First off, u don't need dedicated servers. I see how you thought it would be required, but i am talking about spectator mode like SC2 has, not matches that you can join while they are playing just so that you can spectate. That is not required for CoH2 to go big in e-sports. It only requires casting features. The battles look amazing, the animation are beautiful, the graphics are to die for, in all it makes for a beautiful game to look at, even when you don't know the tactics, you'd still want to watch tanks go at each other and infantry being blown to peaces by artillery that turns the ground black. Going into e-sports will ensure a bigger player base next time they release an expansion or CoH3.
Bobby Miller also made a huge point saying most players only buy and play CoH for single player and/or skirmishes. Tho his point was not that its like this due to peoples desire, its like that due to features for tournaments lack, specifically casting. Commentating over a replay witch the scores are already known lowers the excitement by a million. This game has the full potential to go e-sports, tho as you guys say, its expensive. Tho its worth the effort, and i think its even worth a delay on release. The awesome commentators in this game will lift this game higher than the developers ever can with advertising. When it first goes on Twitch, the player base will increase. Tanks sing, blow up, crash, ram, they can even be stolen. Infantry burn alive, they freeze to death, they will desert you, they can take down tanks, burn down houses. Houses, trees, bridges explode, burn and disappear from the map, turn into ashes, rendered useless, the ground gets blacked out by the action, the road becomes hard for vehicles to drive in. And most importantly, its possible to do a comeback even if its 500 v 20 in score, and those battles that are score "turners" are always EPIC. Sh1t ton of kills, and its so unforgiving. One mistake, and you will lose your map control.
This game is insanely entertaining, even for a noob such my as my self. Let me show an explain as to how this is interesting. Just look for your self -
http://www.twitch.tv/sundaynightfights/c/2218098 - Watch from - 30:30. I did not play CoH, and i play CoH2 just a little bit, but even I, a newbie look at that and my mind goes "holy sh1t".
Conclusion is that it wont be happening, but id love for it to happen.