Ahead of the League of Legends World Championship 2025 on October 14th, Riot Games has unveiled which content creators will co-stream the competition.

In total, 120 co-streamers have been selected across 18 languages, featuring a range of well-known esports personalities and professional players. As a result of being named on the list, the creator is now permitted to stream League of Legends’ season-ending event.

Perhaps one of the more surprising names listed by Riot Games is current Los Ratones player Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson. The four-time LEC champion is currently competing with the tier-two organisation at EMEA Masters. Rekkles is also joined by Los Ratones’ founder Marc ‘Caedrel’ Lamont, as an English co-streamer. 

The English co-streaming list also features a litany of former pro players-turned content creators. This includes Yiliang ‘Doublelift’ Peng, William ‘Meteos’ Hartman, Eugene ‘Pobelter’ Park, Christian ‘IWDominate’ Rivera and Zachary ‘Sneaky’ Scuderi, among others. Prominent League of Legends personalities Nick ‘LS’ De Cesare and Jakob ‘YamatoCannon’ Mebdi have already been named in the stacked line-up.

As highlighted by Riot Games’ announcement, the League of Legends World Championship has a significant global appeal. Last year, the event recorded a peak viewership of 6.94m, not including Chinese viewership platforms. 

The Spanish line-up includes the likes of popular creator Ibai Llanos, the co-founder of Spanish esports organisation KOI, while in the French line-up, Karmine Corp founder Kamel ‘Kameto’ Kebir was announced. Other names that might stick out to League of Legends esports fans are former LCK players Song ‘Smeb’ Kyung-ho and Lee ‘Wolf’ Jae-wan (Korean co-streamers), as well as currently Ninjas In Pyjamas mid-laner Kim ‘Doinb’ Tae-sang (Mandarin co-streamer) and SEA legend Đỗ ‘Levi’ Duy Khánh (Vietnamese co-streamer).

Co-streaming has become a major part of Riot Games’ broadcast strategy over the past few years, with this practice growing significantly. In 2023, for example, Riot Games announced that it would allow 30 streamers to co-stream MSI 2023. 

At MSI 2025, the event recorded a peak viewership of 3.4m, according to Esports Charts, with Caedral alone contributing with a peak viewing figure of 256,000.

Alongside being able to watch League of Legends Worlds 2025 via co-streamers, fans can also tune in to the event’s official broadcast on Twitch and YouTube. 

The Colorado Division of Gaming has granted esports and sports betting provider BETER a Vendor Minor License.

With the help of this license, BETER is now able to provide licensed gaming operators throughout Colorado with its data and streaming services.

Tier-one sportsbook Bet365’s Colorado domain now offers the Setka Cup table tennis series and the ESportsBattle tournaments, which include eFootball and eBasketball.

With this launch, Colorado bettors can now access exclusive esports content. The approval from Colorado comes after New Jersey’s Vendor Registration, which allowed BETER to start its Setka Cup series there.

BETER’s foray into Colorado strengthens its position in the regulated sports betting industry in the United States.

According to the company, BETER offer precise odds, data for up to 50 betting markets per event, live streaming available around-the-clock, and provides approximately 700,000 events a year.

With both esports and traditional sports offerings, the company states that it maintains an average operator margin of more than 7.5%.

Another phase in BETER’s plan to launch its products in all significant regulated states is obtaining the Colorado Vendor Minor License.

With continued licensing initiatives in states like North Carolina, Arizona, and Indiana, the company hopes to increase its presence even more.

Colorado players now have exclusive access to BETER’s esports tournaments and dynamic betting markets, which are in response to the region’s increasing demand for digital entertainment and a wide range of betting options.

Riot Games has announced that it has issued sanctions to both Forsaken and Bushido Wildcats at EMEA Masters Summer 2025, one of the most popular tier two events in League of Legends.

Following an investigation into reports of inappropriate social media activity regarding Forsaken, it has been found that both teams have breached its Esports Global Code of Conduct.

In a statement, Riot Games shared: “After reviewing reports regarding social media activity involving several team members yesterday, Riot Games has completed its investigation and confirmed breaches of the Riot Games Esports Global Code of Conduct.”

The developer also shared that it will continue to review additional activity from other sources during EMEA Masters 2025.

Sanctions include the two-match suspension of Forsaken player Dawid ‘Melonik‘ Ślęczka for breaching general obligations and vulgar/provocative language.

Teams Forsaken and Bushido Wildcats have received warnings for breaching obligations, using vulgar language, and, in Forsaken’s case, an additional breach involving team leadership.

Finally, the CEO of Turkish esports organisation MISA Esports, Ziyad Apaydin, was also given a warning for breaching general obligations, using provocative language, and failing to uphold the role of team leadership.

Riot Games began the investigation on October 8th following reports of an inappropriate celebration from Team Forsaken during the EMEA Masters 2025 Summer split Last Chance Qualifier match against Rich Gang Esports.

The celebration was broadcast during Jakub ‘Cinkrof‘ Rokicki’s livestream (around 3-hour 33-minute mark). During the Swiss Stage, an online feud commenced between the teams, players, and communities of both Forsaken and Bushido Wildcats, where inappropriate language was used in multiple public arguments.

The tier two League of Legends tournament has concluded its Swiss Stage, moving on to the Playoffs. The top 16 teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket, featuring BO5 matches, for a place in the Grand Finals. The winner will receive the lion’s share of its €100,000 (~£86,800) prize pool.

All playoff matches can be viewed live through the official EMEA Masters Twitch and YouTube channels.

By obtaining certification from Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), Oddin.gg has made a noteworthy advancement in Brazil’s betting industry.

With this approval, Oddin.gg can now provide its esports iFrame solution — which includes Odds Feed, Risk Management, BetBuilder, Widgets, and 24/7 Fast Betting Content — to operators in Brazil’s esports betting market.

Brazil’s Secretaria De Prêmios e Apostas (SPA/MF) has approved the GLI-SY-711 certification process, ensuring that the business’s solution complies with national security, equity, and operational compliance standards.

Federal Law No. 14.790/2023, which governs the sector and guarantees consumer protection, has shaped the market that Oddin.gg’s esports platform is now positioned to serve.

All online betting sites and games must be certified by an approved laboratory, like GLI, according to Brazil’s gambling regulations.

Strict criteria pertaining to cybersecurity, fairness and randomness must be met by approved providers. Additionally, businesses must have a legitimate Brazilian base and handle their main betting platforms and player information domestically.

All players, but especially minors, are protected by responsible gaming and stringent identity verification using anti-fraud tools, CPF checks and biometric KYC procedures.

In an industry where online betting already generates BRL 30 billion (USD 5.4 billion) per month, these steps are intended to restore stability and integrity.

With well-known esports games like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends, VALORANT, Free Fire, and its own 24/7 eSimulator head-to-head matches that replicate actual sports betting experiences, Oddin.gg aims to support online sportsbooks in the country.

Professional Super Smash Bros. Project M player Jason ‘Waterfalls’ Treul has continued to progress on CBS’s Survivor 49, marking another milestone for competitive gaming’s crossover into mainstream entertainment.

The 32-year-old law clerk and former Google software engineer was called into action just 12 hours before filming began, replacing a disqualified contestant as an alternate alongside Michelle ‘MC’ Chukwujekwu.

During the premiere episode, Treul discussed his competitive gaming background with fellow contestants, mentioning his achievements in Super Smash Bros., specifically Project M, a community-created modification of Super Smash Bros. Brawl that emulates Melee’s competitive mechanics.

Treul’s journey to Survivor began with Super Smash Bros. Melee legend Ken Hoang, the champion who competed on Survivor: Gabon in 2008. As a teenager, Treul attended a tournament Hoang organised in Fullerton, California, which later inspired him to watch Hoang’s appearance on the reality series.

“I had no idea really what Survivor was,” Treul revealed in an interview with Parade. “I kind of knew, because it was a global phenomenon or whatever. But Ken was really what drew me in. And when I saw it, and I kind of saw it through that Smash lens, I’m like, ‘How does a gamer play this game?’”

Treul competed under the tag ‘Jason Waterfalls’ and was considered the world’s best Zero Suit Samus player in Project M, at one time ranking 38th globally and 5th on the SoCal Project M Power Rankings. His competitive achievements include notable tournament placements at major events like Low Tier City, Smash ‘N’ Splash, and Paragon Los Angeles.

Treul’s casting continues the trend of esports athletes finding success in mainstream media. In addition to Ken, his appearance follows other gaming personalities crossing into traditional entertainment, reinforcing Smash esports’ reach to CBS’s millions of viewers.

Treul’s approach to Survivor draws heavily from his esports background. In pre-game preparation, he used a Game Boy to secretly categorise fellow contestants, naming Pokémon after them and organising them into boxes labelled ‘Ally,’ ‘Vote them off’ and ‘Unknown.’

“I’ve been trying to size up and present as, ‘Hey, I’m just some little kid playing his Game Boy,’” Treul explained. “I want them to think I’m a huge Poindexter, because they are not going to think of anything except that.”

His strategic philosophy mirrors competitive gaming principles. Treul believes advantages like ‘Steal-a-Vote’ are more powerful than idols due to their subtlety and mathematical impact in small tribe scenarios – a perspective informed by his experience calculating frame data and optimal strategies in fighting games.

Cloud9 has allowed VALORANT pro player Michael ‘neT‘ Bernet to explore options for the VCT 2026 season, though he still remains under contract with the organisation.

The announcement follows Cloud9 failing to qualify for VALORANT Champions in Paris this year after placing fourth at VCT Americas Stage 2.

According to neT, he is exploring options for 2026 while the organisation undergoes a ‘rebuild process’ ahead of the next season. The American player shared that he is proficient with Sentinel, but is open to being in-game leader and playing Controller and scan Initiator agents.

As of writing, he remains the only player from Cloud9 so far to have been made inactive. By contrast, the other members, such as team captain Mitchell ‘mitch‘ Semagoi and Erick ‘Xeppaa‘ Bach, remain in the active roster.

The news surrounding neT surfaces a week after Cloud9’s former assistant coach, Guglielmo ‘GUGLi‘ Carraro, announced the end of his contract with the organisation on October 2nd, 2025.

2025 has been a rough year for Cloud9 competitively, as the squad has failed to qualify for any international VCT events.

It was unable to advance to Masters Bangkok after placing 10th out of 12 teams in the VCT Americas Kickoff, losing 1:2 to MIBR in the first round of the Lower brackets. Cloud9 also did not compete in Masters Toronto after placing eighth in VCT Americas Stage 1, losing 0:2 to Sentinels.

Other notable events include the Americas Qualifiers for the VALORANT Esports World Cup event. It failed to make the top two qualifying spots for the event in Riyadh after placing fifth out of nine teams, losing 2:0 to NRG.

Its most recent performance was at Americas Stage 2, where it missed out on this year’s VALORANT Champions event in Paris after experiencing a 1:2 loss to NRG in the Lower Bracket Semi-finals.