Esports Entertainment Group, Inc said it will partner with both Real Cricket 20, the world’s top mobile cricket game and Sports in Esports Ltd, to provide software integration services for the dafaNEWS Ecricket World Series, the first global Ecricket tournament.
The premiere event has already seen 37,000 players pre-register in the first week.
The event includes eight weeks of qualifying games which will result in eight players who will compete for a grand prize of $10,000.
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"We are extremely excited to have Real Cricket 20 as our first game utilizing our new software development kit esports tournament technology," Glen Elliott, Esports Gaming League (EGL) General Manager said in a statement. "It helps games become an esport by creating a matchmaking and ranking system within the game."
The partnership will also mark the launch of EGL+, a new feature that enables mobile game developers to embed an easy-to-use esports competition platform into their game environment. This endeavor is designed to drive player engagement.
Additionally, Esports will also be involved with the game's virtual items and season passes.
"We believe that Real Cricket 20 has redefined cricket games on mobile," said Anuj Mankar, Senior Vice President of Nautilus Mobile, the publisher of the game. "The game offers a complete cricket experience, with features that include real-time multiplayer and spectator mode.”
To date, Real Cricket 20 has been downloaded more than 100 million times and boasts 1.2 million daily active users.
"As fans of esports, it is vital cricket joins the gaming elite. We have created a competition that will break all barriers to online sports gaming," said Chris Cockerell, Co-Founder of Sports in Esports ltd. " We will be working with cricket associations and clubs across the globe to bring them into the world of gaming and esports with a dual focus of skilled competition and education."
The tournament is set to get underway at the beginning of September.
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