- Mastercard will expand its long-standing esports sponsorship with Riot Games to now include global events on the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT), reports SBJ's Kevin Hitt.
- In this week’s Athlete’s Voice, F1 driver Lando Norris, who created his own esports outfit dubbed Quadrant, talked to SBJ's Joe Lemire about the role tech has played in his racing career, from video games and simulators to his attempts to help the team innovate with the car.
- The long runway for first CS2 Major is giving PGL and IMG ample time to creatively commercialize media rights, notes SBJ's Hunter Cooke.
- After half a season's absence from active play in the Overwatch League, the Chinese franchise Chengdu Hunters "have decided to leave the League completely," reports GGRecon.
