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GRID Partners With South Korean e-Sports Association

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James Fudge

3 months ago

GRID Esports signs global partnership deal with KeSPA

Berlin-based esports data platform GRID and the South Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) announced a strategic global partnership this week to utilize official esports data services and to help analyze the “potential of South Korea’s esports ecosystem.”

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In case you are not familiar with the company and its GRID Data Platform, it provides solutions for “in-game telemetry data sourcing (GRID Game SDK), analytics, integrity, and distribution in competitive game titles for AAA publishers and independent game studios.” GRID also serves as the official data platform for League of Legends, Valorant, Rainbow Six Siege, PUBG, Counter-Strike 2, and Dota 2.

Under the terms of this partnership, GRID will help KeSPA to have “international alignment with the South Korean vision and framework of sustainable esports growth with data-driven insights and opportunities at its core.”

Founded in 2000, KeSPA is an official member of the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; as well as the Korean Olympic Committee and the International e-Sports Federation. It is also the official managing body of 16 esports titles in the region including Riot Games’ League of Legends and Valorant, and Krafton’s PUBG.

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.