[ad_2]
ROCHESTER, Mich., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Oakland University varsity Esports program has reached new heights in only their second year of competition. The Golden Grizzlies Rocket League team has qualified for the Rocket League World Championships which will be held June 3-5 at DreamHack Dallas 2022 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Texas. This is the first major intercontinental competition for collegiate Rocket League teams and players.
Recently, the Oakland Rocket League squad secured a berth in the World Championships competition by defeating Louisiana State University and then by beating Penn State University.
“It is really beyond even my expectations how far we have come so fast as a varsity program,” said head coach Carl Leone. “I am beyond thrilled to be headed to Dallas to coach this amazing Rocket League team that has put Oakland University on the map and in the World Championships this weekend
To put the accomplishment in context, Oakland’s Rocket League team is one of the top 10 teams in North America (508 teams total) and a top 16 team in the world (more than 1,000 teams). Players on the squad include: Jake “Jwismont” Wismont, Edward “Rahz” Azzam, Justin “Jcubed” Janulewicz, Seth “Tisonic Boom” Tison, Matthew “ML” Leuker and Billy “Mega” Sawyer
In addition to the 10 teams from the United States and Puerto Rico, the six other countries represented in the upcoming competition include Germany, England, Canada, Poland, Luxembourg and Portugal.
Oakland’s first competition will be June 3rd at 2pm EST on the main stream vs. the #1 ranked European team Technical University of Berlin. The Stream link is http://twitch.tv/rocketleague.
The Collegiate Rocket League circuit is sponsored by the game developer of Rocket League, Psyonix. More information, including the $75,000 scholarship prize pool and group stage double elimination format have been released. Learn more at
https://liquipedia.net/rocketleague/Collegiate_Rocket_League/2022/World_Championship
Learn more about the Oakland University varsity Esports program.
SOURCE Oakland University
Source link
[ad_2]
The content is by PR Newswire. Headlines of Today Media is not responsible for the content provided or any links related to this content. Headlines of Today Media is not responsible for the correctness, topicality or the quality of the content.
[ad_2]
[ad_1] Nørresundby, 26 April 2024Announcement no. 23/2024 The Board of Directors of RTX has, cf. company announcement no. 20/2023 dated…
[ad_1] Gyroscope Global Market Report 2024 – Market Size, Trends, And Global Forecast 2024-2033 The Business Research Company's Gyroscope Global…
[ad_1] ODISHA, India, and LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In the 1880s, to call attention to…
In support of Hong Kong's new mega tourism and commerce drive, Alipay+ now enables users of 14 leading overseas mobile…
[ad_2] TOKYO, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KLab Inc. announced that its hit 3D action game Bleach: Brave Souls has…
[ad_1] CALGARY, Alberta, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC)…