ExclusiveeSports: "When traditional sport is at a standstill, we can continue" (N. Maurer, Team Vitality)

"When traditional sport is at a standstill, we can continue. At a time when there is little content to watch, this strongly boosts eSports audiences," said Nicolas Maurer, CEO of Team Vitality (eSports), to News Tank Football on 23/03/2020.

"Usually we play offline, in arenas or studios. In the current context, this is no longer allowed, but we still have the possibility to continue to participate in eSports competitions online. Admittedly, the production of these competitions is no longer the same, it is more streamlined, but it is a real advantage to be able to continue to compete in our teams' competitions," said the CEO of the French organisation.

"To take the example of the ESL Pro League (competition on CS:GO, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive), the production is less good when playing online, but paradoxically, we beat all the audience scores. This can be explained by the fact that there is much less competing content at the moment, and even less in sports," explained Nicolas Maurer, who answers questions posed by News Tank Football.

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