G2 is forging its path to turn into a very international esports and leisure group, and this alliance with Invictus Gaming lays the muse for 2 big milestones for the corporate. G2 will add one more crew to the already stacked roster – getting into DOTA 2 for the primary time, and after years of rising its fanbase in China with out having an area presence, G2 is lastly in a position to provide an area crew for Chinese language followers to help.
China, and Asia basically, has at all times been an enormous precedence for G2 because the group aspires to increase west to east throughout the globe. Native growth in Asia started in 2022 with the launch of G2’s first native Filipino crew G2 Blacklist, competing in Wild Rift. In China, regardless of not having an area crew till right this moment, G2 has steadily been constructing its fan footprint by the usage of native platforms, and is at the moment the primary supported international crew in China. With G2.iG, G2 will now concentrate on offering extra methods for Chinese language followers to work together with and help G2, and look ahead to the prospect of native activations and occasions.
“That is an extremely thrilling time for G2 as we proceed our international growth. We couldn’t have discovered a greater associate in iG – we will’t wait to begin this alliance collectively and construct our footprint in China,” mentioned Alban Dechelotte, Chief Govt Officer of G2 Esports. “China has constantly been a precedence marketplace for us and we’re blissful to lastly discipline an area crew for our tens of millions of Chinese language followers to help. Along with a brand new market, we’re additionally increasing into DOTA 2 for the primary time, which is a large second for us. Each China and DOTA have been on the forefront of our minds for a very long time however till now, we haven’t discovered the suitable match that might work in the long run. We all know partnering with iG – who’ve a Worlds trophy and an Aegis, will allow us to construct the very best crew and we will carry the G2 technique to one more area and a brand new esport. This actually is the very best time to be a G2 fan.”
This partnership can be made potential by the help of M88 Mansion, certainly one of Asia’s largest on-line sports activities and gaming platforms. M88 Mansion will turn into the official betting associate of G2 Esports by its DOTA 2 and Counter Strike groups, and the partnership will embody extra entry to every crew by activations, watch events, dwell streams and competitions for followers.
The addition of DOTA 2 brings G2’s internationally stacked roster to a complete of 9 main esports titles together with DOTA 2, League of Legends, VALORANT, Counter-Strike, Rainbow Six, Rocket League, Wild Rift, Sim Racing and Name of Responsibility, with 6 out 13 groups exterior of Europe.