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Switzerland / Hungary, June 19, 2020

Pressenger is proud to announce that it is partnering with the Swiss-based Sportstech Blocksport.
Pressenger’s innovative notification solution shall enhance Blocksport’s white-label platform with Data-Driven Animations, GIFs and Banners for captivating and engaging fan and brand communication. The visualized mobile notifications will add value to Blocksport’s SaaS solution and shall increase conversion rates, user engagement and ad revenues.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Pressenger´s visualized push notifications allows our clients to highlight special moments or share important messages directly to their fans via our app.“

Zsolt Szegner, Pressenger’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Blocksport is making possible for every sports club to have a high-quality mobile app to communicate and monetize different resources. Together we are bringing a must-have fan engagement tool the sports industry.“

About Pressenger:
Pressenger developed an innovative SDK/API that allows app Owners to send animated, creative rich, push notifications to their Users. We enable the app Owner to significantly increase engagement. Reliability, speed, security, technical support & custom solutions are as important to our Clients as our platform functionality. Conversion Rates can reach +50%.

About BlockSport:
Blocksport is a Swiss SportsTech specialized in digital solutions for the sports industry. The next-generation social sports platform is used by eSports and traditional Sports clubs to increase and monetize digital fan engagement. Blocksport provides sports clubs with a mobile solution to activate fans globally with a gamified and loyalty-based brand ecosystem that returns cash backs to clubs/fans, and analyses as well as profiles consumption data across the ecosystem for a higher personalization.

Contacts
For Pressenger:
Esther Soler esther.soler@pressenger.com

For Blocksport:
Vladimir Liulka vladimir@blocksport.io

Zug, June 9^th, 2020

The professional eSports organization K1CK joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its own mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its international fan community.

Being the second oldest Esports organization in Europe, K1CK begun its activity in the late nineties, setting a high standard and an example in the Portuguese Gaming Community. K1CK eSports Club is a legal and registered organization with over 20 years of existence and many titles conquered in the heat of many battles. Spreading all around Europe, K1CK is constantly performing at a high level with teams in several countries.

With the support of Blocksport’s mobile app, K1CK takes another important step to underline its commitment towards innovation and gamified fan engagement. Blocksport will be able to strengthen K1CK’s fan community and build its brand awareness while offering a unique experience to its fans and sponsoring partners.

Pedro Domingues Fernandes, K1CK’s CEO and Founder, comments on this partnership: ”This cooperation with Blocksport is really important for us, as we always look for a better way to grow the community around K1CK and strengthen day-to-day engagement with our fans and supporters.”

Blocksport’s white-label esports app will offer K1CK’s growing fan base a gamified way to interact with the community, the teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls, play team-related fan games and access money can’t buy benefits. K1CK and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive discounts and unique experiences for their in-app activities and participation in the global community creation.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO says: “We are delighted to have signed with K1CK, one of the forward-thinking esports organizations in the world with more than 20 years market traction since 1998. Welcome on board, K1CK!”

Zug, June 5^th, 2020

The eSports organization Lèsè Esports, mostly known as Lèsè, founded and based in Australia, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its Australian fan community.

Lèsè Esports is an Australian esports organization with talented Counter-Strike Global Offensive, League of Legends and Valorant teams playing at different leagues and tournaments.

Blocksport will offer Lèsè fans community a new way to interact with the community, the teams and sponsors. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Lèsè and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive discounts and unique experiences for their in-app activities and participation in the global community creation.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO says: “We continue to onboard the eSports clubs from Oceania region and at this time we are welcoming Lese as our new client. Blocksport is ready to support Lese and its teams in fast growth in Oceania region as well as internationally. We see serious potential in this ambitious club from Australia!”

Liam Parker, CEO of Lèsè Esports comments “With the growth of Lèsè Esports, we are forever looking at ways to better interact with our community and fans. Having all our content and updates in one place is a huge benefit to building a relationship with our community. Working with Blocksport has been a seamless interaction and we couldn’t think of a better company to work with expanding into a Mobile App”.

Zug, June 2^nd, 2020

The eSports organization FURY Global, mostly known as FURY, founded and based in Australia, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its international fan community.

FURY Australia is an Esports organisation created in 2017. With the amazing support of the community as well as all involved, FURY supports and condition competitive gamers across the Oceania region by providing sponsorship opportunities and contracts.

Blocksport’s social sports platform offers direct access to FURY. The mobile solution will allow FURY fans to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Club and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive offers, discounts and unique experiences.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO says: “Oceania region is just opened for us and we are warmly welcoming FURY as our client. Looking forward to seeing their fan community growing with our mobile app solution.”

Miles Johnson, Managing Director FURY Global, says: “Expanding into a Mobile App, aligns with our long-term strategy of providing quality unique content to our fans and community, we believe the ability to have all our content in one place along with access to additional services will strengthen our presence in the global esports market.

The Benelux-based professional eSports organization LowLandLions joins Blocksport to launch its own mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its Belgium and Dutch fan communities. LowLandLions is one of the biggest esports organisations based in Belgium and The Netherlands.

Belgium and Netherlands region slacks in terms of growth and professionalism in esports. This is the main reason why LowLandLions started in 2007. Their mission is to provide the players with the best circumstances possible to compete and grow toward a professional career. LowLandLions only hosts Belgian and Dutch players to set an example that people do not have to go abroad to have a professional career within a Benelux organisation.

Blocksport’s white label club app will offer LowLandLions fan community an innovative way to interact with the teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls and access exclusive benefits through team-related fan games. LowLandLions and its sponsoring partners can provide unique experiences for fans’ in-app activities and successful completion of fan missions.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “LowLandLions is a fast-growing eSports organisation. We believe that our app solution can boost the growth rate and increase the client experience and interaction rate significantly.”

Filip Langerock, Founder of LowLand Lions, says: “LowLandLions aims to be a trendsetter in our own region. Launching our mobile app will be a first for esports organisations in Belgium and The Netherlands and will benefit in reaching our fans in a more direct way.”

Contact Blocksport

PR@blocksport.io

Dammstrasse 16,

6300 Zug, Switzerland

https://blocksport.io

Contact LowLandLions

info@lowlandlions.com

Ghent, OV 9000, BE

lowlandlions.com

The Oslo-based professional eSports organization Nordavind DNB joins Blocksport to launch its own mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its Scandinavian fan community. Founded in 2017 under the ownership of Magni Sports AS and New Meta AS, and in collaboration with Vålerenga Football AS Nordavind has inherited the legacy of former Norwegian esports club, BX3. The organization shares facilities with its football club counterpart at Intility Arena.

Subscribing to a line of thought coined «Downloaded minimalism», Nordavind aims to harmonize traditional Scandinavian design virtues with iconic imagery and technological shrewdness while bridging the gap between traditional and electronic sports. Humble, confident, competent – and carry a big stick

Nordavind becomes our biggest Scandinavian esports club to underline its commitment towards gamified fan engagement and will simultaneously be able to strengthen its sponsoring partner’s brand awareness while offering unique money can’t buy experiences to its fans.

Blocksport’s white label club app will offer Nordavind’s fan community an innovative way to interact with the teams, players and sponsoring partners. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions within polls and access exclusive benefits through team-related fan games. Nordavind and its sponsoring partners can provide unique experiences for fans’ in-app activities and successful completion of fan missions.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Velkommen til familien, Nordavind. We are proud to have signed with Steffen and his team, one of the most innovative and forward-thinking esports organizations in the world. Looking forward to our strong cooperation!”

Steffen Willumsen, Co-Founder and Commercial Director of Nordavind had this to say on the partnership: “At the heart of every sport brand the grassroots community lies at its core. Through the Nordavind App together with Blocksport, we aim to build a platform and an engaging ecosystem where people can gain access to exclusive discounts and partner offerings, experience new fan happenings, in addition to in-app activities with club rewards – all in all bringing us closer to our fans. Velkommen til oss, Blocksport!”

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About Nordavind

Nordavind is a leading Norwegian-Scandinavian organization founded and headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Originally established in 2011 as BX3 esports club which rebranded 9^th February 2018 in collaboration with the Norwegian football club, Vålerenga Football. The club is represented in a vast pool of esports titles with professional teams & players competing in leagues and tournaments worldwide.

Zug, May 21^th, 2020

The Esports organization Veteranos, founded and based in Spain, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its Spanish fan community.

Veteranos is a Spanish esports organization with talented Clash Royal, Call of Duty, Fortnite, FIFA, Rainbow Six, Tekken and Gears of War teams playing at different leagues and tournaments.

Blocksport’s social sports platform offers direct access to Veteranos. The mobile solution will allow Veteranos fans to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Club and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive offers, discounts and unique experiences.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “It was always fixed in our strategy to help young but promising Esports organizations like Veteranos. The Spanish market is just opened for us and we are warmly welcoming Veteranos Esports as our client. Looking forward to seeing their fan community growing with our mobile app solution.”

Daniel Medina, CEO and Co-Founder of Veteranos, comments: “Veteranos eSports has not stopped working a single day to continue growing and being in the best leagues, competing against the best; but without the people who are supporting us, the people who believe in us, in our project, none of this would be possible. We believe and know that thanks to Blocksport we will be more united to all the people who support us.”

Zug, May 11^th, 2020

The eSports organization ZeroSeven Gera, founded and based in Thuringia, Germany joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its fan community.

Blocksport’s mobile app solution will allow ZeroSeven Gera fans to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Club and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive offers, discounts and unique experiences.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Blocksport continues its contribution to the growth of Esports organizations. ZeroSeven Gera is a young but quite ambitious organization and they are constantly growing together with its fan community. Blocksport will accelerate this growth.”

Zug, May 7th, 2020

The eSports organization ReXpect Esports, mostly known as ReXpect, founded and based in Spain, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its Spanish fan community.

ReXpect is a Spanish esports organization based in Barcelona since 2018 with talented CSGO, Clash Royal, Rocket League and FighterZ teams playing at different leagues and tournaments. 

Blocksport’s social sports platform offers direct access to ReXpect. The mobile solution will allow ReXpect fan to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Club and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive offers, discounts and unique experiences.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “It was always an important part of our strategy to help in growth for young but promising eSports organizations like ReXpect. The Spanish market is just opened for us and we are warmly welcoming ReXpect Team as our client. Looking forward to seeing their fan community growing with our mobile app solution.”

Carles Caballero, CEO and Co-Founder of ReXpect, comments: “Our aim right now is growing in this esports world to get into a different level than we are, that requires a lot of effort in all kinds of directions. Sometimes you get someone in your way who can help you to reach a new level and Blocksport is one of such chances. They try to help teams like ReXpect, putting new ways to show our potential as a team and having a new window to be seen. We are looking forward to seeing what is coming up.  ”

The professional eSports organization Valorous, founded and based in Chile, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its official club app to grow and engage its Latin American fan community.

Valorous is a fast-growing Latin American esports organization with several teams competing at the highest regional level in LVP.

Blocksport will offer Valorous’ fan base a new way to interact with the community, the teams and sponsors. The mobile solution will allow fans to influence club-related decisions and access money can’t buy benefits. Valorous and Sponsors can reward fans with exclusive discounts and unique experiences for their in-app activities and participation in the global community creation.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “We are happy to see Valorous as our client. Blocksport is ready to support Valorous and its teams in fast growth in the Latin America region as well as internationally. I see serious potential in this ambitious club from Chile. They are unstoppable!”

Alejandro Fuentes, COO and Co-Founder of Valorous, comments: “We are happy to work with Blocksport. Valorous will be the first team in Latin America to have its own club app and we know that our fans will be amazed.”