Tag: Sports

Basketball, Events, Football

eSports: The Rise of an Empire

Posted on by Emily Vernik

A recent study from Limelight Networks shows that men aged 18-25 prefer to watch eSports over other, more conventional sports.

In the last few decades, eSports have become a major industry competing with traditional sports such as basketball or football. The Season 3 World Championship of League of Legends in 2014 gathered 32 million viewers, exceedingly more than the World Series or NCAA Final Four that year. The winners of The International (a tournament for Dota 2) won a combined $11 million this summer, whereas Tom Brady made a mere $183,000 for winning the Super Bowl. The International Olympic Committee even flirted with the idea of including eSports as an event in the Olympic Games to increase their appeal to millennials.

Baseball, Events

FanWide is Out of the Park for All Fans

Posted on by Jennifer Lott

 

Everywhere you want to catch a game with friends or fans of your team, check FanWide first!

Seattle’s King 5 featured FanWide in Evening Magazine for the Boston Red Sox Pregame Party where we gave away a signed jersey and more. The fans were excited and even right outside Safe Co. Field, the Red Sox found a home to celebrate their team.

No matter where you live or travel, FanWide is here for you!

Events

eSports Are Sports Too

Posted on by Emily Vernik

In a world that idolizes traditional sports centered around robustness and brute strength, eSports are often overlooked.

Last week, Seattle hosted the largest eSports tournament in the world. The 7th iteration of The International featured teams of nerds from all over the world competing for a prize of $11 million. To put this into perspective, Tom Brady earned $183,000 for winning this past Super Bowl, only a fraction of what team members that win the International earn.

News

FanWide : Microsoft BizSpark Featured Startup!

Posted on by Jennifer Lott

Through the hard work of the FanWide team, we are happy to be a Microsoft BizSpark Featured Startup! Check out the great read discussing the origins of our company, the Microsoft Azure technology powering our website, application and data platform.

We have come a long way since the development and the launch of the platform in September 2016, and being the featured startup of the week for BizSpark is a fantastic recognition of the dedication that the team has put into the development of the company!

Soccer

Where to Watch: Best Seattle Soccer Bars of 2017

Posted on by Admin

In a city where soccer reigns supreme in the spring, thanks in large part to the 2016 MLS Cup Champion Sounders (and the perennial cellar-dwelling Mariners), the buzz in Seattle around soccer is louder than ever.

Whether you’re a fan of Major League Soccer, Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Ligue 1 (France), Series A (Italy) Liga MX (Mexico) or international world cup qualifying games, there is no shortage of matches coming up, and Seattle is home to some of the best soccer sports bars and watch parties in the country.

Killing cable at home? Wanting to watch a game with other soccer hooligans as crazy as yourself? Here are some of the top soccer bars in Seattle for 2017 that you need to visit to for a pint on game day for the best viewing parties in the city.

Events, watch party

5 things to look for when choosing a sports bar

Posted on by Jennifer Lott

Are you looking for a place to watch tonight’s game, and sick of getting treated like a second class sports fan because your bar of choice insists on showing the rival team instead of yours? Here is our quick picks for what to look for in a sports bar.

TVs

Watching the game on the big screen is great, but having your game on every TV wherever you look – is the bees knees. When selecting a spot to watch a game, you should probably pick a spot that has TVs that you can actually watch. Don’t be that guy in the corner of the bar squinting at the small TV while everyone else watches an obscure anime movie on the 100″ projector.