tournament organization

10 ways to prevent cheating in your esports tournament

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When I started planning esports tournaments almost 10 years ago, I didn’t have much of a clue into a lot of things. It’s one thing to budget out a tournament but it’s another thing entirely to plan for rules and the esports tournament itself! Competitive integrity and rulesets were definitely one of them. I assumed that everyone who wanted to be there was going to play clean and play hard. Back then the tournaments I was hosting were for around $100. The highest tournament i’ve held was for 1000x that at $100,000. The rigor and what’s needed at those levels

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Esports project management – Planning & Tournament Organization

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This will more than likely be a long series where I deep dive into project management in esports. You can check out my background and credentials in esports if you’re wondering who I am or why I’m writing about this. I will focus my discussions overall as a tournament organizer and some best project management practices I’ve picked up along the way in esports. This first part will be tailored to a new project manager or tournament organizer looking to enter the space. This list isn’t exhaustive but will start as a good entry point. Step 1 – Planning Ahh