This collaboration is set to provide enhanced competitive experiences and opportunities for collegiate esports players across the continent.

Krystal Yang, CEO of Ignite Tournaments, expressed her enthusiasm for the partnership, “our mission at Ignite Tournaments is to provide the best possible competitive experiences for gamers. By partnering with the NECC, we are excited to offer unprecedented opportunities to collegiate athletes and fans across North America.”

The NECC, known for its commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive community within collegiate gaming, currently works with over 500 colleges and universities to host competitive efforts and support their programs. 

“We’re thrilled to announce this partnership with Ignite Tournaments to bring additional competitive opportunities to our community of collegiate players,” said NECC Commissioner / CEO Jacob VanRyn.

“We’re excited to work with them with the goal always being ways in which we can enhance our community’s experience.” 

Ignite Tournaments brings extensive expertise in organizing and managing tournaments, along with a robust platform for prize distribution and community engagement.

The Ignite Tournaments platform has seen remarkable success since the launch of its Open Beta in January of 2024, including over 95,000 registered users, 900 tournaments hosted, and over $25,000 in prize pools paid out for gaming competitions. Additionally, Ignite Tournaments has connected over 300 international communities, further solidifying its initiative as a key player in the growth of the global esports ecosystem.

This partnership marks a new era in collegiate esports, promising innovative developments and enriched, inclusive experiences for participants and audiences alike. Ignite Tournaments and NECC will jointly support over 800 unique teams and more than 20,000 competitors, reinforcing their statuses as leaders in the collegiate esports space.

Partnership Dynamics:

The partnership between Ignite Tournaments and NECC aims to elevate the collegiate esports landscape for all players, directors, and coaches by leveraging the strengths of both organizations. 

Key aspects of the partnership include:

• Payments: Ignite Tournaments will help manage payments to students participating in the competitions, ensuring efficient and timely distribution. Winners earning more than $600 will receive W9 forms.
• Brand & Publisher Campaigns: Ignite Tournaments will bring branded prize pools to NECC competitions, including unique campaigns per publisher activation. 

This partnership is designed to raise the standard for collegiate esports competition, drive heightened registration counts, revenue, and media coverage.

About Ignite Tournaments
Founded with a vision to revolutionize esports tournaments, Ignite Tournaments provides a cutting-edge platform and mobile app for organizing competitive gaming events. Committed to delivering exceptional experiences, Ignite Tournaments focuses on seamless payment processing, robust community support, and strategic marketing efforts on a global scale. For more information, visit www.ignitetournaments.com.

About the NECC
The NECC fosters innovative competition experiences, provides quality broadcasting services, and works to support an inclusive community within collegiate esports. The NECC was started to provide the collegiate gaming community with the respect it warranted and deserved. The conference prides itself on responding to the needs of its schools, directors, coaches, and most importantly – its players. 

With more than 500 colleges and universities currently competing, the NECC strives to be a positive home for the collegiate gaming community.

For more information about the NECC, their schools, games, and community, visit their website at https://necc.gg/

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Marketing Manager
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Commissioner / CEO
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This partnership between Ignite Tournaments and NECC promises to bring new opportunities and excitement to collegiate esports, setting new standards and driving the growth for the industry.

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Overview:

Ignite Tournaments, a mobile esports platform featuring a premium global payouts system, is developing new esports-focused features for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang!

Ignite Tournaments is thrilled to develop features for the award-winning title Mobile Legends Bang: Bangto support a global initiative to increase accessibility and user-friendliness through esports tournament organizers. 

Objectives:

• Build custom esports tournament features to support the larger Mobile Legends: Bang Bang ecosystem.
• Create a seamless mobile experience for all players and tournament organizers via user-friendly tournament lobbies to simplify competition registration.
• Leverage the Ignite Tournaments’ global community to allow everyone to compete in advanced tournaments formats.

About Ignite Tournaments:

Ignite Tournaments is a free esports tournament organization app with automated payouts in 70 currencies to 175+ countries. It connects more than 3 billion gamers worldwide and makes esports more accessible than ever. Gaming communities and developers can host events on our app to drive more volume to their projects while increasing user engagement and retention. Find more about Ignite Tournaments on our official Instagram or Twitter.

Media Contact

Ignite Tournaments:

Ely Hunt

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What Exactly is Ignite Tournaments?

Ignite Tournaments isn’t just another gaming app or esports tournament platform — it’s your passport to an awesome world of free-to-enter online gaming tournaments. Whether you’re a casual gamer or a hardcore competitor, Ignite Tournaments has something for everyone. With over 70+ mobile games to choose from, including popular titles like Clash Royale, Call of Duty: Mobile, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and many others — Ignite Tournaments is the number one destination for anyone looking to earn real prizes for playing their favorite games.

Now Available on Google Play and the Apple Store!

The wait is finally over! You can now download the Ignite Tournaments app on your Android devices from Google Play or your iPhones from the Apple App Store. Head to your app store, search for “Ignite Tournaments,” and hit that download button, or just click here for Google Play or this click here for the Apple App Store. Download the app, create a free account, and set up your Ignite Tournaments profile. Once logged in, you can enter various gaming tournaments and earn awesome prizes!

Open Beta Launch

But wait, there’s more! Ignite Tournaments isn’t just launching; we’re launching with a bang. We are now officially in Open Beta, which means you get to be among the first to explore the app’s features, provide feedback, and help shape the future of the Ignite Tournaments platform. Feedback is a vital part of the Ignite Tournaments Open Beta experience, as we continually ensure the best esports events possible for all of our users across the globe.

What to Expect in the Open Beta?

As a beta tester, you’ll get a sneak peek into the incredible features of Ignite Tournaments and provide feedback to help us continue building the app with features that you want and need. Dive into various tournaments, challenge your friends, win awesome prizes, and discover the thrill of competitive gaming. The app is designed to be user-friendly, ensuring you spend more time entering tournaments and winning prizes and less time figuring out how things work.

 Connect with the Community

Ignite Tournaments isn’t just about winning tournaments; it’s about the community. Connect with fellow gamers, join teams, and make new friends via our app or official Discord Community server with people who share your passion for gaming. Whether you are looking for teammates or friendly rivals, Ignite Tournaments is the place to be.

 Stay Updated and Follow Ignite Tournaments

Want to stay up-to-date with everything happening on Ignite Tournaments, including new tournaments, community events, and much more? Make sure to follow all of our social channels!

Ready to ignite your games and level up your mobile esports experience? Download the Ignite Tournaments app on the Apple Store or Google Play Store now, and let the games begin! Whether you’re a pro gamer or just looking for casual fun, Ignite Tournaments has got you covered and is your gateway to an amazing esports experience. Remember, this is just the beginning. The Ignite Tournaments journey is about to get even more exciting, and you don’t want to miss a single moment. Join the Ignite Tournaments Open Beta to compete for real prizes, and become part of the mobile gaming revolution!

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The $10 million raised reflects two crucial investment rounds: a $3 million seed round, completed December 2021, was co-led by Yield Guild Games and Ascensive Assets, with participation by Mechanism Capital, Arca Funds, Skyvision Capital, and multiple funds and angel investors.

A $7 million strategic round closed in February 2022 was co-led by Animoca Brands, Infinity Ventures Crypto, and Moon Holdings Fund. These new investor leads bring decades of experience in the gaming industry across both traditional and blockchain gaming.

“Animoca Brands has built its success by investing in and partnering with projects with strong fundamentals both in and out of the gaming industry,” states Robby Yung, CEO of North American Operations for Animoca Brands. “It is under this exciting context that we are eager to both invest in as well as to explore integrating our games with Ignite Tournaments.”

Thomas Vu, Former Head of Creative and Franchise at Riot Games and Partner at Moon Holdings Fund, adds: “We are bullish on Ignite Tournaments. When I led multiple strategic efforts at Riot Games, I always thought that a ‘plug-and-play’ tournament would benefit players. It was inevitable that someone would build such a platform. I am delighted to see what Krystal and Tony have built, and look forward to supporting them in play-to-earn and traditional gaming.”

Ignite Tournaments’ platform bridges traditional gaming with web 3.0 through its ability to turn any pre-existing mobile game into a play-to-earn game. Their model will transform the esports industry and lower the barrier for entry by providing the tools of P2E tournament organization to gamers worldwide. Payouts come in the form of cryptocurrency and NFTs, and can be staked for additional rewards. Development of web 3.0 infrastructure to improve esports payouts is also underway.

Brian Lu, Founding Partner at Infinity Ventures Crypto, additionally states: “Krystal and I were both competitive gamers, ranked #1 globally in different MZ games — I became the Emperor in Game of War, and Krystal was the #1 defensive “trap” player in Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. It’s clear to me as both a former competitive gamer and VC investor that Ignite Tournaments will completely transform competitive mobile gaming. I am co-leading this round because I want to see Ignite Tournaments add that immense value to all games worldwide; to both IVC’s game portfolio and beyond.”

Other strategic investors include Genesis Block Ventures, SevenX Ventures, Longhash Ventures, ROK Capital, Huobi Ventures, Akatsuki, and MH Carnegie. Seed round investors, D1 Ventures, Ghaf Capital, Morningstar Ventures, and Moon Boots Capital, also contributed to the round.

Strategic partners who also participated in the round include Avocado Guild, YGGSEA, Liberty Gaming, UNIX Gaming, Crypto Gaming United, Chase Freo (CEO of OP Games), and Looren Roosendaal (Co-founder of Ember Sword and PlanetQuest.)

Ignite Tournaments launched its Alpha Test on February 28, 2022. A web app that will support PC games is also presently under development.

About Ignite Tournaments

Ignite Tournaments is a play-to-earn tournament infrastructure provider and mobile gaming ecosystem built on Moonbeam. They are building the world’s first play-to-earn esports tournament organization and streaming application for mobile games that pay players in cryptocurrency and NFTs.

Contact:
Casey James
Head of Marketing
[email protected]

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