(Courtesy of Riot Games)
Esports organization Team Liquid is one of the few franchises leveraging analytics to improve performance and train, announcing a new partnership with gaming analytics company Mobalytics.
Team Liquid coaches and players will begin integrating the Mobalytics platform and data analysis into the organization’s strategy prior to the League of Legends 2017 NA LCS Summer Split.
“Video games like League of Legends are incredibly complex, with ever-changing dynamics, game states and win conditions,” Dr. Amine Issa, co-Founder of Mobalytics said in a statement. “Our vision was to build the best performance analytics platform the gaming world has ever seen and we now are excited to leverage the resources we acquired since winning TechCrunch’s StartUp Battlefield last year to make this vision a visceral reality.”
During TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF 2016, the Los Angeles-based Mobalytics bested 24 other early-stage companies during a three-day startup competition and won $50,000 after presenting to investors, venture capitalists and other technology influencers.
Josh “Jarge” Smith, Head Analyst at Team Liquid, said that Mobalytics is the first data analytics company he has worked with that delves “below the surface of bread and butter damage and kill-score and do analysis in a way that actually provides value to a professional League of Legends team.” Smith added that analytics company’s vision around data-driven analysis mirrors his own thinking as well.
Added Steve Arhancet, co-CEO of Team Liquid in a statement: “I’ve been a supporter of Mobalytics’ rigorous work, data quality and unique dynamic visualisation since I worked with Amine when Team Curse was rocking the legendary lineup of Voy, Saint, and Nyjacky. As we scrim and prepare for the Summer Split, partnering with Mobalytics arms us with best-in-class technology to help the players optimize performance, and I can’t wait to see what this unique perspective will bring to the team.”
Last September, professional sports team owners Ted Leonsis, Peter Guber and Magic Johnson acquired a controlling interest in Team Liquid as part of a new esports ownership group called aXiomatic.
