The Esports Advocate – Esports Business News & Analysis

China’s League of Legends esports operator TJ Sports announced Friday that it has imposed a lifetime ban on TOP Esports (TES) player Yang “Naiyou” Zijian from all Tencent, Riot Games, and TJ Sports competitions and related non-competitive events, after determining...

USA Esports has been selected to build and send national teams representing the United States to the inaugural Esports Nations Cup (ENC) later this year in Riyadh. Their esports director, Daniel Clerke, has also been named the U.S. national team...

DreamHack Birmingham 2026 has announced Samsung as an official partner for the event and the esports tournaments running there. The event, taking place March 27 – 29 at the Birmingham NEC, will feature a Galaxy Café bespoke activation hub designed...

The Mobile, Esports and Gaming Alliance (MEGA), the company behind the Esports Awards, has formally announced the promotion of long-time show producer Morgan Tremaine to its senior leadership team. As Executive Producer, Tremaine will oversee publisher, commercial, and strategic partner...

League ApS, organizers of the Northern League of Legends Championship (NLC), have told Riot Games they are ‘no longer in a position’ to run it. This comes just weeks ahead of the NLC Spring 2026 season, and follows a tumultuous...

VPN service ExpressVPN has announced a four-part push into some of the biggest esports events in the ecosystem. Today, the company announced official partnerships with the LEC, VCT EMEA and Americas, Berlin-based esports organization G2 Esports, and European competitive World...