VSPN
 | |
Native name | 英雄体育 |
|---|---|
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Esports |
| Founded 📆 | June 2016 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Shanghai, China |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Dino Ying
Ethan Teng Gavin Zheng Danny Tang Sheng Wu |
| Members | |
Number of employees | ~1600 |
| 🌐 Website | http://global.vspn.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Headquartered in Shanghai, VSPN (Versus Programming Network) is an esports total solutions provider in Asia. VSPN provides services in tournament operations, talent incubation and management, and commercialization.[1].
History[edit]
In June 2016, VSPN was founded by joint forces of several prominent esports production team[3]. Later that year, VSPN started hosting King Pro League and constructed the first esports center in Shanghai.[4]
In January 2017, VSPN closed Series A financing with investments from Focus Media, DMG Entertainment, Sequoia Capital China, and China Media Capital[5]. In July, VSPN finished the construction of Shanghai Center, which served as the main venue for KPL, PCPI and QQ Speed.
In March 2018, VSPN obtained the exclusive broadcast right for KPL and opened the Chengdu center[6]. In August, VSPN established its first global office in Seoul, Korea[7]. A year later, VSPN started hosting tournaments in Southeast Asia, Middle East, etc.[8]
In October 2020, VSPN secured $100M Series B funding round.[9]
In January 2020, VSPN completed the acquisition of Banana Gaming & Media, a Chinese esports production company, and raised $60M Series B+ funding round.[10]
In March 2021, VSPN completed the acquisition of Famulei, a Chinese livestream talent agency.[11]
Tournaments[edit]
| Year | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Esports at The Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2018 | PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge Global Finals | Dubai, UAE |
| 2018 | PUBG Global Invitational | Berlin, Germany |
| 2019 | PUBG Nations Cup | Seoul, Korea |
| 2019 | Honor of Kings World Championship Cup | Seoul, Korea |
| 2019 | 2019 PUBG Global Championship | Los Angeles, USA |
| 2019 | PUBG Asia Invitational | Macau, China |
| 2019 | Peacekeeper Elite Global Invitational | Shanghai, China |
| 2019 | PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge World Cup | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | Honor of Kings Championship Cup | Korea & Malaysia |
| 2019 | Arena of Valor World Cup | Danang, Vietnam |
| 2019 | The Internationals | Shanghai, China |
| 2019 | CFS Invitational | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| 2019 | PUBG MOBILE Club Open Global Finals | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 2020 | CFS Grand Finals | Seoul, Korea |
| 2020 | Honor of Kings World Champion Cup | Beijing, China |
| 2020 | PUBG MOBILE Global Championship | Dubai, UAE |
| 2021 | PUBG Global Invitational | Seoul, Korea |
| 2021 | Free Fire World Series | Singapore |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "Esports Beijing 2021 Plan: $7.77M Honor of Kings World Champion Cup in National Olympic Sports Center, IEM and More – The Esports Observer". 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ↑ "VSPN President Ethan Teng on Changing the Young Male Dominance of Esports – The Esports Observer". 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ "VSPN CEO Dino Ying Reveals Plans to Build Esports Gen-Z Offline Zone, 'Hero INS' in Shanghai – The Esports Observer". 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ "Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "VSPN Closes $60M Series B+ Financing Round – The Esports Observer". 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ↑ "Tencent Esports Finds First Esports Venue in Southern China, VSPN Opens Arena in South Korea – The Esports Observer". 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ "Tencent-backed Chinese esports solutions provider VSPN closes $60m Series B+ round". DealStreetAsia. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ↑ Daniels, Tom (2020-10-26). "VSPN secures $100m in Tencent-led Series B funding round". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ "Chinese esports player VSPN closes $60M Series B+ round to boost its international strategy". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ↑ "VSPN Acquires Live Streaming Talent Agency Famulei – The Esports Observer". 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
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