Walt Disney World EGF National Champs to air Finals on ESPN2, Early Rounds on ESPN App
Walt Disney World EGF National Championships to air Rocket League Finals on ESPN2
Early Rounds streamed live on ESPN App
New York, NY (June 11, 2020) The Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) today unveiled plans to air the inaugural Walt Disney World EGF High School National Championships of Rocket League on ESPN2 on Sunday June 14 at 7:30pm. All rounds of Rocket League competition will stream live on the ESPN App as well as EGF Twitch, EGF Mixer and EGF YouTube and EGF Facebook. Additional titles will also be featured on EGF platforms.
The Walt Disney World EGF High School National Championships is the culmination of the EGFH season 5 (fall) and 6 (spring) which has qualified high school players in Rocket League, Overwatch and Super Smash Brothers Ultimate competing June 12-14. The championship tournament, originally scheduled to be held at ESPN Wide World of Sports was moved to an at-home tournament with the onset of Covid-19 for the safety of its players. Qualifying teams hail from across the United States, including Alaska, Connecticut, New York, Texas and Virginia.
“We’re very excited to be able to partner with ESPN and our publishers to provide such a grand stage to showcase and celebrate our best student team,” says Eric Johnson, CEO, EGF. “We look forward to being back at Walt Disney World and ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in June 2021.”
The esports (competitive video games) industry is on fire: having generated more than $1 billion globally in 2019. Industry analysts have estimated that over 2 billion people worldwide play or watch esports across all gaming titles. By 2022, the growth of esports from a competition and viewer standpoint is expected to exceed 300 million participants. EGF High School programs provide all the benefits of team membership: higher school engagement, personal achievement and opportunity to represent their school like their traditional sports classmates. EGF provides the only opportunity for students to compete across the country for the chance to play for a national title.
ABOUT EGF: Founded in 2015, EGF is recognized as the leading national governing body for organized high school level and collegiate D-I esports leagues. EGF's youth, high school and D-I collegiate leagues are inspired by the best of traditional sports to create opportunities for students and schools to engage and advance. In addition to the EGFC D-I league and invitationals, in 2019, EGF announced the 2020 Walt Disney World EGF High School National Championship as part of a five year collaboration with Walt Disney World. For more information or to inquire about collegiate participation, please visit EGF.gg, follow @officialEGF on Twitter, Instagram and Twitch and Facebook or contact info@egfederation.gg.
About ESPN: ESPN, the world’s leading sports entertainment enterprise, features more than 50 assets – nine U.S. television networks, direct-to-consumer ESPN+, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, endeavors on every continent around the world, and more. ESPN is 80 percent owned by ABC, Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company) and 20 percent by Hearst.
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