This week in esports
Taking a look at this year's crazy esports event calendar
Apex Legends, MotoGP, and even Farming Simulator are planning big hit shows this year to entice viewers and welcome organizations.
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Here's everything that happened this week in the world of esports.
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London hosts the only non-U.S. CWL esports event of the season
This week in esports saw numerous employees of Riot Games walk out in protest over a recent arbitration motion for ongoing gender discrimination lawsuits and London hosts the first non-U.S. Call of Duty World League.
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Prepare yourselves as the Danes plan to storm esports
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Denmark's government is looking to invest and support grassroots development of esport talent, integrating the scene with more traditional sports.
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Riot Games to investigate Echo Fox over reports of internal racism
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Rick Fox threatens to leave Echo Fox after racism surfaces from shareholder towards former CEO Jace Hall.
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Will Smith invests in esports organization
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Will Smith puts his name down for organization Gen. G and invests in esports.
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China's esports industry is booming
Esports continues to grow worldwide, and it's set to triple its worth in China by 2020.
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SK Telecom launches new Apex Legends esports team
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SK Telecom is teaming up with Comcast Spectacor to launch an esports team for Apex Legends.
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Blizzard announces Hearthstone Grandmasters with $500,000 up for grabs
Blizzard announced the Hearthstone Grandmasters with $500,000 available for participating players.
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The Simpsons pokes fun at esports
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This week saw The Simpsons cover esports by having Bart become a competing professional athlete.
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This week in esports ... Heroes of the Storm is back but not as you knew it
Blizzard effectively canned the esports program for Heroes of the Storm, but that hasn't halted parts of the company and ESPN from including the game at an upcoming college tournament.
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Tencent brings authorities onboard to grow esports in China
Tencent teams up with local governments to develop local esport events, Konami constructs its own arena, and PUBG launches its European pro league.
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Nike is set to make official League of Legends kits for players
This week saw the forming of a new partnership between Riot Games and Nike to provide professional League of Legends players in China with new jerseys and foortwear.
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Blizzard keeps the Hearthstone esports flame alight
2019 is set to be the year for Fortnite esports as Epic Games sets aside a huge sum of money for prize pools. Oh, and Hearthstone esports isn't over just yet.
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Esports predicted to pull in more than $1 billion in revenue for 2019
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FACEIT has teamed up with PUBG Corp to host a live tournament in London this April.
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Yale University students host Riot Games certified esports tournament
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Students at Yale University held their own League of Legends esports tournament with help from Riot games.
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You'll see Secretlab chairs at this year's League of Legends esports
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Riot Games signed Secretlab as the official provider of gaming chairs for its esports events.
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Farming Simulator 'plants' to grow its own competitive esports league
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There's a new pro league on the horizon and it's going to be for a game you thought wouldn't make it in the esports world, Farming Simulator 19.
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KFC to hold a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royale tournament
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KFC will host a Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 battle royal tournament with cash and free chicken dinners for the winner.
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Kia sponsors new League of Legends European Championship
Riot Games managed to sign Kia motors as the main sponsor for the newly branded League of Legends European Championship (LEC).