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League of Legends pro banned from VCS for inappropriate COVID-19 comments

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1 week ago

April 7, 2021

A professional League of Legends player has been permanently banned from the Vietnam Championship Series and dropped by his organisation after making inappropriate comments about the coronavirus pandemic.

SBTC Esports toplaner Phạm ‘Zeros’ Minh Lộc – who has appeared at multiple international tournaments with Vietnamese teams – was handed the ban by the VCS shortly after making the comments on stream. According to a translation, the player said he hopes the pandemic worsens so that Vietnamese teams wouldn’t have to travel to Iceland for MSI 2021 next month. This is despite SBTC being out of contention for the event, having finished fifth in the VCS 2021 Spring Split and missing the Spring Playoffs.

Following his permanent ban from competing in the VCS, Zeros was also released from SBTC. While not confirmed, this is reportedly not the first time Zeros has been reprimanded by the VCS, which might explain why he was issued a permanent ban this time around.

While Zero’s comments were inappropriate in any context, they could be perceived as particularly disappointing for Vietnamese LoL fans. The VCS’ two representatives for last year’s LoL Worlds had to pull out of the competition due to travel restrictions in the country, meaning they couldn’t make the trip to Shanghai.

During a livestream, Zeros said that he would hope that the situation would worsen in Vietnam, so that the VCS winner could not attend MSI 2021 in Iceland.

— Dat Nguyen (@ThanhDat712) April 6, 2021

Zeros is an established name in Vietnamese League of Legends. Representing the likes of GAM Esports and Saigon Buffalo, the toplaner has three VCS titles to his name, has appeared at two world championships, and even featured at the last MSI in 2019.

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Source: https://www.theloadout.com/league-of-legends/zeros-vcs-ban-covid-19

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Fuse Ignite Debuts as Commercial Rights Consultancy For Esports, Sports, Entertainment

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April 14, 2021

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Fuse unveiled a new commercial rights consultancy agency designed to enhance and expand the commercial capabilities of rights holders in the areas of sport, entertainment, esports, and lifestyle called Fuse Ignite. Part of the Omnicom Media Group, Fuse Ignite will engage with rights holders to help them navigate the “commercial cycle” of bringing IP to sale or license.

Fuse Ignite will lean on its own in-house team along with specialist consultants from Omnicom Media Group to create what the company is calling a “one stop shop” suite of solutions. The company looks to transform sales propositions into more compelling investment opportunities for brand partners while boosting revenue streams through sponsorship, digital, and ecommerce.

While the official launch of Fuse Ignite was just announced, the company is already working with a number of rights holder clients, including Arsenal FC, England Netball, and the British Fashion Council.

The company recently helped Formula 1 enhance its approach to partner acquisition.

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Source: https://esportsobserver.com/fuse-ignite-consultancy-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuse-ignite-consultancy-service

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Edward Gaming Partners With Electronic Automobile Maker HYCAN

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3 hours ago

April 14, 2021

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Edward Gaming (EDG) announced that it has signed a partnership deal with Chinese electronic automobile brand HYCAN. The announcement was made by Edward Zhu, founder of Chinese esports organization, on his Weibo social media page. HYCAN will act as EDG’s official designated partner, according to Zhu’s post. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In addition, Zhu promised that if EDG could win the League of Legends Spring Split and go on to attend the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) in Iceland, he would gift an HYCAN vehicle to an EDG fan. EDG has been 2:3 eliminated by Royal Never Give-Up in LPL Lower Bracket Final on Tuesday.

Founded in 2018, HYCAN is a joint brand of Guangzhou Automobile Group and China’s biggest electronic car company Nio and focuses on the low-end class in the automobile market. In 2020, Nio officially listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NIO). Currently, the company has a $63.95B USD market cap at the time of writing.

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Source: https://esportsobserver.com/edward-gaming-partners-hycan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edward-gaming-partners-hycan

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UTA Adds Immortals Gaming Club Co-Founder Clinton Foy as General Partner, Venture Capital

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3 hours ago

April 14, 2021

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Sports and entertainment firm UTA has announced the addition of Clinton Foy as a general partner to its UTA Ventures division. Foy will work to grow the company’s direct investing portfolio with a focus on venture funding.

Prior to joining UTA, Foy served as general partner and managing director for Crosscut Ventures, a firm active in the esports space. During his time with Crosscut, Foy was lead investor in several gaming and esports rounds including with Streamlabs, PlayVS, and Immortals Gaming Club. Foy is also a co-founder and co-owner of IGC.

His experience also extends to the development side of gaming, having previously worked as COO for Square Enix, best known for the popular Final Fantasy video game franchise.

UTA Ventures has already dipped its toe into esports, having previously invested in North American organization Cloud9.

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Generation Esports Closes $10.8M Series A Investment

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4 hours ago

April 14, 2021

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U.S.-based high school esports infrastructure startup Generation Esports announced that it has closed a $10.8M USD Series A financing round led by early-stage investment firm Altos Ventures with participation from FJ Labs and other investors.

Generation Esports revealed that it intends to use the investment proceeds to support its community and student esports initiatives, including the Middle School Esports League and the High School Esports League (HSEL), which was created by Generation Esports’ founders and is currently partnered with more than 3.4K schools.

Furthermore, the company announced that its sponsors ASUS, Intel, and the Army National Guard have pledged to support Generation Esports and its leagues in 2021 and beyond.

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