{"id":165532,"date":"2025-01-31T17:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=165532"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T17:37:47","slug":"esports-tournament-platform-start-gg-independent-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/01\/esports-tournament-platform-start-gg-independent-microsoft","title":{"rendered":"Esports tournament platform Start.gg goes independent from Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//01//start-gg-goes-independant-edited.png/" alt=\"start.GG goes independent\" class=\"wp-image-165537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/start-gg-goes-independant-edited.png 1200w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/start-gg-goes-independant-edited-medium.png 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/start-gg-goes-independant-edited-large.png 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/start-gg-goes-independant-edited-medium_large.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Start.gg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d8129a9\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Esports tournament platform <strong>Start.gg<\/strong> has announced its transition back to an independent company.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d8131df\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Start.gg is a widely regarded tournament platform that has been prominently utilised within the fighting games community (FGC) since its creation in 2015.\u00a0The company was previously known as Smash.gg <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////dashfight.com//news//smash-gg-reveals-the-rebranding-to-start-gg-1572/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">until 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf65d814161\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-165067\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//ryan-hart-fgc-virtua-fighter-ambassador/" target=\"_blank\">FGC legend Ryan Hart named VIRTUA FIGHTER ambassador<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-162067\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//01//evo-2025-game-line-up-expanded-tournaments/" target=\"_blank\">Evo 2025 announces game line-up and expanded tournament<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-159688\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//11//weaponizing-off-season-red-bull-esports-events/" target=\"_blank\">Weaponizing the Off-season: Red Bull&#8217;s esports tournament strategy<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d81553f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In particular, the company is a fan-favourite destination for Super Smash Bros events. Alongside hosting notable fighting game tournaments, events for Rocket League and Pokemon Unite communities are prevalent on the website.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d815ca7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In 2020, it was announced that <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2020//12//microsoft-acquires-esports-tournament-platform-smash-gg/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technology giant Microsoft purchased<\/a> the company for an undisclosed fee. However, according to <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////x.com//StartGG//status//1885357710809719225/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Start.gg\u2019s announcement<\/a> on social media, the company will now be led by original team members from when it was called Smash.gg<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d816421\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In the post <strong>Start.gg co-founder, Chris Ogle, <\/strong>commented: \u201cAs we move forward, Start.gg will be led by original team members from Smash.gg, including the platform\u2019s co-founder, grassroots tournament organisers and engineers who are passionate about improving the platform for the communities we support.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d816b95\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Following its split from Microsoft, the company noted that it will continue to operate as a self-service esports platform. However, a slight change will be implemented to start.gg to ensure \u2018long-term health and growth\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d81731d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This includes implementing a registration fee that will be applied to paid registrations transacted through the Start.gg platform.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d817a88\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cSince our inception back in 2015, our goal has always been to foster esports communities around the games people love to play,\u201d added Ogle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d8181f2\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>\u201cThis goal remains at the heart of everything we do, and we look forward to continuing our journey with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d818988\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The community-driven website for esports communities and tournament organisers has been a large component of several esports scenes, particularly within the FGC. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d8190f5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The site allows users to host events whilst also keeping track of standings and schedules from other hosted esports competitions, <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////www.start.gg//league//rlcs-2025//details/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such as the RLCS<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf65d819874\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Details regarding why Microsoft and Start.gg have parted ways were not discussed in the statement. 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