June 9, 2021 3 min read
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
If you think
Excel tables are only good for impressing your boss with well-organized data, calculations, and graphs, think twice. Yesterday, June 8, starting at 7:00 am (GMT-5, Mexico City), the first
World Excel Tournament organized by
Microsoft began . The
Financial Modeling World Cup event is part of the efforts to promote
e-sports , which although they are already a benchmark in the gamer world, now they are seeking to expand them beyond video games.
Microsoft s initiative consists of bringing together eight of the best financial modelers in the world, to show who is the best at handling
A Pro E-Sports Team Is Getting $210 Million to Change Its Name
The deal between TSM, which fields competitive video game teams, and the Hong Kong-based FTX exchange, rivals the kinds of deals top sports franchises land to name arenas and stadiums.
TSM played the first quarterfinal match of the League of Legends World Championships at Bexco Auditorium in South Korea in 2014.Credit.Jean Chung for The New York Times
June 4, 2021Updated 9:35 a.m. ET
The conversation started with a direct message on Twitter from one 29-year-old entrepreneur to another: “Yo, what’s up?” It ended with one of the more lucrative naming rights deals in recent sports history.
The deal value was not disclosed. Lunaz did not immediately respond to a request for comment, while Beckham could not be immediately reached. Beckham will join Lunaz s founders and the Barclay, Reuben and Dellal families as a shareholder, Lunaz said on Thursday. The company added that Beckham had invested in Lunaz through his personal investment vehicle, DB Ventures.
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