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Real Time AI for Mobile Gaming and eSports at MPL with Data Streaming using Apache Kafka and Flink

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How MPL Uses Data Streaming to Lead in Mobile Gaming and eSports

ByKai Waehner
17. June 2025

Mobile Premier League (MPL) is a leading mobile eSports skill-based gaming platform with over 90 million users. To meet the demands of real-time personalization, fraud detection, and user engagement, MPL transitioned from traditional batch processing to a modern data streaming architecture powered by Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and Confluent Cloud. This blog explores the architectural shift, key use cases—including real-time Machine Learning inference and feature orchestration—and the business outcomes achieved, such as increased trust, lower operational costs, and improved player retention. The MPL success story highlights the value of a data streaming platform in building responsive, intelligent, and secure gaming platforms.

Real Time Gaming with Apache Kafka Powers Dream11 Fantasy Sports

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Powering Fantasy Sports at Scale: How Dream11 Uses Apache Kafka for Real-Time Gaming

ByKai Waehner
19. May 2025

Fantasy sports has evolved into a data-driven, real-time digital industry with high stakes and massive user engagement. At the heart of this transformation is Dream11, India’s leading fantasy sports platform, which relies on Apache Kafka to deliver instant updates, seamless gameplay, and trustworthy user experiences for over 230 million fans. This blog post explores how Dream11 leverages Kafka to meet extreme traffic demands, scale infrastructure efficiently, and maintain real-time responsiveness—even during the busiest moments of live sports.