The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

International esports management company KSV eSports and Mirae Asset, an Asian independent financial service firm, have partnered to provide all KSV athletes, including League of Legends World Champion KSV eSports, with financial management services.

The Mirae Asset venture investment sponsorship provides KSV’s teams and players competing in Overwatch, League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with financial management services, such as monetary education and literacy, individualised financial planning, securities investment and tax preparation services, the firm said in a statement.

KSV athlete amenities include:
• English tutoring;
• Media training;
• Competitive salaries;
• Nutrition services;
• Physical training;
• Financial Management (Mirae Asset).  

“Our players are professional athletes and deserve nothing less than the best quality support and treatment,” said Kevin Chou, chief executive and co-founder of KSV eSports. “KSV is proud to lead the initiative for esports organisations to provide its athletes with important financial planning services to further develop responsible and respected professionals competing at the highest level.”

“The esports industry is rapidly expanding, as are player salaries,” said Justin Kim, general manager, Mirae Asset Venture Investment. “We commend KSV for ensuring its players with varying degrees of life experience have access to quality financial management services to feel financially safe, comfortable, and empowered. This furthers KSV’s leadership vision of guiding esports to the global championship stage.”