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Esports Awards Announces Nominees, Voting is Running

The Esports Awards are entering the final phase. Voting began after the nominees were announced. The awards will be presented on 19 November in Las Vegas.

By Stephan Steininger • 4 min read

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BIG and LevlUp Join Forces

Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced a partnership with LevlUp, one of Europe's leading gaming drink brands. As well as community events, social media activations and promotions, LevlUp will also support BIG's boot camp to promote young esports talent. Founded in Germany in 2018, LevlUp quickly

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Florian Schriebl is Austria's Best Red Bull Tetris Player

At the Red Bull Tetris finale yesterday at Game City Vienna, veterinarian Florian Schriebl won the Austrian finals. He'll be competing at the Dubai world finale in December against 55 other finalists from all over the world. The Austrian national final of Red Bull Tetris took place at

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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WOW Remains Naming Rights Partner of the Virtual Bundesliga

The DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) has extended its collaboration with the streaming service WOW in connection with the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL). The partnership has been extended for another two years. WOW will remain the exclusive name sponsor of all national VBL competitions until at least 2027. This includes the

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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DFL and Electronic Arts Revise Competition Mode of Virtual Bundesliga

At the start of the new season of the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL), the DFL and Electronic Arts have made numerous adjustments to make the competition more open and exciting. But there are also some constants: 35 teams are competing in the VBL. The start of the new season is scheduled

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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3rd Red Bull League of Its Own Comes to SAP Garden in Munich

For only the third time, Red Bull is organizing its League of Legends event League of Its Own, in which Europe's top players compete. After Berlin (2023) and Paris (2024), the event will take place in Munich on November 29. Munich will host another esports highlight in the

By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read

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DreamHack Birmingham Debuts, ESL One Birmingham Returns

DreamHack and ESL One are coming to Birmingham, UK, in March 2026. DreamHack Birmingham will be the first ever festival held on UK soil in its 20+ year history. Meanwhile, ESL One returns to the UK for its fourth event, offering a prize pool of $1M. Two gaming and esports

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Erazer Hosts Europe's Largest Third-Party Fortnite Championship

Following last year's Rocket League tournament, Erazer is focusing on Fortnite this year, launching a European Fortnite Championship with a prize pool of €100,000. The final will take place at Xperion in Hamburg. In recent years, Erazer's Your Road to Victory (YR2V) initiative has focused

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read

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Skinbaron Extends Its Partnership With BIG

Berlin International Gaming (BIG) and SkinBaron started working closely together in late 2019 and have now extended their partnership, continuing their collaboration of over six years. At a time when the Counter-Strike community - particularly BIG's CS2 men's team - has had a challenging year, this

By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read

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CGN Esports and Xperion Cologne Cooperate

With two dedicated event spaces in Cologne, CGN Esports is entering MediaMarktSaturn's Xperion. The spaces will host weekly esports events. MediaMarktSaturn and Cologne association CGN Esports announce a joint strategic partnership to make gaming and e-sports more accessible in the DACH region. Two dedicated CGN experience booths will

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

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Esports Clubs to Be Treated as Non-Profit Organisations From the Beginning of 2026 in Germany

Following initial issues with the first draft at the start of the week, the final government draft on the non-profit status of esports has been met with widespread approval from game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD) and the Landessportbund Nordrhein-Westfalen. From 1 January 2026, esports clubs

By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read

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"The Draft Bill on Esports Non-Profit Status Creates More Problems Than It Solves."

The draft bill on the 2025 Tax Amendment Act, prepared by the German Federal Ministry of Finance, contains an approach to the non-profit status of esports in Germany for the first time. However, according to game - the German Games Industry Association, the E-Sport-Bund Deutschland e.V. (ESBD) and the

By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read