Victorious five-player team to receive full
tuition for remainder of their collegiate careers
Red and gold are the colors of victory as the Rouge et Au of
Laval University have claimed the Heroes of the Dorm® National
Championship, including the top prize of full tuition for its five
players for the remainder of their collegiate careers. The North
American collegiate esports tournament for Heroes of the Storm®,
the dynamic battle arena title from Blizzard Entertainment,
culminated at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles in Burbank, California and
crowned its first Canadian champion. In its fourth year, Heroes of
the Dorm serves as the marquee event from Tespa, Blizzard’s
collegiate esports network.
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The team from Laval University, the Rouge
et Au, celebrate their Heroes of the Dorm National Championship at
Blizzard Arena Los Angeles on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Business
Wire)
The Rouge et Au were flawless in their run through the Heroic
Four, sweeping teams from the University of Kentucky and the
University of Buffalo in the semifinals and finals, respectively.
The first game in each best-of-five series seemed to hold the best
chances for Laval’s opponents, but, each time, the moment came and
went with the Quebecois students answering in full with textbook
execution and timing on their Heroic Ability attacks.
”For years, it was only a US team [as national champions], not
even one Canadian team in the top four, and we just won Dorm, not
only the top four,” said team captain Jérôme “Earth” Levesque. “It
was an amazing Heroes of the Dorm. It was an incredible, special
thing [that was] well done.”
“Laval University had a run for the ages and I couldn’t be more
impressed with the new champions,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and
cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “Heroes of the Dorm teams are
the future of competitive gaming, and we’re thrilled at how they
embrace their roles in the broader esports ecosystem. The passion
of all the students and college sports fans who participated in
this year’s event keep us looking forward to more Tespa events in
2018 and beyond.”
This year’s Heroes of the Dorm began with hundreds of teams from
across North America organized by conference. It included a unique
broadcast partnership with Raycom Sports, providing cross-country
coverage for the tournament’s Atlantic Coast Region. Fans were able
to play along at home via the Heroes of the Dorm Bracket Challenge,
which broke new ground in esports by offering a $1 million-dollar
grand prize to the lucky fan who could correctly pick all 63
winners in the bracket phase. Though that prize went unclaimed this
year, one skilled entrant will receive $10,000 for the best
bracket. The Rouge et Au’s victory also unlocks themed Heroes of
the Storm in-game items for the top 500 Bracket Challenge entries.
All Heroes of the Storm players will be able to purchase these
items at a later date.
Collegiate esports continues in 2018 with several high-profile
events in the Tespa Collegiate Series, including the Hearthstone®
National Championship and the Overwatch® Training Grounds. Visit
tespa.org for more information.
About Heroes of the Storm®
Heroes of the Storm brings together a diverse cast of
iconic characters from Blizzard’s far-flung realms of science
fiction and fantasy, including the Warcraft®, StarCraft®,
Overwatch®, and Diablo® universes. Across the Battlegrounds of
the Nexus, teams of five players come together to compete in epic,
adrenaline-charged battles where only coordination, teamwork, and
strategy can win the day. To learn more about Heroes of the
Storm, visit www.heroesofthestorm.com.
About Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft®,
Hearthstone®, Overwatch®, the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo®
franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision
Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of
entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s
most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track
record includes twenty-one #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year
awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Blizzard Battle.net,
is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active
players.
*Based on internal company records and reports from key
distribution partners.
About Tespa
Tespa is the premier college gaming network in North America,
dedicated to creating a home for gamers on every
campus. Recognized as the leader in college esports, Tespa
cultivates student communities that host epic gaming events on
campuses in the United States and Canada, and plans to distribute
more than $1,000,000 in scholarship prizing in 2018 through
intercollegiate leagues. Tespa has had more than 5,000 teams from
more than 1,200 universities compete in its college tournaments and
has empowered student leaders to become entrepreneurs in the gaming
industry.
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strategies regarding the future, including statements about Heroes
of the Dorm 2018, are forward-looking statements that are not facts
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