Collegiate StarLeague Becomes Official and Preferred Esports Provider for US & Canadian DreamHack Events
For the next two years, the Collegiate StarLeague (CSL) has partnered with DreamHack to be their preferred and official esports provider. This is good for all DreamHack events in the US and Canada and will likely bring more competitive action to DreamHack events across a variety of games.
DreamHack is one of the biggest, most well-known names in esports across North America. There are several DreamHack events year-round that cover a variety of games. I’ve only been to DreamHack Atlanta, but it was incredible. No matter what style of game I wanted to take in, it was there.
College Esports in the Big Time
This partnership will feature new CSL-hosted tournaments across several titles including League of Legends, Magic: The Gathering, and Street Fighter V. Each event will offer a $10,000 scholarship prize pool, travel stipends for the players, and will work with CSL Campus Gaming Ambassadors.
Collegiate StarLeague Ambassadors will help promote and organize these DreamHack events. DreamHack, however, will produce the events and provide broadcast talent, the stages, and marketing support. CSL will run gaming activations at all North American DreamHack events.
Wim Stocks, CEO of WorldGaming Network & Collegiate StarLeague, discussed the partnership:
“DreamHack has a long history of producing incredible esports and gaming events. This partnership will allow us to give an unprecedented opportunity for collegiate players to compete on the same stage and in the same spotlight as the most elite players in esports. Our primary goal at CSL is to develop the very best competitive opportunities for collegiate teams and players, and this partnership allows us to accomplish exactly that.”
DreamHack’s production is second-to-none. The partnership will no doubt bring the best college players to a global audience. Visibility will be key for players at the college level who hope to be scouted by a big team. It’s not easy to also do the other work, like have a popular livestream.
So being on a huge stage like DreamHack’s will get potential eyes on players that stand out. It can then lead to more views on their stream, or big-name teams trying to sign them to their rosters.
This is incredible news for the overall growth of esports. The CSL joining forces with DreamHack will be two years for now. But if it proves fruitful, I can only imagine it could grow and expand farther. Perhaps we’ll see this expand to the European DreamHack events.
I also definitely appreciate that the CSL will offer travel stipends for players. Not being responsible for traveling allows players to focus on schoolwork and gaming. This combined with the production talents of DreamHack could prove to be the next major step in esports at all levels.
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