The South West’s first ever corporate eSports Festival
Exeter College are hosting a UK eSports festival where gamers from businesses across the South West, UK will compete in a Rocket League tournament on February 24th 2022.
Exeter College in Devon are no stranger to eSports, as it’s home to one of the UK’s most successful competing teams, having won gold at the British eSports Championships in 2021. The facility also offers training and education for their students interested in pursuing competitive gaming as a hobby or full time career.
Teams have been assembled by sixteen local businesses, and includes entrants from Exeter Chiefs Rugby, Jurassic Fibre and Rocketmakers.
The tournament will be live streamed on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/exeacademy
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The event has been organised by Tech South West and with Astley Media, Filmily, Rowe IT, Jurassic Fibre and Timewade as event sponsors.
Esports explained
If you haven’t heard of eSports then you soon will. eSports is now one of the most rapidly growing industries worldwide. With huge competitions taking place across the world and big prize money to be won, it is watched by millions of fans globally. Nearly any game can be played competitively, but some of the most popular eSports games include League of Legends, Fortnite, Call of Duty, Rocket League and Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros.
