University Esports
IndustryCollegiate esports
Founded3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)
HeadquartersDistrito Digital
Alicante,
Spain
Area served
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
Key people
Jose Parilla Perez
Josh Williams
ParentGGTech Entertainment
Websiteuniversityesports.net

University Esports is a collegiate esports partnership headquartered in the offices of GGTech Entertainment in Alicante, Spain.

History

The partnership was founded in February 2020 with the support of American technology company Amazon. It includes collegiate hosts GGTech, the NUEL, and PG Esports, of Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy respectively.[1][2]

Sponsorship

University Esports sponsors tournaments for League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics and Clash Royale. In the UK, they also sponsor the NUEL's tournaments for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.[3]

Intel sponsors University Esports in Turkey; the organization holds events in League Of Legends and Valorant in the region.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hayward, Andrew (3 February 2020). "Amazon University Esports launches with GGTech and The NUEL". Esports Insider. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Amazon University Esports, ecco quattro nuovi tornei dedicati agli universitari italiani". Tuttosport (in Italian). 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Amazon University Esports begins with GGTech, The NUEL". Field Level Media. Reuters. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Intel University Esports - UET". Gaming In Mena. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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