ETSU Esports Team Earns Spot In Overwatch Playoffs

From East Tennessee State University:

October 28, 2020

Following its first season of competition, the ETSU Esports Varsity Team has earned a spot in the Overwatch Fall Cup Playoffs hosted by the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE).

East Tennessee State University’s team rounded out its inaugural season 8-1 and finished second place in its group. NACE will announce the playoff brackets toward the end of this week. ETSU will begin the playoffs Monday evening at 8 p.m. The tournament games will be broadcast on Twitch and in the esports arena within the D.P. Culp Student Center.

“We are extremely proud of our student athletes,” said Jeffrey Shell, ETSU head coach. “Our strong finish and the fact that we earned a spot in the playoffs during our first year of competition is a reflection of the high caliber of students we have recruited for our inaugural teams as well as the tremendous support the university has given to our program.”

ETSU also has a League of Legends team that competed in pre-season tournaments and scrimmages during the fall and will begin its first season Jan. 18, 2021.

The NACE Overwatch Fall Cup Playoffs are sponsored by Skillshot Media. For more information on the ETSU Overwatch team schedule, visit https://www.etsu.edu/esports/teams/ow_players.php.

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