World Showdown of Esports (WSOE)

Estars (formerly ESP Gaming) created and owned the World Showdown of Esports (WSOE) — its broadcast esports tentpole — producing roughly 25 editions in-house, beginning with WSOE 1: The Dota 2 Showdown and its published $100,000 prize pool, live from PokerGO Studio at ARIA. Across a rotating slate of AAA titles — Dota 2, Hearthstone, Fortnite, Rocket League, PUBG, Valorant and more — Estars ran TV-grade multicamera production with up to 16 audio tracks, cast Richard Lewis as host and ring announcer Bruce Buffer on intros, and wove in sponsor activations for ASUS ROG, Reese’s, DraftKings, and Papa Johns.