TORONTO, June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GameSquare Esports Inc. (CSE: GSQ; FRA: 29Q1) (“GameSquare”, “GameSquare Esports” or the “Company”), an international gaming and esports company, announces that the duo team from America East’s University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) defeated Cal State Fullerton of the Big West to become the first champion of the Collegiate Esports Invitational featuring Fortnite and presented by Jersey Mike’s Subs. The champions snagged the $5,000 first prize and the lion’s share of the $10,000 prize pool, as well as Razer products including keyboards, mice, and headsets. The teams punched their ticket to the Finals by winning their respective conference tournaments on May 22, 2021.
Produced by the Gaming Community Network (“GCN”), a part of the GameSquare Esports group of companies, an independent media group dedicated gaming and esports, and Van Wagner (“Van Wagner”), the Collegiate Esports Invitational series, billed “Where Conference Champions Are Crowned,” is the first major collegiate esports event that brings colleges and universities together across disparate conferences to compete to become a national champion.
The 10 conference tournaments and Championship garnered more than 651,000 live views during which were streamed live on twitch.tv/CollegiateEsportsInv. During the Championship tournament, more than 256,000 unique viewers tuned in. The tournament was also carried by GCN across 85+…
