Esports Entertainment Group and Allied Esports Announce Participating Teams for Inaugural VIE.gg CS

GO Legend Series Tournament

Two-Week, €50,000 Competition Will Be Offered to Sports Bettors on the VIE.gg Platform 

for the First Time Starting August 31

BIRKIRKARA, Malta, Aug. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (NasdaqCM: GMBL, GMBLW) ( the “Company”), a licensed online gambling company with a focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, and its partner Allied Esports, a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE), today announced participating teams and final details for the inaugural VIE.gg CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) Legend Series tournament, set to begin on Monday, August 31, 2020. The partners previously announced a licensing and sponsorship agreement for the tournament that will bring Legend Series wagering opportunities to consumers on the new VIE.gg platform for the first time.

The VIE.gg CS:GO Legend Series will feature 16 teams from multiple European countries, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region and South America competing online for €50,000 ($59,000) in total prize money. The lineup features the top-ranked CS:GO teams from five countries, including Belarus, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Ukraine, and seven teams ranked in the top 50 globally. Participating teams are listed below, and two additional teams will be announced next week.

Team Name	Country	World Rank	Country Rank
MIBR (@mibr)	Brazil	18	2
Nemiga (@nemigagg)	Belarus	30	1
Heretics (@TeamHeretics)	France	41	4
FATE (@FATEesports)	Bulgaria	43	1
Cr4zy (@gocr4zy)	Ukraine	44	1
HellRaisers (@HELLRAISERSgg)	CIS	49	11
Apeks (@apeksgg)	Norway	50	1
Team Secret (@teamsecret)	Europe	56	NA
Winstrike (@Winstrike_Team)	Kazakhstan	60	2
Nexus Club (@NexusGamingRo)	Romania	61	1
Honoris (@honorisgg)	Poland	81	7
Singularity (@SNG_Esports)	Denmark	87	8
BIG Academy (@bigesports_gg)	Germany	94	4
Team Queso (@TeamQuesoGG)	Spain	211	3