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Snohomish County to Host High School Esports Championships

The Washington State Scholastic Esports Association’s 2025 Spring State Championships will be May 18 at the Lynnwood Event Center in Lynnwood, Washington. Thirty-two high school teams and over 160 students will be competing in the finals for Rocket League, Smash Bros. Ultimate and Valorant. This is the first time the WSSEA State Spring Championships have […]

Posted On : February 24, 2025 By : Justin Shaw

The “State of In-Person Esports Events" panel was at the 2024 EsportsTravel Summit and included (left to right) Jascha Braeker, manager of the Host City Division at ESL FaceIt Group; Michael Brooks, executive director of the National Association of Collegiate Esports; Katie Briggs, president at LANFest; and Brian Mirakian, global esports director/senior principal at Populous. Photo by Jared Wickerham

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2024 EsportsTravel Summit Provides Wide Range of Education

The 2024 EsportsTravel Summit at the Raleigh Convention Center, May 29–31, featured a wide range of programming that all attendees could benefit and learn from. The opening session of the 2024 Esports Travel Summit, “State of In-Person Esports Events,” covered how esports are evolving, from the professional ranks to the grassroots levels. The panel included […]

Posted On : May 31, 2024 By : Justin Shaw

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EsportsTravel Summit: Why Grassroots Esports Efforts Are Essential

The EsportsTravel Summit is the world’s largest gathering of esports tournament and video-game event organizers and the only event focused on the travel side of the esports industry. Presented by SportsTravel and hosted by Destination Toronto, the 2023 EsportsTravel Summit was held July 12–14, 2023, in Toronto. One of the major programming sessions at the […]

Posted On : August 21, 2023 By : Matt Traub