Ryan Hart to host iGB Live! esports streaming feature – esports betting

Clarion Gaming, the esteemed organizer behind iGB Live! and iGB Affiliate Amsterdam, has unveiled an exciting educational feature focused on esports, hosted by renowned professional fighting game player Ryan Hart.

Titled **iGB Live! Esports Streamers**, this innovative feature will be presented as a live Twitch stream, alongside insights from leading partners including Escharts, Bayes Esports, and Skinsback.

The primary goal of this stream is to empower operators within the gambling industry to harness the immense opportunities created by the rapidly expanding world of esports.

“As an accomplished esports commentator and professional gamer, Ryan Hart recently achieved a Guinness World Record for facing off against 260 opponents in a remarkable 11-hour session of Street Fighter V. He will host the inaugural iGB SFV tournament, engaging both onsite attendees and Twitch viewers,” explained William Harding, the head of esports for Clarion Gaming.

This initiative is designed to unravel the complexities of a sector projected to witness its global viewership explode from 495 million to 646 million by 2023.

The finals of the **iGB Hart Cup** are scheduled for September 30 at iGB Live!, featuring a competitive prize pool of £4,000 awarded to the top eight Street Fighter V players.

“The iGB Live! Esports Streamers feature exemplifies the significance of reviving in-person events,” noted Naomi Barton, Portfolio Director for iGB Live! and iGB Affiliate Amsterdam. “Facilitating face-to-face interactions within the industry simplifies the process of elucidating this burgeoning global market. It highlights how operators can effectively engage with esports fans, the commercial potential of esports streamers as betting affiliates, and pinpoints the components of the esports ecosystem that are directly relevant to the gambling sector.”

Originally scheduled for 2020, both iGB Live! and iGB Affiliate Amsterdam were postponed until 2021 due to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the gambling industry increasingly embraces the esports phenomenon, events like iGB Live! offer vital platforms for education and collaboration, steering operators towards innovative strategies for reaching a burgeoning audience hungry for engagement.