Esports Charity Match + Esports Merch!
On 21st October, World Esports Day, our incredible Esports team took part in a Twitch livestream Charity event for the Winston’s Wish; a charity supporting children and families coping with the loss of a parent or sibling. The event was in partnership with Coventry College’s Coventry Crosshairs, and the teams competed in games of Overwatch, Valorant and Rocket League.
When the goal of £250 was smashed before the first games had even finished, it was increased to an ambitious £500 in the break. Everyone was thrilled when that goal was also reached, reaching £506 in the end!
The results of the games are as follows:
Our Rocket League team lost 3-2, going the entire distance in the best of 5, and only losing after 4 minutes of Overtime. They showed incredible effort, however, and provided amazing entertainment for the audience!
The Coventry Crosshairs Valorant team were very strong, and won 13-5 against the Weston Waveriders.
Finally, our Overwatch team got a 3-1 win against Coventry, though the Crosshairs showed incredible resilience and sportsmanship.
When the stream ended, the average viewership was 55 concurrent views across 4 hours of stream time – the team were so grateful for the continued support throughout gameplay.
The lecturers want to give a huge shout-out to the learners who got involved and allowed this to all take place. It was an incredible event, and we’re so proud of everyone who took part, and a huge thank you to everyone who donated and watched the stream!
Get your own Esports Academy jersey or hoodie!
Over the last month, the Computing department have been working with a Gamer Apparel company called ESK to help design a jersey and hoodie for our Esports Academy Teams. After much discussion and a smooth, collaborative design process, we are now able to officially announce we are live with our very own store on the ESK website.
If you want to show your support for the Weston Esports Academy teams you are more than welcome to buy yourself a hoodie or jersey and for the low price of £3 extra, you can get your gamertag/desired name printed on the back!
Jerseys cost: £24 each + £3 for the gamertag option
Hoodies cost: £42 each
Note that if you are a student or staff member of Weston College and have ordered and chosen the “specified store”/free delivery option, this means it will be delivered in as part of a monthly shipment update to the college so you will need to fill out the form to give over details about what you have ordered. This means that we have your details to notify you of when it has been delivered.
Make sure to show your support to our amazing Esports teams as they make their way to through their games against other teams all over the UK! Keep up to date on our Twitter, and the Esports Twitter too!
