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  • SG Esports Partner with Mogul for Summoners’ Society Tournament Hub

    SG Esports Partner with Mogul for Summoners’ Society Tournament Hub

    We are excited to announce our partnership with Mogul – the world’s most advanced pure-play online esports tournament and matchmaking platform – and the launch of the Summoners’ Society Tournament Hub.

    Sean Callanan, CEO and Founder of SG Esports says “We’ve been looking for a way to add value to the esports community groups and teams we manage for some time, and now with Mogul, we’re able to set up tournaments for grassroots players and communities with ease.”

    Summoners’ Society will now be able to better engage with existing members and grow its member base of passionate League of Legends players via regular, fun, competitive tournaments and events.

    “The Summoners’ Society and SG Esports partnership will allow Mogul to continue to build a deep connection with both teams and community groups within Australia and to support grassroots and amateur tournaments” said Mark Warburton, Chief Marketing Officer of Mogul.

    A number of free entry tournaments are already scheduled on the Summoners’ Society Tournament Hub on Mogul including 5v5 Ranked Team tournaments like SumSoc Iron to Gold Ladder, SumSoc Gold to Platinum Weekend and SumSoc Iron to Silver Weekend; plus 1v1, ARAMs and more.

    To celebrate the launch of the Summoner’s Society Tournament Hub, Summoners’ Society is also hosting the Spooky SumSoc Harrowing 3v3 Tournament on Halloween (October 30th). This is a Members Only event, so make sure you sign-up for your free membership on the Summoner’s Society Tournament Hub on Mogul.

    As a Summoners’ Society Member, you’ll have access to exclusive tournaments and competitions, as well as early Tournament registration access.

    Make sure you visit the Summoners’ Society Tournament Hub on mogul at https://mogul.gg/hub/sumsoc/, sign-up as a free member and register for Summoners’ Society tournaments today!

    About SG Esports

    SG Esports is an esports media business for teams, streamers and community groups enabling growth for the esports industry and produce results on the international stage.

    SG Esports assets include the Summoners’ Society, a League of Legends gamer community group, Gravitas, a competitor in the 8 team League of Legends Oceanic Pro League and Gravitas Academy, a competitor in the 12 team League of Legends Oceanic Challenger Series.

    About Summoners’ Society

    Summoners’ Society is Australia’s oldest and biggest League of Legends gamer community. Many OPL players got their start playing in Summoners’ Society tournaments and attending Summoners’ Society events & viewing parties.

    Summoners’ Society now have a committed group of volunteers who help to grow the community every day, some have even moved on professionally to chase their esports dreams. Summoners’ Society aims to help grow the community in a positive way that allows players to find friends, to improve their sportsmanship and build on their passion for League of Legends.

    About Mogul

    Esports Mogul Limited (ASX:ESH) is an ASX listed esports media and software business.

    Mogul owns and operates the Mogul.gg tournament platform – the world’s most advanced pure-play online esports tournament and matchmaking platform with automation for major esports titles, including in platform chat and streaming functionality.

    Video game players join the mogul.gg global community to play online esports tournaments for glory, cash and prizes in any game including major titles Fortnite, League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, Apex Legends, Overwatch, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Rainbow Six and PUBG.

    Tournament organisers and game community groups who want to run tournaments, create or run their LAN or online events using mogul.gg to improve player experiences, reduce costs and create time-saving tournament administration efficiency.

    Mogul’s world-class technology stack makes competing and organising tournaments for PC, Mobile and Console game titles easy. Mogul.gg is a multilingual platform with the capability to localise in new languages at speed.

     

  • SG Esports Announces Community Partnership with Summoners’ Society

    SG Esports Announces Community Partnership with Summoners’ Society

    SG Esports and Summoners’ Society form a community partnership to strengthen ties between gamers and esports.

    SG Esports has signed Summoners’ Society as Community Partner to help connect aspiring gamers with the LoL esports scene via our esports teams Gravitas (OPL) and Gravitas Academy (OCS).

    SG Esports is the owner of professional esports team Gravitas, the newest team to the top-tier Oceanic Pro League (OPL).

    The partnership entails Summoners’ Society logo featuring on the Gravitas jerseys for Split 2 2019 and throughout 2020. Gravitas players will also take part in fan events and tournaments run by Summoners’ Society to allow the next generation of esports stars to take on current OPL & OCS players.

    SG Esports is focused on building deeper connections and relationships between grassroots gaming and professional teams, elevating the opportunities for individuals within the professional gaming industry.

    “I’m looking forward to helping Summoners’ Society grow and form stronger ties with the OPL and OCS scene. It’s important to help strengthen grassroots ranks if we want Oceanic to produce results on the international stage. The Summoners’ Society team have done a terrific job engaging Australia’s most passionate League of Legends players I look forward to seeing those players in the OCS and OPL in the future.” – Sean Callanan, CEO of SG Esports.

    ‘Loststardust’ from Summoners’ Society states “We are very excited to be working with Sean, Brandon and the SG Esports team. We believe it is important to support the OPL, as it’s the community that keeps it thriving. SG Esports shares the same goals with us, in helping promote the grass roots and building a strong and passionate community. Sean has done an incredible job in growing his team, players and promoting a healthy, engaging environment for esports. We are thrilled to start this journey together.”

    Brandon Defina, GM of Gravitas and former pro player on the partnership – “My path to pro was almost identical to that of the Summoners’ Society tournaments. I went from playing in community ran tournaments, to Riot run tournaments and eventually became a full time professional. This partnership will help create a healthy environment where amateur players can hone their skills for professional play, while other players can just participate in a fun and friendly environment”

    “I’m looking forward to versing players from Summoners’ Society community. I love playing League so it will be fun.” – Julian ‘Raid’ Skordos, Gravitas ADC.

    About SG Esports

    SG Esports is an esports media business built on the pillars of sponsorship, membership, grassroots and technology. SG Esports was founded in 2018 by Sean Callanan, following the successful acquisition of a team position in the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), from which Gravitas was born. Sean has successfully operated the business Sports Geek, a sports digital agency that offers expertise in sports technology and digital sports marketing, for the past 10 years. Sean’s interest in all things sport naturally extended into the esports space when he recognised the similarities in fans across esports and traditional sports.

    Visit https://sgesports.com and https://gravitas.gg

    About Summoners’ Society

    Summoners’ Society was created by founder Jessie ‘Vonangel’ Rozema, who was incredibly passionate about League of Legends. It was just a small group run by people that loved the game. In 2013 ‘Loststardust’ joined the team during a quiet time in the community and she started to run tournaments. The first few were messy, but over the years she started to build the community by expanding tournaments, plus running live events and fun, themed community events. The team started to grow, with Summoners’ Society hiring staff from social media to content producers, casters to community managers. Summoners’ Society now have over 40+ staff who help to grow the community every day, some have even moved on professionally to chase their esports dreams. Summoners’ Society aims to help grow the community in a positive way that allows players to find friends, to improve their sportsmanship and build on their passion for League of legends.

    Visit http://summonerssociety.com and follow @SumSocOCE on Twitter