Beginning the Battle

Hello there, I’m Leon Gaban otherwise known as Lipton of Starfeeder.

Today I’m proud to say I’m a part of The Battle Begins team and their vision of supporting and enriching the gaming community at large with their gaming related apps.

I’ve ran very competitive and high-profile tournaments in the past. As one of my major roles here is to showcase our apps in action, I will be hosting, promoting and covering many exciting tournaments to come, be they competitive games from the past, or even games that are in beta ;)

My love for competitive gaming is the reason. As a tournament host I’ve experienced many headaches every time I’ve run one, and the Battle Center tournament management web app is the best thing since slice bread (or the laser mouse), when it comes to organizing and hosting a competitive gaming tournament. If you haven’t seen the tour check it out now, from automated brackets to intuitive participant management and a simple and easy to track communication system, running tournaments will now be a breeze.

On Starfeeder, I will continue to cover very specific topics about Starcraft 2. However here at The Battle Begins, I will be writing on a wider range of gaming news, topics and give my opinion on the state of the gaming industry and eSports.

So a little bit more about myself

The first game that gave me a competitive rush was Warcraft II, however once Starcraft was released it took my experience of competitive gaming to a whole another level. Watching the global eSports scene evolve was an enlightening moment as I realized the direction that competitive gaming was going, a future with a mainstream digital sports industry. I feel it’s still very much in its infancy and I’ll be covering a lot about its continued growth here on this blog.

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Welcome, let the Battles Begin…