The Esports Advocate – Esports Business News & Analysis

On Dec. 8, 68-year-old Gou Zhongwen, a former minister of the Chinese General Administration of Sport (CGAS), was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes (bribery) and abusing his power as a government official. The news came...

Members of the International Esports Federation have elected Vlad Marinescu as its new president. The election took place at the IESF's 17th Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, alongside the 17th World Esports Championship Mobile Legends: Bang Bang...

International tournament operator PGL announced Monday the PGL Singapore Major 2026, the company's second Counter-Strike 2 Major of 2026. PGL Singapore Major 2026 will take place from Nov. 25 - Dec. 13, 2026, and will feature 32 of the best...

International tournament organizer BLAST announced Friday that its summer Counter-Strike 2 competition, BLAST.tv Austin Major, generated $102 million in total economic impact to the Austin region. In addition, BLAST claims that 30,248 out-of-state attendees were part of the audience  during...

The 2025 Delta Force Invitational: Warfare is set to kick off on Dec. 11 and run for four days, culminating in a grand final to crown an overall champion. The year-end competition will feature eight teams competing in 20 vs...

Esports organization G2 Esports announced Wednesday that it has signed a new partnership with "instant crypto casino" platform Betpanda. Financial terms of this new deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of this new partnership, Betpanda will become the "official...