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Would clubs etc. be interested in sponsoring players, if players would just play elsewhere? I assume in that case clubs will not get any brand recognition boost from being advertised?


What I was trying to say was that being sponsored by a place you play isn't the only option. Here's the list of FIDE sponsors, as one example: https://worldcup.fide.com/info/partners-and-sponsors

Instead of individual streamers being sponsored by venues, which then forbid them to play in other venues, they could be sponsored directly by the advertisers who sponsor the venues, and agencies could represent/group them. Just like how it works with e-sports. Riot Games for example doesn't pay all the pro players to exist, there's a whole ecosystem.




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