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EsportsU, the esports division of Collegiate Sports Management Group, has awarded the Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup May Madness to Waco, Texas. The nation’s largest intercollegiate competitive gaming tournament will be staged at the Waco Convention Center, May 1–3, 2026. May Madness is a multi-title, multi-conference collegiate esports championship that unites top teams and student-athletes from […]
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College Sports Management Group and EsportsU will combine on the Accelerating College Esports program, or ACE, to focus on a holistic approach that caters to every aspect of gaming and esports programs for facilities in colleges nationwide. ACE would work on concepts from basic computer labs to innovation centers and dedicated arenas with broadcast control […]
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Collegiate Sports Management Group and EsportsU announced today it has selected Esports Stadium Arlington to host its Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup Texas Finals on May 6-7. CECC Texas is the largest multi-conference gathering of collegiate esports programs with 64 teams competing in Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Overwatch 2, Rocket League and Valorant. In May 2022, […]
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The Collegiate Esports Commissioner’s Cup, an event started by the Collegiate Sports Management Group’s ESPORTSU, will be held May 6–8, 2022, at the Gateway Center in Atlanta in partnership with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, the NBA G League’s College Park Skyhawks and Atlanta Esports Alliance. Branded as ESPORTSU, the initiative from CSMG is aimed at […]
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The Collegiate Sports Management Group is launching an esports brand aimed at building community, content and events across the scholastic esports environment. Branded as ESPORTSU, the initiative will enhance the property rights of more than 3,000 academic institutions to support content development, revenue opportunities and exposure through regional and national events. The brand will differentiate […]
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New research on the desire for esports fans to travel and spend money at live events reveals that the younger the fan, the more likely they are to attend in-person competitions and spend money on events. The results also show that the ideal esports destination and venue provides public gaming areas as well as video […]
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As live esports events have matured into ever-more sophisticated productions, destinations have had the same question: Do these events cause participants to travel and spend the night in host cities as traditional sports have done for years? A new survey conducted by Conventions, Sports & Leisure International and the Esports Entry Advisory set out to […]
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