It’s been a huge week in the world of eSports with two massive events going on and the winner of one finally revealed after ten months of gaming action. Add to this the fact that one of the biggest bookmakers in the UK has ramped up their eSports coverage and you have plenty to keep your eyes on across the coming weeks in eSports betting.
SK Telecom Take 2015 Proleague Title
After ten long hard months of competition and a myriad of battles pitting Zerg against Protoss against Terrans, the overall 2015 SK Telecom 
Proleague reached a climax on Saturday with Jin Air Green Wings taking on bookies favourites SK Telecom T1 for the overall title.
The two best South Korean StarCraft 2 teams were packed with talented players and with six matchups scheduled, plus a seventh ‘Ace’ Game timetabled if required, the stakes were high in front of a packed crowd at the Lotte World Garden Stage, at the Lotte World theme park, Seoul.
The action begin with the opening match where Jin Air Green Wings got off to the best possible start with Cure defeating Sorry of SK Telecom T1. However the lead was short-lived as soon after Dream defeated Maru to bring SK Telecom back level after two games.
In the third game, the hot favourite to win soO further pushed home SK Telecom T1’s advantage with a comprehensive win over Jin Air’s Pigbaby. However it was the fourth match up of the final that many fans felt would be the pivotal game in this final.
Here, INnoVation of SK Telecom took on sOs of Jin Air in one of the most hotly contested match ups of the entire competition. Many experts felt that Jin Air’s hopes of victory lay on sOs shoulders, but in the end it was INnoVation who triumphed, giving SK Telecom a huge 3-1 advantage and the put title within touching distance.
Jin Air were given hope after the fifth match up when Rogue defeated Dark to make the score 4-2 on the night.
The final game saw Classic of SK Telecom take on Trap of Jin Air with both players opting for the Protoss race. It was a close fought battle initially but in the end, Classic clinched the title in spectacular fashion ensuring that a nerve-shredding final game between the two nominated Ace players wasn’t required.
That victory saw SK Telecom T1 claim the $42.400 first prize with Jin Air Green Wings taking home the second prize of $17,000. After also winning two rounds (each worth $14,235) plus a runner’s up finish worth $4,745, it has certainly been a lucrative few months for SK Telecom who took home the lion’s share of the $150,000 prize pool.
The result was a sweet victory for SK Telecom T1 who lost in last year’s final to KT Rolster, the 2014 Proleague Champions.
There’s little doubting that the best team won the competition once again. Despite their great form in the playoffs in general, Jin Air Green Wings never won a round in the event, finishing runners up on three occasions. SK Telecom won both Round 1 and Round 3, as well as finishing runners up in Round 4 and clearly performed the best of all the teams over the course of the tournament.
As such, SK Telecom T1 will be deserving defending Champions when the 2016 SK Telecom Proleague kicks off in a couple of months time this December. Will any other top StarCraft 2 team have the ability to stop them winning their second title?
LoL World Championships Quarter Finalists Move On To London
Six of the teams that are moving on to the knockout phase of the League of Legend’s World Championships 2015 have been confirmed after a frantic week of action in the second round of league games.
From Group A, Flash Wolves and KOO Tigers, from Group C SK Telecom T1 and Edward Gaming and from Group D KT Rolster and Origen have all made it through the group, with the bookmakers pretty much nailing the odds on which teams would qualify to perfection.
At the time of writing, the final games in Group B are being contested with Cloud 9 looking likely to also confirm their place in London but the remaining three teams, ahq e-Sports Club, Fnatic and Invictus Gaming all having a chance of making the quarter finals.
After these games are completed, the LoL World Championships moves into the knockout phase and we also move venue from Le Dock Pullman in Paris across the English Channel to the SSE Arena in Wembley.
Starting Thursday, each of the eight teams that qualify will be drawn to face another qualifier in a Best of Five match up. There will be one quarter final played each day throughout the week from Thursday through to Sunday with the winners progressing to the Semi Finals the following week in Brussels.
Top eSports Betting will be available from Bet365 Sport on this huge eSports event later in the week once all eight quarter finalists have been confirmed and the quarter final draw has been made.
Bet365 Sport Now Offering Even More eSports Betting
Everyone knows that eSports is one of the fastest growing betting markets in the world at the moment and that an increasing number of reputable online bookmaking sites, as well as emerging 
sites dedicated to eSports betting, are now offering odds on some of the major eSports betting markets.
Bet365 Sport is a good example of this, originally from Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, Bet365 is now one of the biggest gambling companies in the world and up until a couple of weeks ago, they offered a somewhat rudimentary eSports betting service.
However, in recent weeks, the company has ramped up both the number of eSports betting tournaments that they cover, as well as continuing to develop the number of markets available for punters to bet on.
So in addition to being able to bet on markets for this week’s key match ups, punters can now bet on markets, such as the outright winner of events as the two huge DOTA 2 events, the MLG Finals and the Nanyang Championships, both of which take place later this month.
Add to this a wide range of bets on Counter Strike: Global Offensive, including To Win Map and Map Betting markets, means that Bet365 are now offering one of the most comprehensive eSports betting services you will find on a traditional sports book.
As such, if you are going to bet on eSports as a person coming from a more traditional betting background, then Bet365 Sport is a fantastic place to begin your journey.
