Customer Success Story
OGN Clash Royale World Finals
OGN, formerly known as Ongamenet, is one of the world’s original esports production companies. Founded on July 24, 2000, OGN started as a South Korean cable television network dedicated almost entirely to coverage of the video game StarCraft: Brood War. Regarded as one of the most well respected and storied esports organizations of all time, OGN has hosted many of the greatest esports tournaments and matches. OGN has since expanded outside of South Korea and now offers programming and production services for a wide variety of games, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Clash Royale, Hearthstone and more.
The Clash Royale League World Finals, produced by OGN in partnership with game developer Supercell, is the annual world championship event for the Clash Royale League (CRL). The best teams in the world battle it out across multiple regions for the right to play in the World Finals. The one-day tournament, which is in a different location every year, features a prize pool of $400,000 with the first-place team claiming the top prize of $150,000 and the title Clash Royale World Champions.
The Challenge
OGN produces content out of their Manhattan Beach Studios location but hosted the 2019 edition of the World Finals at The Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. OGN needed a reliable, high-powered mobile production solution with a Unified Workflow to handle in-venue LED screens and broadcast to multiple linear and online partners in 3 languages. Additionally, they needed a solution that could automate stats from a game API data stream and incorporate multi-camera tracking for live augmented reality inserts.
The Solution
When it was time to determine the path forward with production, OGN wanted to learn more about the esports solution provided by Ross Production Services (RPS). After a month of discussions and design revisions, the Production team at OGN decided that the condensed workflows and efficiencies made possible with the full Ross esports Solution was the way to go.
The core Ross components of the solution included:
Carbonite Black Plus • XPression • Ultrix • Mira+ • DashBoard • Carbonite Mosaic • XPression Tessera
To build and deploy the show, RPS and Ross’ creative arm, Rocket Surgery Virtual Productions (RSVP), were chosen as the production partners. To trigger the show in real-time at the push of a button, RSVP leveraged custom DashBoard panels to control the full suite of Ross and 3rd party products. Elevating the production even further, the team leveraged Ross’ UX toolkit to build out an Augmented Reality Virtual Studio enhanced production.
The Impact
A true Ross turnkey esports event, RPS provided the lighting, LED Screens, crew and equipment. By using one Technical Director for 3 broadcasts and screens, one XPression operator for 3 broadcasts in 3 languages and screens, and one replay operator monitoring all reax cams and observer streams, OGN was able to bank considerable savings on equipment and staffing. The Clash Royale League World Finals was widely regarded in the esports industry as one of the most polished and well produced events of the year.
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