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Disguised benches ScaryJerry from LTA North roster

1 week ago | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Disguised has announced that its bot laner Jeremiah ‘ScaryJerry’ Leathe will be benched for the organisation’s LTA North Split 3 campaign. ScaryJerry only joined Disguised — an esports organisation founded by popular content creator Jeremy ‘DisguisedToast’ Wang — in January, following the team securing a guest slot in the LTA North. Disguised has struggled to compete since entering North America’s tier-one competition, placing joint-last in both splits.
Insomnia Gaming Festival teases 2026 return

2 weeks ago | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Prominent UK esports and gaming event Insomnia Gaming Festival looks set to make a surprising return in 2026. After closing its doors in 2024, the event’s social media account has shared an image that teased Insomnia’s shocking plans for Spring 2026. Insomnia’s return was also teased on the event’s X (formerly Twitter) bio, which stated: ‘We said we’d be back…’. No further information, such as a potential location, has been shared.
FIA launches global sim racing esports event for women and girls

1 month ago | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

The FIA, the world governing body of motorsports, has announced a new sim racing esports competition targeted at women and girls aged 16 and older. The FIA Girls of Track Esports Cup is being run in partnership with racing simulation rig manufacturer Advanced SimRacing and popular sim racing game iRacing. According to FIA’s announcement earlier today, any woman or girl aged 16 and over can compete in the competition, regardless of prior esports experience.
MPL Malaysia is ‘seriously considering’ a franchise model

2 months ago | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Ahead of MPL Malaysia Season 15, MOONTON Games’ Malaysia Esports Lead, Fikri Rizal Mahruddin, has teased that the league may become franchised in the future. Speaking at a press conference earlier in the day, Mahruddin noted that the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) league is ‘seriously considering the shift to a franchising format’ as part of MPL Malaysia’s long-term growth strategy.
Looking Ahead: The esports industry predicts 2025

Feb 14, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

For Esports Insider's look ahead, we asked various prominent esports industry stakeholders to predict what will happen in 2025.
Starladder secures long-term partnership with Oddin.gg

Feb 10, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Esports betting services provider Oddin.gg has announced a ‘long-term’ partnership with tournament organiser StarLadder. According to a release, the partnership will allow Oddin.gg to create ‘innovative betting markets’ by utilising StarLadder data and its esports betting solutions. In particular, the partnership will focus on StarLadder’s StarSeries events in Counter-Strike 2.
G2 Esports qualifies for VALORANT Masters Bangkok 2025

Feb 7, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

G2 Esports has become the latest team to qualify for VALORANT Masters Bangkok following a 2-0 victory against Sentinels in VCT 2025: Americas Kickoff. Yesterday’s match-up saw 2023’s Ascension champion win the Upper Bracket Final to secure a spot at VALORANT’s first international event of the year. Despite only being in VCT Americas since the beginning of 2024, this will be G2 Esports’ third international event.
SIS secures esports-focused partnership with sportsbook Novibet

Feb 6, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Esports betting services supplier SIS has partnered with Novibet to strengthen the sportsbook operator’s competitive gaming betting content. As a result of the partnership, Novibet’s LATAM and European customers will be able to bet on various eSoccer and eBasketball matches via SIS’ H2H Global Gaming League. The H2H Global Gaming League has been designed by SIS specifically for sportsbooks wanting to bolster their betting portfolio by adding esports-focused gaming content.
Esports tournament platform Start.gg goes independent from Microsoft

Jan 31, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Esports tournament platform Start.gg has announced its transition back to an independent company. Start.gg is a widely regarded tournament platform that has been prominently utilised within the fighting games community (FGC) since its creation in 2015. The company was previously known as Smash.gg until 2022. In particular, the company is a fan-favourite destination for Super Smash Bros events.
FaZe Clan and Team Burger avoid elimination from ALGS Year 4 Championship

Jan 31, 2025 | esportsinsider.com | Tom Daniels

Earlier today, the ALGS Year 4 Championship eliminated its first set of teams from the competition, with FaZe Clan and Team Burger narrowly avoiding elimination. Following eight games in the Elimination Bracket Round 1, FaZe Clan’s victory on map five and a fourth-placed result on map one was enough to secure the team a ninth-placed finish overall (42 points).