Esports follows professional competition beyond match day: transfers, coaching hires, contract disputes, bootcamps, scrim culture and the preparation behind a strategy that surprises a bracket. Regional leagues get the same attention as majors. For fans who follow organizations year round, not only during finals.
Sponsorship remains the largest revenue line at most esports organizations — industry analyses put it at more than half of team income — with league revenue share, prize money, and merch making up the rest.
A season-long points formula, not a single knockout qualifier, now fills the Counter-Strike 2 Major field — here's what actually moves a team up or down it.