ESE Entertainment Inc. (TSX-V:ESE) has announced the beginning of the second edition of the official Polish Championship in Digital Motorsports – the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Poland - which will be featured in the official calendar of Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation.
The Esports Event will take place on the iRacing gaming platform and every round will be broadcast by ELEVEN SPORTS - the broadcaster of Formula 1 races, DTM and certain PGE Ekstraliga matches in Poland. The Esports Event will include state-of-the-art production and tier-one commentators.
“Securing a distribution partner such as ELEVEN SPORTS for the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge in Poland for a second year in a row has allowed us to raise the profile and viewership of Digital Motorsports in Poland. We intend to continue to build the Digital Motorsports community in Poland and globally. Our partnership with ELEVEN SPORTS will allow us to scale our Digital Motorsports portfolio and provide fans with tier-1 content and production,” Konrad Wasiela, CEO of ESE said in a statement.
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“For the past two years, the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Poland, organized by the Polish Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, has been an attractive event that introduces motorsports fans to the world of digital motorsports,” added Krzysztof Świergiel, CEO of ELEVEN SPORTS Poland.
The Esports Event will feature a 24-driver line-up and highlight the new Porsche 911 RSR. The Esports Event has also been revamped with a new points system and legendary tracks, including Le Mans, Imola and Nordschleife.
The path to the Polish Championship in Digital Motorsport starts on September 9, 2021, and will follow the following schedule::
1) September 9: Hockenheimring, ELEVEN SPORTS 2, 8 pm CET
2) September 16: Imola, ELEVEN SPORTS 2, 8 pm CET
3) September 30: Le Mans, ELEVEN SPORTS 2, 8 pm CET
4) October 7: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, ELEVEN SPORTS 1, 7.30 pm CET
5) October 21: Silverstone, ELEVEN SPORTS 1, 7.30 pm CET
6) October 28: Nurburgring Nordschleife, ELEVEN SPORTS 1, 7.30 pm CET
ESE is a Europe-based entertainment and technology company focused on esports and gaming. Its assets consist of multiple world-class operators in the gaming and esports industries.
The company’s capabilities include but are not limited to: physical infrastructure, broadcasting, global distribution for gaming and esports-related content, advertising, sponsorship support, and a growing esports team franchise, K1CK Esports. ESE is focused on bridging the gap between the European, Asian and North American esports industries.
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