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Allied Esports Launches New North American Online Tournament Format and Schedule
Combination of Month-Long Series and Single Day Pop-Up Events Expected to Drive Participation and Viewership IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allied
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCombination of Month-Long Series and Single Day Pop-Up Events Expected to Drive Participation and Viewership\n\n IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAllied Esports, a global esports entertainment company and a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE), today announced a new North American online tournament format and schedule featuring month-long series and single day pop-up events across various game titles.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200803005129/en/\n\nThe month of August will include the VALORANT Strafe Series starting Tuesday, August 4 and the Rocket League Combustion Series starting Thursday, August 6, as well as one-day tournaments featuring two new titles: Ubisoft’s battle royale game, Hyper Scape, on August 23 and Hi-Rez Studios’ multiplayer shooter, Rogue Company, on August 30.\n\n\nEach Allied Esports online series will now feature four weekly qualifying events each month, followed by a grand final broadcast with a total prize pool of $2,500. The single-day pop-up tournaments will award a total prize pool of $500. For a complete schedule of events, tournament rules and to register, visit alliedesports.gg/onlinetournaments and join the Allied Esports Discord server.\n\n\nAllied Esports’ North American online tournaments were started in March 2020 when live events at the company’s flagship venue, HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas, were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through July, Allied Esports had more than 4,000 entries online, with a combined prize pool payout totaling nearly $50,000 and over 7,000 hours of live content watched.\n\n\n“Our new online program was created to complement the return of our popular in-person events in Las Vegas and build online anticipation throughout each month with regular, substantial prizing at the end,” said Jud Hannigan, CEO of Allied Esports. “After beta testing the series concept in July, and with substantial feedback from our players since March, we’re excited to roll this program out to our communities this month and look forward to new partner opportunities as our online footprint continues to grow.”\n\n\nAllied Esports’ in-person tournaments at HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas – Wednesday Whiffs (Super Smash Brothers Ultimate), Friday Frags (Fortnite) and Saturday Night ...