The Esports Advocate – Esports Business News & Analysis

GRID Esports announced this week the format, schedule, and teams competing in the Champions of Champions Tour (CCT) Global Finals, an online Counter-Strike 2 competition taking place May 16-23. Spread across eight days, the CCT Global Finals will feature 16...

British Esports announced Tuesday that its Women in Esports Committee has added members from ESL FACEIT Group, Durham University, Ear to the Ground, OG, and Tech Her Out. The new members include ESL FACEIT Group Partnerships Manager Tracy Luseno; Tech...

Tournament organizer MistGames announced Monday that it has officially changed the name of its Valorant league for Northern Europe, Challengers Northern Europe: Polaris, to the more palatable name of Challengers North: Polaris. The Valorant Challengers league for Northern Europe also...

Paris-based esports organization Team Vitality announced Monday that it has acquired the women's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) roster of  Indonesian team Bigetron Era.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. That MLBB roster includes Vivi "Vivian" Indrawaty, Venny...

Last week the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) announced that it would increase membership dues for the 2024-2025 academic year. The annual dues will rise from $2,500 USD to $3,250, according to the announcement. In a letter to members,...

Tournament organizer BLAST recently announced that it plans to expand its tournament offerings in 2024-2025 to include Valve's popular MOBA Dota 2. BLAST plans to host its first Dota 2 studio event in November, followed by four events taking place...