Press release -

6th e-Sport World Championship LIVE on Viagame

STOCKHOLM 7th November 2014. Viagame to broadcast the HearthStone and Dota 2 Championships LIVE from the 6th e-Sport World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan on 13 – 16 of November.

This year over 300 e-sportsmen from 46 countries are going to compete for the desired titles at 6th e-Sport World Championship hosted by IeSF in Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 16 of November.

Comparing to general e-Sports events, e-Sports World Championship is officially regarded as International Sport Event. In May, 2014, Ministry of Culture, Sport & Tourism from Korea and Ministry of Youth & Sports from Azerbaijan agreed that both governments invest Governmental Fund to the 6th e-Sports World Championship in order to settle the event as an official Sports event.

Viagame is proud to be officially broadcasting the Dota 2 and HearthStone tournaments from Baku. Viewers will have a possibility to watch both events on Viagame website www.viagame.com, as well as follow the live updates on Twiiter @ViagameHS and @ViagameDota2.

Highlight of the HearthStone Championship will be the player from Romania, Dima “RDU” Radu, who became the winner of the Viagame HearthStone Championship at DreamHack Summer festival in June 2014. There are many upraising stars among Dota 2 players and therefore the tournament promises to be full of surprises and exciting battles, when teams from 14 countries come together to fight for the champion title.

Best talents will be casting the tournaments. “ARTOSIS” will cast Hearthstone Championship together with “FRODAN”. Both casters started their career through Starcraft II, and recently became well known for casting Hearthstone, as well. 

For Dota 2 Competitions, "TOBIWAN", "CAPITALIST" and "DURKA will be the special casting teams. They are all well known Dota 2 casters and considered one of the best casters in the world.

All information about the schedule and participants can be found on the official IeSF website


Topics

  • Entertainment

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Contacts

Isabelle Ewert

Press contact Head of Viagame