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Red Bull Golden Letters, the grassroots TEKKEN 8 tournament, is returning for its third year to London’s Red Bull Gaming Sphere for an action-packed weekend across September 28th-29th. Playing for the first time on the latest instalment in the hit fighting game franchise, four aspiring pro players from around the world have secured their spot to compete against 16 of the world’s best TEKKEN talent in the hopes of claiming the title of Red Bull Golden Letters champion.

Completing the the star-studded lineup of global pro players is Mohammed “the-SAM-brother” Al Jabri, EVO 2024 runner up Atif “Atif” Ijaz, Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield and inaugural Red Bull Golden Letters winner Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya.

Across two electrifying days, Red Bull Golden Letters will put a twist on the traditional TEKKEN format, exchanging the conventional competitive format for impressive matches and unforgettable moments. This unique format tests the core fighting game skills of perfect play and being clutch under pressure in a first-to-three race. By securing “PERFECT” or “GREAT”, TEKKEN’s iconic “Golden Letters”, players are rewarded with automatic wins, challenging them to take big risks in exchange for bigger rewards.

Here is all you need to know about Red Bull Golden Letters:

Red Bull Golden Letters is returning for its third year, bringing world’s most elite TEKKEN 8 players together to compete in a truly unique invitational. After brand-new expanded global open qualifiers, four additional pro players have guaranteed their spots to compete against 16 world-class professionals on 28th-29th September 2024.

This year introduces a brand-new 20-player group stage, where players will spend the first day competing for a spot in the 12-player elimination bracket on day two. Across the weekend, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere will be transformed into an immersive golden bank vault, where players will be locked up until a winner emerges victorious.

Ready to test the mettle of these aspiring professionals are 16 invited TEKKEN legends, including Red Bull Player and five-time EVO champion Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique and Red Bull Player Hoa “Anakin” Luu. Joining this lineup of talent are a number of other global pros, including South Korean stars Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon, Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin and Jae-hyun “CherryBerryMango” Kim.

Inaugural Red Bull Golden Letters champion Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya also returns to compete for the third year, joined by British TEKKEN pro Hasan “JoKa” Rehman.

Hosting this year’s Red Bull Golden Letters is Jamil “Jammerz” McKenzie, who will be leading the broadcast live from the Red Bull Gaming Sphere. Providing live insight and commentary across the tournament, Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott, Reepal “RIP” Parbhoo, Ryan “Bubsy” Sinclair and Kobi “K-Wiss” Scarlett also join the broadcast as commentators.

Schedule & Format

• Saturday, 28th September: Starting at 11:30 AM GMT, this year’s tournament will see the first of four five-player group stages. The top two players from each of these groups will immediately advance to day two’s winners bracket, and the third place players fighting for their spot in the losers bracket.
• Sunday, 29th September: Starting at 10:30 AM, the Finals will kick off in a high-stakes double elimination format. The top eight winners from day one will compete to keep their spot in the winner’s bracket, while the four hopefuls in the loser’s bracket will need to battle their way back and earn a spot in the Grand Finals.

Open Qualifier Winners

• Mateo “SourPiggy” Davila – North America Qualifier Winner
• Akhil “Tetsu” Kakar – United Kingdom Qualifier Winner
• Nino “Nino” Schwarz – Europe Qualifier Winner
• “Shounen” – Japan Qualifier Winner

Invited Pro Players

• Red Bull Player Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique
• Red Bull Player Hoa “Anakin” Luu
• Alexandre “AK” Laverez
• Kane “KaneAndTrench” Heartfield
• Hozumi “YUYU” Matoba
• Atif “Atif” Ijaz
• Kim “JDCR” Hyun-jin
• Stephen “Speedkicks” Stafford
• Richie “Ayorichie” Olusanya
• Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon
• Hasan “JoKa” Rehman
• Georges “Jodd” Nguende
• Jae-hyun “CherryBerryMango” Kim
• Benjamin “Yagami” Torngdee
• Joseph “Joey Fury” Bennett
• Mohammed “the-SAM-brother” Al Jabri

Broadcast talent (English speaking)

Stage Host & Interviewer:

• Jamil “Jammerz” McKenzie

Rotating Commentators:

• Steven “Tasty Steve” Scott
• Reepal “RIP” Parbhoo
• Ryan “Bubsy” Sinclair
• Kobi “K-Wiss” Scarlett

Where to watch:

Red Bull Golden Letters will be streamed live from Red Bull’s Twitch and YouTube channels from 11:30 AM GMT on 28 September and 10:30 AM GMT on 29 September.

On Twitch, the event will be broadcast in English, with a number of costreams available across the globe, including:

• French – NormanGenius
• Italian – Cydonia
• Korean – SPIRITZERO

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Leading sportsbook provider adds official data feeds and cutting-edge features to new esports lobby

Altenar, a leading sportsbook and iGaming software provider, has strengthened its long-term collaboration with premium esports betting specialist, DATA.BET, to significantly enhance its esports offering through the integration of official data feeds.

Altenar first partnered with DATA.BET earlier this year to integrate fully tailored odds and live score feeds on more than 30 esports disciplines. Central to its latest product upgrade is a new standalone esports lobby with intuitive navigation, a custom streaming player, and upcoming features including live scoreboards and a real-time map tracker.

As part of the extended agreement, Altenar will continue to set a new standard for sports betting with official logos and images across its esports feeds, providing its operator partners with an immersive and visually engaging experience.  These enhancements are set to improve market uptime, increase event coverage, and expand the variety of betting markets available for Altenar’s operator partners.

The collaboration underscores Altenar’s commitment to fostering successful long-term partnerships that meet the needs of the market, positioning the company at the forefront of the rapidly evolving esports vertical.

Dinos Doxiadis, Sportsbook Product Development Manager at Altenar, commented: “As esports continues its rise in popularity, especially with major events like the 2025 Esports Olympics approaching, the integration of DATA.BET’s official-only data has elevated our offering to another level.

“This standalone lobby will empower our partners to tap into a growing esports market, attracting and retaining players like never before.”

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Oddin.gg continues to push the boundaries of esports betting, becoming the first esports betting solutions provider to offer betting markets for Deadlock–an upcoming game still in its early development stage, yet one poised to offer an entirely new experience for bettors. Despite access being limited to friend invites via playtesters in the closed beta phase, Deadlock has already attracted over 100,000 players. Oddin.gg has prepared its models and teams in record time to deliver customers a new, unique esports betting opportunity with the launch of a streamers’ tournament.

This streamers’ tournament marks the first step in building a competitive ecosystem around Deadlock, with further tournaments planned to boost engagement. By enabling bets on popular streamers, Oddin.gg provides its partners with a new way to attract and retain bettors, while expanding their esports offerings with emerging titles.

The tournament took place in September 2024, featuring a best-of-3 format. The betting product included Pre-match and Limited Live betting, having offered 7 core markets to explore:

• Match Winner ID
• Match Handicap (Home/Away) e Number of Maps
• Match ScoreBO#
• Map Winner Two-Way
• Home/Away Team to Win at Least 1 Map
• Match Winner Double Chance

Deadlock has been integrated into Oddin.gg’s existing esports portfolio, with matches available through the same feed as all other sports to existing clients. Clients can access market descriptions through the Odds Feed API or via t he corresponding Odds Feed SDK interface from Oddin.gg. This offering also includes Oddin.gg’s renowned Risk Management services, ensuring that all betting opportunities maintain acceptable risk levels and integrity measures, even in the special setup and context of this tournament.