Oliver Olson

@JoshuaWalfall Please don’t take this as criticism towards your efforts or methodology, as I have zero insights into that. I‘m primarily saying that we as a community should shift towards celebrating achievements that lead to financially positive results AS WELL.

@JoshuaWalfall We may look at it from different angles. What you interpret as an achievement is raw spending power until the well runs dry. Imo, you are celebrating vanity and many of those „S-Tier orgs“ wasted more money in this race to the bottom than they will ever admit.

Those metrics are important, but unless we're looking at an organization's balance sheet and contracts, it would literally just be "I think they're profitable :)" Our list was based on results, not just "looking cool". That's why we looked past the organization's followings and actually looked into their viewership, engagement, what titles they are in, how frequently they were putting out content, etc. Those results are the things that can give teams the opportunity to generate revenue, and move to becoming sustainable. Now overspending is definitely still an issue, and could lead to some teams being placed higher than they should, but until we get more transparency in the scene all we can do is watch and wait.

@Sheep_Esports ye, test them now. their urin definitely glows in the dark.

G2 Esports 🇪🇺 reach their first international finals in 2,323 days with a 3-0 win over Gen.G at First Stand Their last finalist appearance was at Worlds 2019

@Nisqy if G2 can already pull this one out, how crazy will @ZYB_Esports be at worlds!?

Wsh il spasse quoi avec GENG

@ka1zen … so much easier. You can have your own studio, the content can be on time, file handling is better, partners can easier be satisfied, etc. So I‘d choose a „home ground“ (Berlin or elsewhere) over a flying circus any day of the week. I know Formula 1 does a great job, but $$$.

@ka1zen I can see that, makes sense. For Fans, Adlershof and the access to the arena is really … „suboptimal“, no doubt. I looked at it from a staff and content/story perspective. I have two years in both titles and having the players in Berlin most of the time made so many things …

LEC being tied to a city like Berlin is more of a bigger issue than just profitability, + having arenas like Messe Berlin, Adlershof felt so tiring to go at times. If rumors are true, online will deffo hurt, but with proper events and a change in format, it’s honestly not bad🤷‍♂️

@ka1zen I bring up the HQ because you mentioned going to Adlershof and Messe is exhausting, which I took as „it takes too long to get there“. Maybe too many assumptions on my end, sry about that. And yes, the on-site events are visited well, but below the top 5 it’s looking grim.

More events > more issues, ofc. Yet whenever there's an actual big tournament, call it IEM, Blast Finals, or Major, viewership continues to be high. G2's HQ is 20 minutes and free of traffic most of the time (?) I'm not sure why do we bring HQs up. I agree LEC and its partners could do a better job tho, I just despise Berlin for a lot of reasons.

@ka1zen CS has other and much more severe issues. Low production quality due to players always being on the road is one. G2‘s headquarter is also located in a terrible area when it comes to public transport and traffic. Berlin isn’t the issue, how the LEC and its partners use it is.

Compare Riot to Valve. CS never needed a permanent studio — independent TOs manage production, online qualis and LANs, with only a few arenas being consistently booked each year (Cologne/Katowice, etc). Player schedule is packed like crazy, but the system works.

@teddcs_ Next update: buy and drop mags

Well, get ready for a lot of “guys i have no ammo” moments

@JoshuaWalfall @TeamLiquid @NRGgg @TeamVitality @GenG @natusvincere @100Thieves @G2esports @FaZeEsports @MovistarKOI @FURIA In 2026 the only (!) key metrics should be sustainability and profitability. Taking those indicators into account, this tier list is nothing but „I think they’re cool“.

We researched hundreds of esports teams across the world and ranked them based on what it takes to succeed at the highest level.... We present to you the final chapter of our Crunch 2025 Organization Tier list! (1/11)

@quizzlemanizzle @LEC_Wooloo And yet the arena is always half empty :( But tbf, it’s also because all teams play at one day. I wouldn’t sit through 5 football games when Wolfsburg faces Hoffenheim. When G2 or Fnc play it’s decently filled but a lot of people only come for the highlights and leave afterwards.

@LEC_Wooloo If Berlin, one of the largest metropoles in Europe isnt ideal to host a 200 audience arena, please tell me what is ideal moronic twitter take

The arena in Berlin doesn't just benefit the 200 in-person fans: - It showcases a professional product to newer viewers and to potential sponsors - It improves the product with crowd reactions, player walkouts (yes rare in lol), in-person interviews - Enables in-person sponsorship activations - Tests players on-stage (this has been an issue for several players in the past, and is needed practice for internationals) - Player reactions from different angles Personally, I would understand if the LEC moves online, it'd save a lost of costs to Riot. Berlin is also not the ideal city to host an arena. But let's not pretend it is useless for the product, if Riot keep the arena, it's good news for the esport and does not prevent roadshows. LEC being played online would feel like a massive setback and a terrible message for external parties.

@NavyL0L 2/2 - I don’t think „just going online and travel 200 days/year“ will make the product more attractive. For some odd reasons, orgs just can’t keep their rosters together, which resets interest every time they change their core and causes them any type of identity they built.

@NavyL0L I 100% agree with you if the result is „more grassroots work“ and the german fanbase is unfortunately more or less nonexistent. It‘s probably just too late and a missed opportunity by the teams involved that it may come to this, but knowing how CS struggles with their system 1/2

Seen a lot of negativity around the news about LEC moving to online. Abandoning Berlin is good - the studio is small, it's what many fans called for for years. Focus on roadshows is good - more venues, more locations, allows teams to be closer to their own fanbases.

@Sheep_Esports @LEC_Wooloo ZYB esports?

[SOURCES] Nisqy’s team, ZYB Esports, claims a guest spot in the LFL. Skillcamp takes the other guest spot. Following financial issues, BK ROG’s permanent spot goes to TLN Pirates 🇫🇷 Report by @LEC_Wooloo sheepesports.com/en/lol/article…

@NavyL0L 2/2 and the franchise teams paying an insane amount in salaries for the players and their accommodation‘s but not investing remotely enough in their staff on the ground. The majority of teams has like 2-3 people in their Berlin office‘s, where their million euro product lives.

@NavyL0L Maybe I‘m biased but how is removing the physical manifestation of the overall product an improvement? The issue in my opinion is not the Berlin Arena, the issues are 1) the overall product having their fundings cut to not be able to create a quality format anymore and 1/2

@Mephisto472 @SMarsinach @Sheep_Esports Ye, I had a weak moment replying here, mb

@olsonizer @SMarsinach @Sheep_Esports Well, then kc is a german org as well, right?

[OFFICIAL] #LEC Roadtrip Madrid schedule revealed: Friday May 8: 🇩🇪 G2 vs KC 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 MKOI vs GX 🇪🇸 Saturday May 9: 🇪🇸 GX vs G2 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 MKOI vs KC 🇫🇷 Sunday May 10: 🇫🇷 KC vs GX 🇪🇸 🇪🇸 MKOI vs G2 🇩🇪

@Mephisto472 @SMarsinach @Sheep_Esports Well…

@SMarsinach @Sheep_Esports If anything, they are spanish

@AMGamingCS2 @AaBesport @100T_CS

VICTORY We beat @AaBesport 2-1 and play now at 6.10 PM against @100T_CS . Lets support the guys. #MindsetMatters

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Pressemitteilung von Präsident Knabe: Heute vertreten uns unsere Vorbilder aus der Haupstadt, die auf G2N treffen. Wir waren wie immer zu schlecht fürs Finale, deshalb steht EINS geschlossen hinter BIG. Ich fordere hiermit alle Fans auf, BIG bedingungslos zu supporten! #GOBIG