[March, 26, 2024 – Berlin] – GRID, the leading game publishers’ esports data platform of choice, has welcomed Tim “Magic” Sevenhuysen, former-100 Thieves Director of Esports Analytics; and Julian Schwartz, former-YouTube Gaming Strategic Partnership Manager, Games Publishers into the company.
Sevenhuysen joins as Senior Business Data Consultant, focused on supporting use of the GRID Data Portals by professional esports teams; and Schwartz joins as VP – Business Development, focused on unlocking new opportunities with GRID Game Developer Solutions and other verticals.
Tim “Magic” Sevenhuysen
Senior Business Data Consultant
Sevenhuysen joins as Senior Business Data Consultant, focused on supporting use of the GRID Data Portals by professional esports teams; and Schwartz joins as VP – Business Development, focused on unlocking new opportunities with GRID Game Developer Solutions and other verticals.
Sevenhuysen has a long-standing reputation in the community as an excellent esports analyst and statistician. He’s perhaps best known as the founder of OraclesElixir.com, a premier source for advanced League of Legends esports stats, or from his appearances as an analyst on Riot Games’ LCS broadcasts.
At 100 Thieves, Sevenhuysen’s Director of Esports Analytics title was created bespoke for him, emphasizing roster building through player development evaluation and scouting talent — as well overseeing in-house tracking, building customized analytics models powered by in-game data, and measuring scrim data and other analysts across all titles the organization competed in.
Sevenhuysen’s esports data expertise will support competitive esports teams’ utilization of the League of Legends, VALORANT and the newly announced Rainbow Six Siege GRID Data Portals. Through the Data Portals, teams can access official esports match data across a variety of use cases; such as coaching, player development and scouting.
Julian Schwartz
VP – Business Development
Schwartz has worked with renowned publishers and partnerships across digital entertainment for over six years. While at YouTube Gaming, Schwartz’s role emphasized partnerships with Large Game Publishers’ activities on the platform. The most recent example is his work to realize the iconic partnership on Riot Games’ Worlds 2023 YouTube Gaming Takeover.
Prior to joining YouTube Gaming, he was Head of Global Esports Business Development & Partnerships at PUBG Corporation, where he spearheaded partnerships such as HyperX’s sponsorship of and PUBG Global Championship (PGC)
As VP – Business Development at GRID, Schwartz will be focused on commercial and partnerships activities, advancing GRID’s business development department and unlocking new business opportunities with GRID Game Developer Solutions clients.
Moritz Mauer, GRID Founder & CEO, commented on the new appointments: “It’s great to have experts in their domains join the team. Tim’s hands-on expertise will ensure a best-in-class experience for all esports teams working across the League of Legends, VALORANT, and Rainbow Six Siege GRID Data Portals. Having already worked with GRID data at 100 Thieves paired with an honest passion for esports, Tim is a perfect match.
“Together with. Julian’s high-level experience with top-tier publishers, platforms and partnerships; we aim to truly unlock the potential of in-game data by creating meaningful connections across the entire ecosystem — from rights holders, through media partners to the single fan experience.”
About GRID
GRID is the official data platform for League of Legends, VALORANT, Rainbow Six Siege, and PUBG — and trusted data partner for the CS2 and Dota2 esports ecosystems. The GRID Data Platform provides solutions for in-game telemetry data sourcing (GRID Game SDK), analytics, integrity, and distribution in competitive game titles for AAA publishers and independent game studios.
By enabling access to in-game data, GRID empowers game publishers and data users to professionalize the esports scene, create social competitions, enable new revenue streams, engage fans, build data-powered apps, and drive innovation in the game ecosystem. The GRID Data Platform unlocks the potential of game data for everyone.
GRID is headquartered in Berlin with the teams in the USA, China, Sweden & Poland.
For more information please visit www.grid.gg For media contact: Kerry Waananen, Senior Communications Manager, [email protected]
