Esports

Hardware producer and lifestyle brand Razer has been named the official gaming chair partner of Knicks Gaming, the NBA 2K League franchise of Madison Square Garden Sports. A

ONE Esports, the esports venture of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, has announced a new partnership with HSBC

The Sportfive agency has further deepened its involvement in the esports sector through a deal to become the exclusive global commercial sales agency of the US-based Misfits Gaming Group

Esports tournament organiser PGL has extended and expanded its agreement with the IMG agency

Italy’s Lega Serie A has signed a renewed deal with snack bar brand Be-Kind which covers sponsorship of its esports league.

The Sportfive agency has expanded its esports presence by entering into a strategic collaboration with Los Angeles-based gaming agency Bad Moon Talent

A new Nielsen Sports & Entertainment study demonstrates the rapidly improving value of esports sponsorships, claiming top level ROI for sponsors has more than doubled in the past two years.

Riot Games has renewed its sponsorship agreements with Red Bull, Warner Music and furniture company Secretlab for the 2022 League of Legends European Championship (LEC) season

ONE Esports, the esports venture of Asian mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship, has announced a long-term partnership with electronics multinational Samsung

David Beckham co-owned esports organisation Guild Esports has signed up cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp as a sponsor

Betting operator Parimatch has renewed its main shirt sponsorship with Russian esports organisation Team Spirit through 2022, with an option to extend at least until 2024

Chinese video game developer and publisher NetEase Games has appointed sports marketing agency Sportfive as its global business partner

Blockchain company Tezos has agreed a major three-year ‘Main Technical Partner’ deal with the French esports organisation Team Vitality, from 2022 to 2024.

US-based esports organisation Immortals has appointed the Sportfive agency as its exclusive global commercial sales agency

OL Groupe, the owners of French football club Olympique Lyonnais, has signed an arena naming rights agreement with technology retailer LDLC

Payment services giant American Express has renewed its sponsorship of Paris Saint-Germain, with the new deal to incorporate the French Ligue 1 club’s esports team.

Global agency to develop American team to service growing sector

Drone racing property partners with French gaming products maker