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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.”

Berlin, Zug, 24/04/2020 

German esports organization PENTA announced its brand-new mobile application PENTA NOW which launched on Android and iOS platforms today. Through PENTA NOW fans get access to special features including direct chats with PENTA’s star players.

The application was developed in partnership between esports organization PENTA and Swiss-based SportsTech company Blocksport. With the newly released application, PENTA aims to move closer to its fans by offering more opportunities to connect with the organization and its players. PENTA’s fans will be able to follow all of the organization’s updates through the implemented social media feed, the so-called “Social Wall”. Furthermore, direct chats with professional players will be enabled to further increase the engagement with PENTA’s fans all around the world. The app also offers the possibility to vote on upcoming games and therefore gives users the chance to prove their knowledge.

Andreas Schaetzke, Managing Director at PENTA, says: “We are very delighted to finally release our brand-new app PENTA NOW. We put a lot of dedication and passion into this app to make sure we can deliver something special for our fans to allow them to learn more about PENTA and our players. I truly believe that we accomplished all this with our new app. Of course, we also want to reward our loyal fans and I am looking forward to several cool giveaways we will host to say ‘thank you’. But my first ‘thank you’ obviously goes to Blocksport for that amazing job they have done!”

Vladimir Liulka, CEO and Co-Founder at Blocksport, comments: We are proud to have PENTA as our client. Our app builds an exclusive channel for clubs to push their fan engagement and brand awareness to the next level.”

More cool features will be added over time, such as an improved chat system, more in-depth statistics, additional fan missions, club merchandise. Also, the app will be updated regularly to offer the best possible experience for all users.

Zug, April 23rd, 2020

The professional eSports organization Furia, founded and based in Brazil, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its own mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its South American fan community.

Furia is a fast-growing CSGO organization that has been founded in August 2017 by Jaime “raizen” Pádua. Today it is building a professional environment for the players and creating a thriving ecosystem including a Furia female esports and Furia academy. With the support of Blocksport’s mobile app, Furia becomes the first South American esports club to take its first steps to underline its commitment towards innovation and gamified fan engagement. Blocksport will be able to strengthen its fan community and build its brand awareness while offering a unique experience to its fans and sponsoring partners.

Blocksport’s white-label esports app will offer Furia’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. Furia 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 Furia, one of the most innovative and forward-thinking esports organizations in the world. Welcome on board, Furia!”

Jaime Pádua, Furia’s CEO and Founder, comments on this partnership: ”Furia is 100% excited to be a partner with Blocksport. We believe it will be a long and reliable partnership. Our fans will engage even more with Furia!”

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About Furia

FURIA is a premier esports organization with a world-class Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. Established in August 2017, FURIA has already become one of the fastest-growing organizations in the esports market. The company also stands out for the huge engagement of its fan base and its unique way to create exclusive content like FURIATV, the biggest streaming channel owned by an electronic sports club in the world.

Zug, April 21^th, 2020

The professional eSports organization Team Singularity, founded and based in Denmark, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its innovative mobile app solution to strengthen its proximity with its international fan community.

Team Singularity is an expanding eSports organization, with the purpose of developing successful teams, building a professional environment for the players and creating a thriving ecosystem. With the mobile app, Team Singularity becomes one of the first Scandinavian clubs to take its first steps to underline its commitment towards innovation and new digital trends. Singularity will be able to strengthen its fan engagement and build its brand awareness while offering a unique experience to its fans around the world.

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

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO, says: “Team Singularity is led by experienced management, and we are confident that our mobile app will help Team Singularity to achieve the highest level of fan engagement. Welcome on board, Singularity!”

 Atle S. Stehouwer, Founder and CEO of Team Singularity comment on the partnership: “We are thrilled to partner up with Blocksport as we have been looking for the right company to help us develop a Singularity app that suits our needs and will help us with greater fan interaction.”

About Team Singularity

Team Singularity is a professional esports organization with more than 80 players from 27 different nations, active in 12 gaming titles, operating in EU, NA & SA. The organization is active in PC, console and mobile gaming. The goal is to be the leading talent incubator in the world and to create a strong sustainable ecosystem for talents to thrive within.

Zug, April 14^th, 2020

Yeovil Town Women Football Club is an English women’s association football club based in Yeovil, Somerset, joins the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to launch its innovative mobile app solution.

Yeovil Town Women FC currently plays in the FA WNL. They were crowned Women’s Super League 2 Champions in 2016 and gained promotion to the highest tier in English Football namely, The Women’s Super League 1. Its mission is to play good football, promote female soccer across all age ranges, & to promote Yeovil. Blocksport will deliver its innovative fan app solution to Yeovil Town WFC in order to activate and engage club’s fans community, provide all latest information about club’s life, unique shopping experience, fan games, fan voting and many others.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport’s Co-Founder and CEO says: “There is a great team behind the Yeovil Team and we are proud to have them as a client. This partnership with the UK-based football organization sets an important milestone for Blocksport to enter the UK market.”

Adam Murry, A former Director/Owner of AFC Bournemouth, an English Premiership Club and CEO of Yeovil Town WFC comments: “We are very excited to team up with Blocksport and very much looking forward to a continued relationship with them.”

http://www.yeoviltownwomenfc.co.uk/

Stockholm and Zurich, April 1st, 2020

The Esports data provider Abios, specialized in real-time statistics for esports founded and based in Stockholm, is partnering up with the Swiss-based SportsTech Blocksport to support with the best in class live Esports data and statistics as well as analysis of teams, games, leagues and tournaments.

Abios is a B2B esports data company gathering, enriching and distributing engaging statistics, visualisations and odds. The Abios API offers the most detailed statistics and broadest coverage of matches, suitable for all data needs. Blocksport’s innovative social sports platform offers Esports fans a new way to interact and to get closer to the teams. The white-label mobile solutions serve clubs and their fans with live data and statistics and engage fans social games and votes.

Vladimir Liulka, Blocksport CEO and Co-Founder says: “The partnership with a world leader in esports data strengthens our social sports ecosystem significantly. Esports clubs and their fans deserve only the best esports data, and we are ready to supply it from now. We are very much looking forward to a further successful partnership with Abios.”

Oskar Fröberg, Abios CEO and Founder commented on the partnership by saying that: “Abios are thrilled to be partnering up with Blocksport and excited to see all of their unique applications for our data. Blocksport is generating lots of value for the industry by accomodating both teams and their fans in an engaging manner and Abios is proud to be contributing towards this end.”

About Abios
Abios is a world-leading B2B provider of esports data and statistics. Founded in early 2013 Abios now works with companies and clients from all over the world focusing on everything from betting to media. The Abios API is the core product and offers the most detailed statistics and broadest coverage of matches, suitable for any and all data needs. Abios has everything from play-by-play granularity to live data of match events and statistics. Abios currently offers three different packages of data along with tailored solutions. The Abios Widgets provide engaging visual content with no technical overhead. They are seamlessly integrated to provide deep insight into any esports match, whether pregame or in-play. The Abios Odds are a statistically driven feed of probabilities for the most popular markets. Abios also offers a Trading Dashboard to clients looking to set the best possible live-odds.

Contact Abios
info@abiosgaming.com
Mosebacke Torg 1-3, 116 46 Stockholm, Sweden
(https://abiosgaming.com/)

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 white-label 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.

Contact Blocksport
PR@blocksport.io
Dammstrasse 16, 6300 Zug, Switzerland
(https://blocksport.io)