Varizan

Varizan relayed the figures for the year 2026 provided by Team Vitality. According to this data, the club had signed a seven-figure sponsorship contract with Leclerc and recorded its best year for merchandise, with 118% more jerseys sold than in 2024. At the EWC, Team Vitality was reportedly the most-watched club and had sold the most tickets to its fans, while its booth hosted more than 20,000 visitors. Internationally, the club had 310,000 subscribers on Weibo, and the MPL Indonesia S17 final, won 4-1 against ONIC, reached 2.94 million viewers at its peak. In sporting terms, it won 54 titles and earned 12 million dollars in prizes in 2026, including the EWC. Varizan estimated that internationalization was the main positive point, emphasizing the importance of China and Indonesia for clubs looking to establish themselves globally. He indicated that the link to all the figures was included in the tweet. #Esport #International #TeamVitality (translated)

Varizan wrote that Bump, the agency founded by Squeezie, had established itself in Los Angeles, where a team was supposed to connect with American creators and publishers. He estimated that this presence could offer new business opportunities for Gentle Mates, particularly for its Call of Duty team, in an American market he described as important for esports. He reminded that Bump was notably working with gaming and esports creators Skyyart, Nikof, Mel, and Gotaga, and managed partnerships and sponsorship for Gentle Mates, the club of Squeezie, Gotaga, and Brawks. According to the figures cited by Varizan, the agency, founded in 2020 after Squeezie left Webedia, counted more than 70 creators, totaled 3 billion views, and had 300 active clients, and had completed 1,500 partnerships in 2025. Varizan presented Bump as the commercial structure of the club and indicated that the model combining creators, esports club, and sponsorship organized by the agency was already in place in France. #BumpAgency #Esport #Squeezie (translated)

TF1 entre dans l’esport avec @TeamVitality 🇫🇷 TF1 Business Solutions intègre Team Vitality à son portefeuille de licences. Le club bénéficie donc de l’accès à l’écosystème commercial de TF1 et à son portefeuille d’annonceurs, avec la possibilité de construire de nouvelles activations autour de sa marque et de son audience. Un modèle intéressant pour Vitality 👇 Plutôt que de vendre uniquement des droits de sponsoring, le club peut aussi être valorisé comme une véritable licence auprès de marques souhaitant investir dans l’univers du gaming. Il y a déjà eu un premier dispositif déjà activé pour BYD via TF1 Factory. C’est donc une étape de plus pour le club pour se rapprocher de marques non endémique, et d’être toujours plus grand public. #esport #gaming #TeamVitality