Clarion Gaming announced Tuesday ICE London Esports Arena will host a £25,000 ($33,000) prize pool Rocket League tournament as the gambling industry event takes place April 12-14 at ExCeL London. The tournament will be contested on the Hyper X Esports Truck (also known as “Big Betty”) and will feature top tier esports teams Dignitas, 00 Nation, Rix. GG, and SMPR esports.
Clarion has secured the services of Gregun and JohnnyBoy, two of Rocket League’s best known commentators, to host the event for both the live stream and the in-person crowd at ICE London. Visitors will also be able to participate by placing bets on the outcomes using the ICE Esports Arena chips.
In an official press release, William Harding, Clarion’s Head of Esports, spoke about the tournament and said: “Our purpose is to firstly demystify Esports and secondly demonstrate how operators can tap into a global phenomenon that’s generating annual betting revenues estimated to be worth $13bn. Rather than provide an Esports lecture we are staging a high profile tournament, featuring top tier teams competing for a prize pot of £25,000. The production and live-stream will be managed by Allied Esports and tours will be held every morning providing gambling industry professionals with exclusive and invaluable insight on how a professional esports tournament is run.”
Set against this backdrop, visitors will learn how they can best utilize the esports market and gain competitive advantage courtesy of keynote speeches taking place on April 12 and 13, and delivered by esports specialists UltraPlay and Esports Charts.
