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Stream.Me has announced that it is creating its own eSports team and the first signing is Carl “Perfect Legend” White. Perfect Legend is a fighting game player who has won Evo four times in his career. Currently he is mainly playing Mortal Kombat X, although is expected to jump over …
Read More »Footballer Gerard Piqué is working on his own eSports organisation
F.C. Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced his plans to enter the world of eSports. In an interview on Spanish radio Piqué said that he had only learnt of eSports in the last few months, but already was looking into options to enter the scene. Instead of looking to invest …
Read More »ScreaM officially joins Team EnVyUs
After weeks of uncertainty and confusion over just where CS:GO player Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom would end up, he has finally put pen to paper and signed for Team EnVyUs. ScreaM, who is known as the master of the one taps, became one of the hottest free agents in the world …
Read More »MLB pitcher Trevor May becomes a streamer and brand ambassador for Luminosity
North American organisation Luminosity has brought in Trevor May, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins baseball team, as a brand ambassador. According to a statement given to Dot eSports the two parties are currently in talks over May acquiring a financial stake in the organisation, but to get the ball …
Read More »Team YP adds a Street Fighter player to its Overwatch roster
Team YP, the eSports organisation owned by YouPorn, has announced that it will add Valentin “Valmaster” Petit to its Overwatch roster. Valmaster is better known as a Street Fighter player, but is looking for a new challenge and is picking up Overwatch. He will join the rest of the team, …
Read More »Fnatic Overwatch team to get an LA team house
Fnatic will start up a new gaming house in Los Angeles for its Overwatch team when they return from Korea. In an interview with Yahoo eSports Fnatic founder Sam Mathews revealed the news. “It’s unannounced, but our Overwatch team is American and currently they’re in Korea,” said Mathews. “Esports is …
Read More »Former REUNITED Overwatch team signs with eUnited
The former REUNITED Overwatch team, which has been looking for a new organisation since the start of the year, has signed with eUnited. The team has been a free agent since REUNITED closed its doors in January, and now four members of that roster have signed with eUnited. Thomas "Morte" …
Read More »How a strong eSports community made Rainbow Six Siege a ‘player retention machine’
Rainbow Six Siege has become somewhat of a surprise hit in the world of eSports. Things started out slow after a muted launch at the tail end of 2015, but during the last twelve months Ubisoft and ESL have built a sizeable pro scene, with a consistent and defined structure, …
Read More »Schalke 04 signs German PES champion
Football club Schalke 04 continues to grow its roster of eSports talent, this time by signing German PES champion Lennart “LENNAO” Albrecht. LENNAO won the German championship back in 2016 and has been a top PES player for years. This year his main goal is to make it to the …
Read More »Sophie Goldschmidt joins the British Esports Association’s advisory board
The British Esports Association has announced that Sophie Goldschmidt has joined its advisory board. Goldschmidt is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at Chime and has previously held positions at the Rugby Football Union, the NBA, the Women’s Professional Tennis Association and is currently a non-executive board member of the PGA …
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