H1Z1's battle royale esports league will debut in Las Vegas.
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H1Z1 Pro League will hold battle royale esports competition in Las Vegas

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The H1Z1 Pro League (H1PL) announced that 15 charter teams will compete in its first professional H1Z1 battle royale esports league starting in Las Vegas on April 21. It also announced that Facebook will be its exclusive digital broadcast partner and Caesars Entertainment will be its official venue and entertainment partner.

Redefining the current esports model, the H1PL is the first professional esports league established as a joint venture between a game publisher and an independent league operator — Daybreak Game Company and Twin Galaxies.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.