Meet the Partner: Situational Awareness

As teased in our Partner Program, it is time to start shining light on our Partner Organizers with this new article series “Meet the Partner”.

First in line is Naim, a Moroccan organizer passionate about flight combat simulation, that created and manages a great community dedicated to his favorite games, because we believe, just like he does, that there’s more to esports than just MOBA, Card Games and FPS!

To start, please introduce yourself and your project

My name is Naim Bouyahya, 40 years of age from Morocco. I have been stoked about military jets and the art of air combat for as long as I can remember. When I stumbled upon my first simulator, it was an instant buy. A few years later, I decided to launch my website (SA-SIM.COM) to organize online PvP competitions for the acclaimed Digital Combat Simulator (DCS).
I’m an avid competitor and truly passionate about e-sports so I wanted to contribute to introducing DCS to a wider audience. I really believe it holds tremendous potential to be as successful as current mainstream titles such as Battle Grounds and Overwatch.

How did you discover Toornament?

I tried many brackets providers and had not been really satisfied until I came across Toornament, which intuitive interface and handy features make it stand out from the competition.
Discovering Toornament was through watching events on Twitch where I noticed it being used in many major professional leagues.

What feature(s) do you like the most on Toornament?

All the feature are great, really. It’s straightforward to set up a tourney and all the widgets make it very easy to share the brackets wherever needed. It also looks neat as you can add country flags, team logos…etc – tiny details like that are really important to those who want their tournaments to have that extra touch and professional feel.
Check one of their tournaments!

Anything you want to add?

I hope Toornament will feature DCS one day, I’m a big believer in e-sports and quality games like DCS deserve to be in the spotlight.

We want to thank Naim for the time he has taken to answer our questions, and have the pleasure to announce that DCS will very soon be a discipline available on Toornament!

Smash Bros, Black Ops IIII and other announcements!

This week has been rich in long-awaited announcements, and several of them have a very interesting competitive side to them. Let us take a look at what 2018 (and beyond) has in store for us based on those latest news!

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The Nintendo Direct from the 8th of March was stacked with announcements for the 3DS and Switch consoles, including many games ported from other platforms. But three titles have retained our attention because of their competitiveness.

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First off, Splatoon 2, the original shooter IP from Nintendo will soon move to its 3.0 version, with a whole solo extension called “Octo Expansion” and a whole lot of content, from stages to clothing and weapons. Release date is set to some time this summer.

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Then, it’s time for a N64/GBC game to get a sequel on the latest consoles, with Mario Tennis Aces. 3DS and Wii U versions of the original games exist since 2013, but it’s a brand new game that has been announced, full with competitive features! Release date is on the 22nd of June, with a pre-launch free tournament already planned.

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Last, but not least, rumors had it in past weeks that a new Smash Bros game was in the pipes, but that went from rumor to official announcement with the conference. All we know is that the game should feature Link from Breath of the Wild and Splatoon character, and that the game is set to be released in 2018.

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activision

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After weeks of rumor, Activision finally announced the next Call of Duty title, which will be a sequel to the Black Ops franchise by Treyarch, soberly titled “IIII”. More information are bound to be shared this spring, and the release date is set on the 12th of October.

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ubisoft

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Another great name to have gotten its sequel announced this week was Ubisoft’s The Division. No real insight on what the game will offer for competitive players, but the devs say they have learned from past experience, and the great idea that was the Dark Zone might come back in a more polished form!

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epicgames

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And the final big announcement from past week is the Mobile version for Fortnite that has been teased by Epic Games. The mobile version will support full cross-play and cross-progression with existing platforms (except with XBox One apparently), and a first iOS beta will open on the 12th of March, followed by invites, and an Android version in the coming months.

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All those new games have their seat ready on Toornament already, and we can’t wait to see which ones will pack a punch and become great competitive titles!

Improve your Press Strategy with Toornament

In our efforts to empower our organizers, Partners or not, we would like to share with you a few tips about how you could improve your communication and press strategy.
Talking about your competitions to the specialized press is easy, but having them cover your tournaments and writing about it becomes infinitely more complicated. That is why we developped some tools to help you in that approach.
So if you are interested in having your competitions radiate and shine on the interwebs:

Meet our first Partners!

Following our successful launch of the Partner Program, we started reviewing the requests, starting with organizations and company.
We have already accepted a few dozens of applicants, and we wanted to show everyone the level of quality our community organizers are able to put forward.
Let’s see what some of our first partners are made of!

BF Nations
Come to us for Battlefield news, streams, videos, guides and competitions.
Stay with us for Battlefield Esports tournaments and a fantastic community.

eSports Middle East
eSports Middle East (ESME) is the fastest growing professional gaming organization in MENA. Established in 2014 with offices in London and Dubai.

getRECT
GetRECt is a team of gamers dedicated to building esports across the Midwest. [They] grow communities, work with universities and high schools, and put on esporting events of all kinds.

eSport.DK
eSport.dk’s primary purpose is to create tournaments and other online activities that are serious, recurring and structured, with online tournaments organized throughout the year.

BroooTV
An online community agency that generates content for brands through streaming, snack content, web series, events (GameFest) etc.

FCF Cyberfootball
The FCF is social cyber-sportive organization mainly focused on the extension and popularization of cyber football in the official Russian Football Federation.

HeroesHype
HeroesHype is a premiere Heroes of the Storm organization that serves to foster growth in pro players, esports staff, and influencers.

League of eXtraordinary Gamers
The LXG is a gaming and entertainment organization (with a huge bias for esports) committed to providing and sustaining a platform for gamers to express their true passion for games and achieve their dreams.

We wish a warm welcome to them, and to all the other partners that got into the program in this first instance. If you applied already, but got no news from us, do not worry, we will review and answer all applications!
If you want to embark on this adventure with us, here goes:

February’s Open Tournaments

We hope your Valentine’s day went well, and whether that’s the case or not, time to take a peek at our upcoming Open Community tournaments!
Take a minute, check what we have in store, and maybe next week, you’ll be able to refer to yourself as a champion!

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La Couscousière Tryoutsby YARA 128 Players 21/02/2018 Register
STD Tournament Dayby STD SPŠE 64 Players 27/02/2018
24/02/2018
Register

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Winter Pro League 18by WPL 64 Players 16/02/2018 Register
The MAGE Onlineby Mage Esports 256 Players 16/02/2018 Register
Ukraine Sportby Ukraine Sport Community 20 Players 17/02/2018 Register
eCOPA Nord-Est Q.5by Coca-Cola 4096 Players 19/02/2018
20/02/2018
Register

hs Hearthstone

Fireside Gatheringby Gargula Gaming 50 Players 17/02/2018 Register
AgderLAN 2018by AgderLAN 20 Players 21/02/2018
24/02/2018
Register

hots Heroes of the Storm

HGC Europe – Cup 4by HeroesHype 64 Teams 19/02/2018
20/02/2018
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HGC NA – Cup 4by HeroesHype 64 Teams 19/02/2018
20/02/2018
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Royal Rumble: Gladiatorsby CLAN a.s.d 32 Teams 19/02/2018
23/02/2018
Register

krosmaga Krosmaga

Arel Krosmaga Cupby Arel 256 Players 16/02/2018
11/03/2018
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FDJ Open #2by FDJ Esport 256 Players 24/02/2018 Register

lol League of Legends

OneUp Toornament ESCby Electronics Sport Chaos 16 Teams 15/02/2018
11/03/2018
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Torneo #1by EgamerLatam 200 Players 16/02/2018
17/02/2018
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ESCL 1by E-Sports Caribbean League 8 Teams 16/02/2018
07/04/2018
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Girls Vs Boysby Slice n Dice Gaming 60 Players 18/02/2018 Register

pubg PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds

AgderLAN 2018 – Duoby AgderLAN 50 Teams 21/02/2018
24/02/2018
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AgderLAN 2018 – Squadby AgderLAN 25 Teams 21/02/2018
24/02/2018
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You are an organizer, and would like us to showcase one of your upcoming tournaments? Feel free to contact us on Twitter or Facebook!