The Chiliz Group had taken a major step by buying 51% of OG Esports, a top esports team. This deal gives Chiliz control and sets the stage for new growth. OG’s co-founders, Johan ‘N0tail�?Sundstein and Sébastien ‘Ceb�?Debs, will now focus on building the team’s strength in matches. Meanwhile, Xavier Oswald takes over as the new CEO to lead the organisation forward.

Chiliz runs a sports blockchain platform that enables fans to connect with teams through fan tokens. These tokens give fans perks like voting on team gear and special events. OG was the first esports team to launch fan tokens on Socios.com back in 2020. Since then, OG’s fan token has grown in value and surpassed the $100 million market cap.

This success helped Chiliz improve its fan token technology and made OG a key example of how these can boost fan engagement and create real value. 

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The BLAST.tv Austin Major is underway, with teams competing for a spot in Stage 3. So far, Legacy and Virtus.pro are the only teams to qualify, both with unbeaten records. Meanwhile, BetBoom and OG Esports, each with three losses, have been eliminated from the tournament.

In a match, the Falcons faced OG. Falcons led 9-3 on Dust II, but OG made a comeback and won 13-11. On Nuke, Falcons edged out OG 13-10. The final map, Mirage, saw the Falcons lead 8-4 at halftime and then win 13-6.

This result keeps Falcons in the fight for a new chance to qualify, but they still need another strong performance to reach Stage 3. Meanwhile, MIBR advanced by beating BetBoom 13-11 on Train and Anubis, eliminating BetBoom from the tournament. Only Legacy and Virtus.pro have secured their spots so far.

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In an unexpected turn at the Serbia-based FISSURE Special game, Mosquito Clan’s David ‘Parker�?Nicho Flores fell asleep during the match draft. The game, held on Monday, April 7, was against the powerhouse team OG. Mosquito Clan faced a technical defeat.

The pause happened early in the draft phase when the admins gave the match a 10-minute pause. During that time, Parker wasn’t able to respond to his team. Mosquito Clan tried replacing him with another stand-in, Roman ‘RAMZES666�?Kushnarev, but the request was denied as Parker is already a substitute.

With no other choice, Mosquito Clan had to forfeit the match, giving OG a 2-0 win by default. The team took to X (formerly Twitter) the story of their defeat, saying the match was scheduled at 5 am Peru time��Parker’s home country. They also apologised to fans and promised to return with a more prepared roster.

Parker’s infamous Dota 2 history

This isn’t the first time Parker has drawn attention in the esports scene. In late 2024, his former team, HEROIC, kicked him due to conflicts over team strategy during ESL Bangkok 2024.

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