{"id":61334,"date":"2021-03-05T10:23:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T10:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=61334"},"modified":"2021-03-05T10:23:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T10:23:52","slug":"faceit-hyperx-collegiate-league-sponsor-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/03\/faceit-hyperx-collegiate-league-sponsor-2021","title":{"rendered":"FACEIT reveals HyperX as first sponsor of collegiate leagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Esports platform and tournament organiser\u00a0<strong>FACEIT\u00a0<\/strong>has unveiled gaming peripherals company\u00a0<strong>HyperX\u00a0<\/strong>as the first sponsor of its CS:GO, League of Legends, and VALORANT collegiate leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The deal will see both parties collaborate to provide collegiate esports clubs with funding and prizes across the three leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61335\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61335\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX.jpg 840w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX-356x220.jpg 356w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX-696x431.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FACEIT-x-HyperX-678x420.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: FACEIT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2020\/10\/faceit-ubisoft-north-american-fpl-r6\/\">FACEIT and Ubisoft launch North American FPL for Rainbow Six Siege<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Alongside providing funding, HyperX and FACEIT will host and produce the <strong>HyperX Collegiate All Stars\u00a0<\/strong>tournament to showcase collegiate talent across all three leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Duran Parsi, Director of Collegiate Esports at<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">\u00a0<strong>FACEIT<\/strong>, commented on the partnership in a release: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">\u201cWe are excited to announce our first partner as HyperX, a true global leader in gaming products who share our vision for the development of collegiate esports, and recognises the immense value of the student audience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8220;We have some fantastic activations planned such as HyperX Collegiate All Stars which will add a lot of value to our community, and we look forward to working together on the upcoming leagues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/esi-digital-spring\/#register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-59287\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-1024x592.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-696x403.png 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-1068x618.png 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER-726x420.png 726w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ESIDSPRING-OVERVIEW-BANNER.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/03\/virtus-pro-hyperx-extension-2021\/\">Virtus.pro renews partnership with HyperX<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The tournament organiser and HyperX are no strangers when it comes to joining forces. The peripherals company was named a sponsor of the FACEIT Global Summit: PUBG Classic tournament, whilst also being a partner for the FACEIT London Major.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Christopher Pankhurst, Influencer Marketing Specialist at HyperX EMEA<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">, also spoke on the deal: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">\u201cWe\u00b4re thrilled to be partnering with FACEIT on this fantastic opportunity. The shared goal between our brands allows projects like this to develop and support our community by inspiring all the gamers to achieve their best. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re very proud to be sponsoring their teams and leagues, and we&#8217;re going to see a high level of competition in the events that will unfold in the coming months. HyperX and FACEIT will be there to bolster the collegiate players and their enthusiastic audience\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Esports Insider says: Given their track record of collaborating, it&#8217;s no surprise to see HyperX and FACEIT join forces once again. With collegiate esports continuing to grow, it&#8217;s great to see two big names getting involved to help cultivate and support upcoming talent.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[maxbutton id=&#8221;17&#8243; ]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esports platform and tournament organiser\u00a0FACEIT\u00a0has unveiled gaming peripherals company\u00a0HyperX\u00a0as the first sponsor of its CS:GO, League of Legends, and VALORANT collegiate leagues. The deal will see both parties collaborate to provide collegiate esports clubs with funding and prizes across the three leagues. 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