are here to humble you. Data.Bet just dropped its Q1 figures, and the numbers are so aggressively green…

Clear your schedules and get your digital boards ready, because chess is making a roaring return to the Esports World Cup stage. Following a massive debut last year, the ancient game of 64 squares is swapping last year’s desert heat for the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Running from August…

This year’s Esports World Cup (EWC) saw OpTic Gaming complete a successful title defense, much to the delight of the capacity crowd in attendance. After winning in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 last year, the North American organization successfully lifted the trophy in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. ...Read…

The chess category at the Esports World Cup has a $1.5 million USD prize pool. That is almost on par with the Grand Chess Tour’s prize pool of $2,000,000 USD, which is dispersed over the course of six tournaments. The EWC is giving it away in one. ...Read More

The Esports World Cup (EWC) mega-event is well underway in Paris, boasting an eye-watering $75 million prize pool, spread across 25 tournaments and 24 titles. As one of the most significant remaining events, Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) runs from Aug. 12–23, with 32 of the best teams lighting up the servers...Read…

The question of how much freedom versus top-down control game publishers should implement in their respective esports ecosystems is often raised in discussions of esports sustainability and profitability.  However, as showcased by the recent disasterclass of a Grand Final during the VALORANT Challengers Americas Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ...Read More

Muhammad Zubair has made Pakistan proud by becoming the Tekken 8 World Champion after delivering an outstanding performance in the grand final. He defeated South Korea’s LowHigh with a dominant 5-0 victory, showing great skill, confidence and control throughout the match. Zubair’s achievement is a major milestone for Pakistan’s growing…

“We are not taking an esports product and placing it in a casino lobby,” Market Suchar, the co-founder and managing director at Oddin.gg says. Suchar’s comments came as Oddin announced the launch of its new venture, Oddin Casino, which will see the esports specialist branching out into casino gaming. ...Read More