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Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Texas

McDonald’s Named Sponsor for Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup

McDonald’s will be the presenting sponsor for the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup scheduled for May 5-7 at the Esports Stadium Arlington in Texas. CECC Texas will feature 64 teams from multiple conferences and associations to compete in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Overwatch 2, Rocket League and Valorant. McDonald’s will be sending a HBCU team to […]

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District E to Host EA Sports NHL 23 North American Championship

District E Powered by Ticketmaster in Washington, D.C., has been named as host for the EA Sports NHL 23 North American Championship on May 20. District E is adjacent to Capital One Arena, the home to the Washington Capitals and the NBA’s Washington Wizards. District E is a nearly 14,000-square-foot live-event theater. “We’re excited to […]

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2024 and 2025 World Esports Championships

Status The bid deadline is ongoing Inside Track The International Esports Federation is seeking hosts for the 2024 and 2025 World Esports Championships. IESF is the uniting governing body for world esports and is currently composed of 130 Member Federations across six continents. IESF brings together all esports stakeholders to achieve a united ecosystem for […]

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Myrtle Beach to Welcome Esports Event

The Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, in collaboration with Shenandoah University, will host a new esports event on March 10­–11 at The Hangout in Myrtle Beach. The event will feature an eight-team collegiate Rocket League invitational, as well as an open Super Smash Bros Ultimate bracket for local area high school students. Colleges […]

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Olympic Esports Series

Olympic Esports Series 2023 is Live for Competition

The Olympic Esports Series 2023 is underway with both professional and amateur players from around the world invited to take part in qualification rounds across nine featured games. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 will culminate in live, in-person finals for the first time with players having the opportunity to progress to the Olympic Esports Finals. […]

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Butler University to Host NACE Starleague Grand Finals

Playfly Esports has announced the spring 2023 NACE Starleague Grand Finals will take place in-person at Butler University on April 29–30. Following the success of the Fall 2022 Grand Finals, the spring event will feature 14 teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada vying for championships inside Butler’s 7,500-square-foot Esports Park. Seven […]

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IESF Extends Partnership with FITGMR

The International Esports Federation has announced the extended collaboration with FITGMR as the human performance and player development company will be part of the 2023 IESF World Esports Championships, which start August 24 in Iasi, Romania. During the World Esports Championships 2022 in Bali, FITGMR hosted numerous workshops promoting the importance of the health and […]

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Chris Overholt appeared at TEAMS '21 in Atlantic City as CEO of OverActive Media, a position he has resigned recently to join the Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (Photo by Jared Wickerham)

Chris Overholt Resigns as OverActive Media CEO

Chris Overholt has resigned as chief executive officer of OverActive Media but will stay on as a strategic advisor for 30 days as the Toronto-based esports organization searches for a permanent leader. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Adam Adamou will serve as interim chief executive officer for the group that owns several professional esports teams […]

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