Well, let’s be honest, we are not really strange to the esports field and the gaming industry anymore. The gaming industry has been existing for about 20-30 years, while the esports industry has had a history of roughly 10 years already. But throughout their history, only one thing is certain: everything changes really fast in the gaming and esports industry. Trends are replaced at a blind of the eyes. One thing maybe famous today will never ever see the light of the day tomorrow.
Yes, at this moment, the gaming industry is mostly about PC and console gaming. The esports industry witnesses the domination of the PC esports games. That is true, but maybe only in the West. The situation in Asia is experiencing quite a new and fresh wind from the mobile gaming field. A lot of interesting mobile games have been introduced, and some have gone esports. Mobile gaming championships are relatively a common thing now and the belief that mobile games are not equal to PC/console games is becoming less and less correct now. And the best thing is that now this change is not being limited to the East only, Europe and America are taking this as well.
So why don’t we take a look at some mobile esports tournaments and their hosts from the West?
The ESL Mobile Open
It would not be too much to say that the hosts for mobile game tournaments are the leaders for a revolution. And yet, luckily for us, there are companies and organizations leading the changes. However, two biggest companies that we are about to list here might surprise you: ESL… and AT&T. The giant American phone corporation AT&T have given out heavy sponsors for various esports events, especially mobile esports events namely Asphalt 9: Legends (a racing game), Clash of Clans and PUBG mobile.
The DreamHack Mobile Series
Yet we still have to admit that mobile gaming, as well as mobile esports, are not that strong when it comes to comparison with PC or console gaming and esports. The prize pool for these tournaments small – usually a few thousands dollar. But that is a beginning. And yes, the feeling of making thousands of dollars just from your phone is pretty tempting, to be honest!
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