Gov't to sponsor videogames team - X7 Esports

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 07:13

By Leanne Cooke @leannelily18

The government's announced it's to sponsor a videogames team.

Digital Isle of Man says it's sponsoring X7 Esports, a Manx team which League of Legends.

The team scored 10 wins from 10 in the game's United Kingdom Esports League Summer Open Qualifiers.

It's the first professional esports organisation on the Island.

We are excited to announce that @DigitalIOM, a department within the Isle of Man Government, will act as our lead sponsor moving forwards.

To find out more, and to read the full article;
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— X7 Esports (@X7_Esports) June 14, 2021

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