What is the Husky Esports Championship Series? This is a newly formed group of administrators, coaches, and students gathered for the purpose of providing unique and exciting Esports opportunities for Northeastern University students. During a time in which a lot of students have been forced to reconfigure their idea of competition, the Husky Esports Championship Series committee set out to give students the chance to compete at a high level while still adhering to all Northeastern University COVID-19 guidelines. The Husky Esports Championship Series Committee is made up of the following:
- Nick Avery, Associate Director of Club Sports and Esports
- Jack Butler, Assistant Director of Campus Recreation
- Brooke Sousa, Coordinator of Campus Recreation – Intramural Sports and Marketing
- Chelsey Wright, Assistant Director of Club Sports
- Drew Taylor, Sr. Assistant Director of Club Sports
- Tyler Levesque, Coordinator of Esports and Club Sports
- Nick Stevenson, Residence Director
- Chrsitopher Bravo, Varsity League of Legends Head Coach
- Calvin Tobias, Undergraduate Student
- Logan Acri, Graduate Student
- Stephen Richetelli, Club Sports Intern
The HCS Committee selected a 2-day, 2v2 Rocket League tournament that was conducted on November 9-10th. The tournament was comprised of 22 teams and was designed to be a best-of-3 series until the semi-final round, in which the teams played a best-of-5 series for the final two rounds. Every team competed for a chance to play the final match in the state-of-the-art Esports Room, located in SquashBusters, and to be streamed and broadcasted by 2 Esports players, Nikita Bair and Travis Peabody, on the official Northeastern Esports Twitch channel!
Through the 2-day tournament, we saw tremendous engagement from Northeastern University students. Every team played very well, but 2 teams stood out to all. On the first day of the tournament, we saw team Ballistic, comprised of Banjamin Veghte and Matthew Torolani, compete and take two 3-0 finishes against the competition. On the other side of the bracket, we saw team Heavy Sleepers, comprised of Oliver Regan and Justin Fraser, compete and come away with multiple 3-0 finishes as well, which made a great matchup for the championship match on day 2.
The Heavy Sleepers managed to come away with a 3-0 series win to complete the finals on day 2. The Heavy Sleepers had a constant theme of coming out and scoring quickly, but team Ballistic never let those early leads keep them down. Even though it was a 3-0 series win, team Ballistic kept each game close and made for an enjoyable championship match for the viewers.
The HCS committee will release further information on new tournaments throughout the academic year in order to continue to provide students with unparalleled programming during these unprecedented times.