Starting today, April 19, 2018, the LGD Dota 2 team will be part of a strategic partnership between LGD Gaming and Paris Saint-Germain.

The two organizations held a joint press conference in Shanghai, China earlier today to announce their cooperation.

“Asia is a strategic region for PSG, and esports is a part of it. We are very happy to once again be a pioneer by being the first major European football club to invest on the @DOTA2 scene in China,” said Fabien Allègre, PSG Director of merchandising & diversification.

Mister Sebastien Wasels, PSG Managing director of China, along with LGD Chief Strategy Officer, Xuan Li and LGD CEO Jie “Ruru” Pan are present at the press conference in Shanghai.

By mixing their experiences and expertise, the two clubs want to break new barriers: “We are very happy to work with LGD, a major structure in China. This partnership fits perfectly with our development strategy and I look forward to build new exciting projects with them,” said Yassine Jaada, PSG esports’s CGO.

“LGD will bring its professional operation system to PSG and the cooperation between these two strong brands will definitely create more opportunities and will help the young generations of esports players to develop at full capacity” was said today at the press conference.

Please give a warm welcome to our @DOTA2 squad in partnership with @LGDgaming ! 1️⃣ Wang 'Ame' Chunyu

2️⃣ Lu 'Maybe' Yao

3️⃣ Yang 'Chalice' Shenyi

4️⃣ Xu 'Fy' Linsen

5️⃣ Jian Wei 'xNova' Yap 🔴🔵 https://t.co/5kG4DWxD7Z pic.twitter.com/JPAGXLFbTQ — PSG eSports (@PSGeSports) April 19, 2018

PSG entered the esports world back in 2016 and already hold a League of Legends team, as well as players in Rocket League and FIFA. PSG aims to create more brand output and business value for both organizations, given the influence both sides have in their own field. “LGD’s operation pattern, management competence, cultivation of youth teams, and their influence in the sports industry” were highlighted in today’s press conference by PSG.