With the growing interest in e-sports across the globe, NSU welcomes new advancements and opportunities to the e-sports club this year.
NSU recognized the evolution of the billion-dollar e-sports industry when it created its own e-sports club five years ago. Today, NSU is looking forward to the expansion and reboot of the program.
“With the evolution of technology and streaming platforms, there’s been a dramatic change from people watching regular sports to now watching people play video games. It’s a whole other part of the sports industry that’s never been covered,” said Lavan Naveh, president of the NSU e-sports club.
Universities around the country have e-sports teams that compete at a varsity level, offer scholarships and recruit high school students. This year, the NSU e-sports club has joined the National Association of Collegiate E-sports, similar to the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Through NACE, members of the e-sports club at NSU will have access to competitions with schools all over the country.
“With NACE, we’re competing with Ivy League schools across the country along with local universities, such as the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University,” said Lavan Naveh, president of the NSU e-sports club.
NSU has teams competing in all of NACE’s six major titles: Call of Duty, Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Valorant, League of Legends and Apex Legends. Every team has weekly online matches that extend through the end of October. Similar to traditional sports, playoffs start in October. Champions for each game are determined by the end of November.
Aside from the opportunity with NACE, the e-sports organization has also made technological advances within their program.
“I’ve definitely seen this club evolve since my freshman year, especially with the equipment we had. This year we are pushing for a lot of changes, such as getting new PCs and custom gaming chairs with NSU embroidery,” Navah said.
E-sports hopes a great way for students to meet new people and discover various opportunities.
“A lot of clubs are trying to build a sense of community, and e-sports has their own dedicated space whereas a lot of the other clubs share spaces. So, it’s a little bit easier to build that sense of community for the e-sports club,” said Luke Bettencourt, assistant director of Intramurals, Club Sports and Well Being.
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