{"id":156964,"date":"2024-08-08T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T09:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=156964"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:22:39","slug":"western-esports-team-in-southeast-asia-korea-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/08\/western-esports-team-in-southeast-asia-korea-china","title":{"rendered":"Western esports organisations that have entered Southeast Asia, Korea and China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min-large.png\" alt=\"Team Liquid Mobile Legends Bang Bang\" class=\"wp-image-157004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min-medium_large.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-08-at-09.30.07-min.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Team Liquid <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a60c2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Gaming and esports consumers vary greatly from region to region. One esport could be a huge cultural hit in the East, whilst being unknown in the West.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a670c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, the modern esports ecosystem has further incentivised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w_gQRJ55iww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">development of global organisations<\/a>, filled with teams that compete in titles all across the world. The reason is simple, to diversify revenue streams and enter new markets to attract more fans. This is why some of the biggest organisations in the Western world have begun expanding East \u2014 particularly esports powerhouse markets Southeast Asia, Korea, and China.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a6cae\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The selection of these three regions doesn\u2019t come as a big surprise. South Korea has a rich esports history and continues to foster loyal fanbases in the FGC and StarCraft. <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/07\/esports-around-the-world-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a>, on the other hand, is one of the most mature esports markets in the world, with numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/01\/how-crossfire-esports-highlights-the-power-of-localisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">franchised esports leagues<\/a> in titles unknown to Western audiences.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a723f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Lastly, Southeast Asia continues to dominate the mobile esports space, with games like Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Free Fire and PUBG Mobile showing immense popularity. This makes it a fertile ground for Western esports organisations looking for a slice of the ever-growing mobile market.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67d9bd35a823e\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-153086\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/07\/esports-world-cup-2024-games-format-schedule\" target=\"_blank\">Esports World Cup 2024: Full list of games, format, schedule and more<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-151570\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/03\/how-do-esports-organisations-make-money\" target=\"_blank\">How do esports organisations make money?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-139368\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/05\/influencers-who-own-esports-organisations\" target=\"_blank\">Influencers who own notable esports organisations<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a8fed\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/05\/30-teams-esports-world-cup-support-program\">Esports World Cup Club Support Programme<\/a> also pushed many Western esports organisations to invest in new titles \u2013 many of which have chosen rosters in the East. The 30 teams in the Club Support Programme have received a stimulus to enter new titles for the Esports World Cup, which is currently underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35a95c2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Without further ado, let\u2019s detail which Western esports organisations have teams in the East.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35a9bc4\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"cloud9\">Cloud9<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35aa1b8\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"starcraft_ii\">Starcraft II<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35aa761\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>North American esports organisation Cloud 9 marked its entry into Starcraft II when it <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cloud9\/status\/1719519898529927316\">signed Korean player Koh \u2018GuMiho\u2019 Byung-jae<\/a> in November 2023. It isn\u2019t a surprising signing as the region dominates the game\u2019s competitive circuit compared to North America, where Cloud9 is headquartered.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35aacff\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>An example of this is the viewership stats for the IEM Katowice 2024, where all the top five matches featured at least one South Korean player, per <a href=\"https:\/\/escharts.com\/tournaments\/sc2\/iem-katowice-2024-sc2\">Esports Charts<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35ab2b4\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"faze_clan\">FaZe Clan<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35ab87d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"pubg_mobile\">PUBG Mobile<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35abe11\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>FaZe Clan realised back in 2020 that PUBG Mobile was a game to invest in \u2014 and that the best region to do that was SEA. Thereafter, the organisation signed a team in Thailand.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35ac3a2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Its long-term commitment to the game resulted in FaZe Clan becoming a partnered team in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/03\/pubg-mobile-esports-partner-teams\">PUBG Mobile\u2019s Esports ecosystem in 2023.<\/a> As a part of this, a slot for the PUBG Mobile Super League (PMSL) SEA, which has three seasons per year, is guaranteed for FaZe Clan.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35ac965\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"fnatic\">Fnatic<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35acf22\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"overwatch\">Overwatch\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53884724400_33f8258bdf_o-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53884724400_33f8258bdf_o-1-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53884724400_33f8258bdf_o-1-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53884724400_33f8258bdf_o-1-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53884724400_33f8258bdf_o-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fnatic&#8217;s Overwatch 2 team at the Esports World Cup 2024. Image credit: Esports World Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35ad5be\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>UK-based esports organisation Fnatic initially signed an Overwatch roster back in 2015, but subsequently left the game before the launch of the Overwatch League.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35adb7f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/07\/esports-world-cup-2024-games-format-schedule\">Esports World Cup<\/a>, the organisation re-entered the game by <a href=\"https:\/\/fnatic.com\/news\/fnatic-returns-to-overwatch-2\">picking up the Esports World Cup-qualified team, YETI<\/a>. The unsigned Korean Overwatch team placed fourth in the Overwatch Champions Series 2024 Asia Stage 1, booking a slot in the Riyadh event. Fnatic ultimately lost in Round 1 of the EWC Playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35ae138\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"mobile_legends_bang_bang\">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35ae6d5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Overwatch wasn&#8217;t Fnatic\u2019s only signing ahead of the Esports World Cup. The esports organisation entered into a <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/05\/fnatic-partners-with-mlbb-team-onic-philippines\">partnership with ONIC Esports<\/a> in 2024, for its MLBB rosters across Indonesia and the Philippines. Notably, Onic has a franchised slot in the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Indonesia as well as the Philippines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35aed15\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Fnatic ONIC recently won MPL Indonesia Season 13 and was one of the favourites going into the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2024. However, the team failed to make it out of the Group Stage. Fnatic ONIC PH, on the other hand, placed fifth in the MPL Philippines Season 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35af2cf\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"g2_esports\">G2 Esports<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35af882\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"dota_2\">Dota 2\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35afe2c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Multinational esports organisation G2 Esports secured a notable <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/12\/g2-esports-invictus-gaming-dota-2-china\">partnership with China\u2019s Invictus Gaming<\/a> in December 2023.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b0401\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Representing the Chinese region, the newly-formed G2.iG has competed in a range of tier-one esports events in 2024, including the Riyadh Masters 2024, PGL Wallachia Season 1, ESL One Birmingham and the Elite League Season 1.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig-large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig-medium.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig-medium_large.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/g2-ig.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The G2.iG League of Legends team. Image credit: G2.iG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b0ab0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/g2esports.com\/blogs\/news\/g2-esports-partners-with-invictus-gaming-to-enter-dota-2-esports-and-expands-into-china-with-first-local-team?srsltid=AfmBOoqw9bCBvtcSElLtEaoIoCEL2b_enQ-LcZKrccNJP9eEeA8UJqzW\">In a release at the time,<\/a> G2 noted: \u201cChina, and Asia in general, has always been a huge priority for G2 as the organisation aspires to expand west to east across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b108b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Besides this, G2 also experimented with Wild Rift esports by partnering up with one of the Philippines\u2019 most popular esports organisations \u2014 Blacklist International. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlacklistINTL\/posts\/pfbid0ZmxJk5q9w62SyT7DUVEWYw2bojWAK2khSrtfw1QQmEdDkuFoTFcWYiQBafMhGq1Nl?rdid=jthzmGnj0k7YexMD\">team is no longer active<\/a> after Riot Games announced in early 2024 that it wouldn\u2019t be focusing on SEA for Wild Rift esports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b166e\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"gaimin_gladiators\">Gaimin Gladiators<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b1c46\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"rocket_league\">Rocket League<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b221c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>With European rosters in Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2, Gaimin Gladiators also has ties to Asia-Pacific with a Rocket League roster since 2022.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b27a3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Since then, the organisation has been pretty successful in the local APAC region \u2014 making it to the RLCS World Championship in 2022 and 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b2d50\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"guild_esports\">Guild Esports<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b331d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"mobile_legends_bang_bang\">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b38b8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guildesports\/status\/1800188750749991163\">announced<\/a> on June 10th, 2024, that it was entering the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang scene with Saudi Arabia-based R8 Esports. This included its men\u2019s and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/R8xesports\/status\/1800189964006961619\">female teams<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b3e32\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, just four days later after the announcement, Guild.R8 Esports failed to qualify for the Esports World Cup after finishing the MLBB Professional League (MPL) MENA Playoffs in fourth place. The women\u2019s team also failed to make it to the MLBB Women\u2019s Invitational (MWI) 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b43b7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In its announcement, though, Guild highlighted that the partnership will extend to the Esports World Cup and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b49b9\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"navi\">NAVI<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b4f76\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"teamfight_tactics\">Teamfight Tactics<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b5517\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>NAVI is another esports organisation that has picked up an esports roster in the East as a reaction to the Esports World Cup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b5aad\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The organisation announced on June 13th that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/navi.gg\/en\/publications\/tft-navi-roster-2024\">acquiring the South Korean team Dark Horse<\/a> after it placed second in the Esports World Cup 2024 TFT APAC Closed Qualifier.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b6052\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>NAVI will be competing in the TFT tournament at the EWC 2024 from August 8th &#8211; 11th. A prize pool of $500,000 (~\u00a3393,600) is on the line for the event.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b662d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"team_vitality\">Team Vitality<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b6c0e\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"team_vitality_india\">Team Vitality India<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b71bf\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Vitality is one of the top Western esports organisations with significant investments in the East \u2014 starting with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/01\/team-vitality-going-all-in-on-its-indian-expansion\">India<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b7770\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The France-based esport organisation has a separate division for India \u2013 which doesn\u2019t just extend to esports teams but also content creators. The organisation also announced in May 2024 that it was entering into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6qkbKTvbW4\/?hl=el\">partnership with the Esports Federation of India (ESFI)<\/a> to \u201chelp take Indian esports to the world.\u201d The ESFI is a full member of the International Esports Federation (IESF).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b7d2e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In terms of esports, Team Vitality India currently has a Call of Duty: Mobile lineup, which is amongst the most successful in the region. The esports organisation previously had a Free Fire team as well, but the game was banned in early 2022. With Garena announcing Free Fire India, Team Vitality could make a return to the game when the title is released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b82d4\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2020\/03\/tsm-entity-gaming-pubg-mobile\">TSM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2020\/01\/fnatic-nimish-raut-india\">Fnatic<\/a> had made similar investments in the country, both esports organisations subsequently departed from the market.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b888d\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"mobile_legends_bang_bang\">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53895560703_7961f40435_k-1-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53895560703_7961f40435_k-1-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53895560703_7961f40435_k-1-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53895560703_7961f40435_k-1-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/53895560703_7961f40435_k-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Team Vitality&#8217;s new Mobile Legends: Bang Bang women&#8217;s roster. Image credit: Esports World Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b8f50\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Vitality entered Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/05\/team-vitality-acquires-womens-mlbb-team-bigetron-era\">picking up unarguably the most successful all-female esports lineup in the game, Bigetron Era<\/a>. The team has almost a flawless record in all-female MLBB esports, winning major tournaments in 2023 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35b9517\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The team was one of the favourites to win the MLBB Women&#8217;s Invitational (MWI) at the Esports World Cup 2024. However, the team ultimately placed second, losing out to the Philippines&#8217; Omega Empress.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35b9af3\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"starcraft_ii\">Starcraft II<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35ba0b6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Vitality <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/02\/team-vitality-starcraft-2-south-korean-team-onsyde\">entered Starcraft II<\/a> in February 2024, in partnership with ONSYDE, a South Korean esports organisation. 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Jeon \u2018Jeondding\u2019 Sang-hyun was <a href=\"https:\/\/vitality.gg\/en\/esports\/team-vitality-to-set-fire-to-the-tekken-8-scene-with-south-korean-player-jeondding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">picked up in April 2024<\/a> and is amongst the biggest names in the FGC.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35bb803\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The player has qualified for the Esports World Cup 2024 and will be playing in the $1m (~\u00a3787,000) Tekken 8 tournament in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bbdab\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"team_liquid\">Team Liquid<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bc35b\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"mobile_legends_bang_bang\">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35bc8f8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Team Liquid entered Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by <a href=\"http:\/\/stun.gg\">acquiring SEA-based esports org, STUN.GG<\/a>. As a result, STUN.GG\u2019s properties AURA Esports and ECHO Esports, were rebranded into Team Liquid ID and Team Liquid PH, respectively. Both the teams have slots in MPL Indonesia and MPL Philippines.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bceae\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"ninjas_in_pyjamas\">Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bd466\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"league_of_legends_and_honor_of_kings\">League of Legends and Honor of Kings<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35bd9f3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) is a part of Riot Games\u2019 franchised league for League of Legends in China, the LoL Professional League (LPL).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol-large.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol-medium.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol-medium_large.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/nip-lol.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ninjas in Pyjamas at the LPL. 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Additionally, the NIP Group is leveraging ESV5\u2019s local partnerships and expertise to enhance its brand recognition in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bebec\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"alliance\">Alliance<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35bf1bb\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"pubg_mobile\">PUBG Mobile<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35bf751\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Alliance initially entered PUBG Mobile in 2021 through a collaboration with Yoodo, a major Malaysian-based telecom provider, forming Yoodo Alliance. However, with the latter announcement that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yoodo.com.my\/important-news-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discounting the Yoodo brand<\/a>, Alliance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-SbMlUMe5c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> on August 5th, 2024, that it was parting ways with its title sponsor.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35bfcfe\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The team is also a partnered team in the PUBG Mobile esports ecosystem, competing in the PMSL SEA as a Malaysian representative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35c029a\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"wolves_esports\">Wolves Esports<\/span><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-heading-67d9bd35c085f\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n  \n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"valorant_call_of_duty_mobile_and_honor_of_kings\">VALORANT, Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings<\/span><\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GBlbvexWYAABxSm-large.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-156986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GBlbvexWYAABxSm-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GBlbvexWYAABxSm-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GBlbvexWYAABxSm-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GBlbvexWYAABxSm.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wolves Esports after winning the 2023 Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship Finals. Image credit: ESL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35c0ee2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/01\/wolves-esports-china-esports\">Wolves Esports<\/a> is the esports division of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite its English roots the club\u2019s esports division largely focuses on the Chinese market. The organisation currently has teams in Chinese esports across VALORANT, Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35c1476\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Wolves Esports\u2019 CODM team are the reigning world champions. Its VALORANT roster, on the other hand, is a partnered team in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/02\/who-are-the-valorant-vct-china-partner-teams\">VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) China<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67d9bd35c1a62\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>However, Wolves Esports is most established in Honor of Kings and has competed in the King Pro League (KPL) since 2017. As representatives of Chongqing, the team has a fixed seat in the league and has been very successful in the game. Most recently, Wolves Esports won the KPL 2024 Spring, pocketing over $700,000 (~\u00a3551,000) of its $2m (~\u00a31.57m) prize pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Team Liquid Gaming and esports consumers vary greatly from region to region. One esport could be a huge cultural hit in the East, whilst being unknown in the West. 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