EPTAfter numerous complaints from Pro players in multiple esports about their hotel conditions, WESG has issued an apology.
Some of the complaints :
WESG Issues Apology for Living Conditions
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
After numerous complaints from Pro players in multiple esports about their hotel conditions, WESG has issued an apology. Some of the complaints : | ||
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PoulsenB
Poland7711 Posts
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ShiaoPi
TAIWAN NUMBAH WAN5956 Posts
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type_Zero_00
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EmoBacon
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Nevuk
United States16280 Posts
On March 12 2018 05:39 type_Zero_00 wrote: well.. not every hotel in China is shitty. pretty sure no one complains during DAC. it's probably organizer fault not checking the accommodation needed for the player. but yeah its look horrible. The first hotel wesg reserved backed out last minute, thus the complications | ||
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EmoBacon
41 Posts
On March 12 2018 06:03 Nevuk wrote: The first hotel wesg reserved backed out last minute, thus the complications what would make a hotel back out of a reservation? | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On March 12 2018 06:17 EmoBacon wrote: what would make a hotel back out of a reservation? yeah... probably wesg didn't pay them | ||
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Zea!
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Titusmaster6
United States5937 Posts
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
To be honest all the hotels in the city are like that. | ||
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InFiNitY[pG]
Germany3474 Posts
On March 12 2018 11:07 haduken wrote: Ha! Ive being to haikou. To be honest all the hotels in the city are like that. From just a quick glance: There are 2 Hilton hotels, a Marriott, a Ritz-Carlton and a Shangri-La in Haikou, all highly respected chains with very good average reviews on tripadvisor, so I very much doubt the accuracy of your statement. | ||
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zev318
Canada4306 Posts
On March 12 2018 14:23 InFiNitY[pG] wrote: From just a quick glance: There are 2 Hilton hotels, a Marriott, a Ritz-Carlton and a Shangri-La in Haikou, all highly respected chains with very good average reviews on tripadvisor, so I very much doubt the accuracy of your statement. he probably means non chain hotels, the pics looks typical china "business" hotels. i mean WESG is probably not going to spend 100+ USD per 2 person room per night for shangri-la. | ||
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Julmust
Sweden4867 Posts
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
On March 12 2018 14:23 InFiNitY[pG] wrote: From just a quick glance: There are 2 Hilton hotels, a Marriott, a Ritz-Carlton and a Shangri-La in Haikou, all highly respected chains with very good average reviews on tripadvisor, so I very much doubt the accuracy of your statement. Welp my hotel is not your hotel. | ||
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GOHF
United States1864 Posts
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Uranium
United States1077 Posts
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brinepumps
Indonesia753 Posts
Ticket selling and sponsors? | ||
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DucK-
Singapore11447 Posts
On March 13 2018 13:04 brinepumps wrote: Now I'm curious, how do tournament organizers generate income so they can afford 5-stars hotels and amazing venues + profit margin? Ticket selling and sponsors? They don't generally. ESL has the Facebook partnership which brings neat revenue apparently. Other than that, I think most rely on sponsorship money. In this event, I believe alibaba is the sponsor. That's why I believe tickets/compendiums/hats are a good avenue for organisers to earn revenue and develop a brand/theme etc. Unfortunately valve is greedy and takes too much of a cut for this. I think for now most tournaments are running at a loss, and they're just gambling for the scene to mature and capitalize on it. | ||
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konadora
Singapore66161 Posts
On March 12 2018 23:50 Julmust wrote: The issue seems solved now according to players on twitter: https://twitter.com/LKScsgo/status/973042773128568832 https://twitter.com/Feya_sltv/status/973184320033538048 https://twitter.com/Wardixo/status/973154888178962434 https://twitter.com/Mixwell/status/973170800013529088 nice! | ||
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maze.
Germany1392 Posts
On March 13 2018 13:04 brinepumps wrote: Now I'm curious, how do tournament organizers generate income so they can afford 5-stars hotels and amazing venues + profit margin? Ticket selling and sponsors? They dont. Third party organisations have limited ways to generate revenue. Most events are part of the marketing budget of larger corporation / main sponsor. The main goal isn't profitability, but the attraction of the target audience. Newer in the esports scene is venture capital money, where the losses in the current year are negligible, assuming huge profits in the future. Then there is the dark side. Organisitions hold esports events and use its losses to hide money laundering or advertise a gambling/betting site with rigged odds that they own and control. Now for WESG. Alibaba (roughly amazon of china) uses this event as a marketing tool and accepts its current losses. Alibaba itself predicts these tournaments will continue operating at a loss for the next five years, but according to Alisports’ CEO Zhang Dazhong, this is a financial hit the company is willing to take, in order to win long-term. esportsobserver.com From 2016 Alibaba invests $150 million in esports. esportsobserver.com | ||
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brinepumps
Indonesia753 Posts
Then there is the dark side. Organisitions hold esports events and use its losses to hide money laundering or advertise a gambling/betting site with rigged odds that they own and control. This is exactly what I afraid of.. Any reliable sources/articles I can read? Thanks in advance!! | ||
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