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ESEA Rank S vs Faceit Pro League
ESEA finally came out with their FPL competitor: Rank S. NA pros are currently streaming their PUGs on Twitch, giving us revived pro PUG…entertainment. FPL NA already lost all of its activity, raising the obvious question: why did this happen? I will separate the differences that are specific to the respective pro leagues instead of focusing on the differences between the platforms themselves. ¶ Rank S advantages ¶ Guaranteed payout time ¶ The Rank S release statement stresses that winnings will be paid out within 30 days. Faceit is not transparent about their payouts and allegedly failed to pay their winners for months.
Martin StuessyMar 28
Translation of AliSport’s News Announcement
As seen at:http://www.alisports.com/cn/view_30.htmlAliSports’s Inaugural World Electronic Sports Games (WESG): Video Games in an Olympic format ¶ 5:28PM, 30 March 2016 — Shanghai: AliSports has officially revealed their eSports division at a Shanghai press conference, also announcing their inaugural World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) tournament as part of their efforts to create an open platform for eSports. ¶ USD 5.5 Million Prize Pool for the inaugural “World Cyber Sports Tournament” ¶ AliSports was formed in September 2015, setting up…
Chen YijiMar 30
MSI
We have some disappointing news to share with our fans today. After all of us received invitations and negotiated with Riot Games to join…the broadcast crew for this year’s Mid-Season Invitational, we failed to arrive at an industry standard rate for our services and therefore cannot work as casters in Shanghai. ¶ We set out at the beginning of this year to determine average freelance rates in the eSports market and conducted a survey of contracts received by casters across titles including Counter Strike: Global Offensive, DotA 2, Starcraft 2, Halo 5, and Hearthstone.
OGNCastersMar 23
