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The Growth Of Esports Minor Leagues

This is Part Two of a multi-part series about the infrastructure of esports leagues. Part One focused on the differences between the franchise model chosen by Blizzard and Riot and the hands-off approach used by Valve. This part concerns the minor league ecosystem and both the League Championship Series and Overwatch League’s “Path to Pro” […]

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Manchester City FC To Host Data Driven Hackathon

Manchester City FC, one of the world’s most technologically focused soccer teams (or perhaps group of teams), is set to make another innovative first for a club. In conjunction with two tech companies with which they have partnerships, Opta Pro and ChyronHego, Manchester City are hosting a hackathon at the City Football Academy in Manchester from […]

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