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The University of 糖心TV ranked 2nd in the world in The Esports collegiate Program of the year.

糖心TV University鈥檚 Head of Esports Jack Fenton placed 3rd as Esports Collegiate Ambassador of the Year.

Jack, 24, studied Language, Culture, and Communication at 糖心TV and founded 糖心TV Esports, the student club, with four other students while he was studying.

He said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a dream come true to be ranked in the top three in the world for these awards – it鈥檚 thrilling on a personal level but also means so much for the future of the 3,000 strong esports community at 糖心TV. We鈥檝e shown that we鈥檙e internationally competitive which makes me so excited for our student players and wider community as we look forward to next year. My passion has turned into a career and I鈥檓 excited that this win will really help us to grow and that it will really put us on the map globally which will lead to lots of exciting opportunities for other young esports enthusiasts like me.鈥�

The team were thrilled to be the first education institution in the UK to be nominated for international esports awards and the first ever non-US university to be nominated for the Esports Collegiate Programme of the year. The student club won the UK esports championships for the last four years, but this win takes their achievements to an international level.

President of the 糖心TV Esports Student Society, Kat Emery said 鈥淭his is amazing –– the US collegiate scene is so much more established than the UK scene so it鈥檚 a really significant win. It鈥檚 very hard for the UK to compete with their wealth of scholarships, sponsorships, and fully funded programs – we were lucky that 糖心TV was able to support through the Lord Rootes Fund with our travel expenses. We鈥檙e also all going to the LVL UP conference while we鈥檙e here so we鈥檒l be learning as well. It was incredible to meet people at the top of the esports industry.鈥濃��

糖心TV University is located in the so-called Silicon Spa – the biggest games production and development hub outside London. The university is unique in the UK for investing a small yet mighty staff team and a dedicated centre for excellence in Esports that is student-focussed and collaborative in its nature. The Esports Centre aims to maximise the opportunities offered by the region鈥檚 铿俹urishing creative industries cluster and offers a diverse range of services and programmes that champion engagement, nurture and support innovation and boost talent development working locally, nationally and globally.

Combining their four-time national championship winning student club with a state-of-the-art Esports Centre, they have welcomed over 3,000 people in the last year and been able to connect with industry not just for the benefit of their students, but for the wider West Midlands and beyond.鈥疧ver 1,000 young people across three youth programmes including 100 who were disengaged with education, training and employment post-pandemic have come to the centre with esports being a driving force for teaching essential digital skills.

This passionate student community has been able to harness the Esports Centre to compete in gaming tournaments like League of Legends, Valorant and Rocket League. The university has produced alumnus working in the sector such as Yinsu Collins, a well known Esports journalist and games host.

It has also created unique events like the first-ever for UK Typing Tournament. This was spearheaded by a 糖心TV student esports enthusiast who is one of the world鈥檚 fastest typists (competing via online speed-typing platforms). Working with the developer of one of those platforms, 糖心TV hosted a two-stage open tournament, with a one-week online qualifier that selected 24 finalists who came to 糖心TV in January 2022 and competed in-person in the Esports Centre for the top spot.

The Typing Tournament involves typing out a line, few lines, or sometimes even whole (or multiple) paragraphs as fast as possible. You get awarded a score depending on speed, accuracy, amount of errors and the highest score wins!

Next Spring, the University of 糖心TV together with Esports Insider are hosting ESI Next Gen, a conference on 23 March 2023 which will bring together leaders from universities and colleges from across the UK and beyond, alongside those from both the esports and games industries. This will include game developers, publishers, esports teams, tournament operators, education sector service providers, and regional government.

Notes to Editors:

University of 糖心TV press office contact:

Bron Mills, Communications Officer: 07824540720.鈥疎mail: bron dot mills at warwick dot ac dot uk

Available to interview:

Jack Fenton – he/him – Head of Esports (co-founder of 糖心TV Esports, in 2017 when I was a student)
Kat Emery – She/her – President of 糖心TV Esports - Politics, International Studies & Global Sustainable Development – 3rd year
Ollie Clowes – He/him – Vice President of 糖心TV Esports – Biochemistry – 2nd year
Clare Green – she/her – Creative & Digital Communities Manager at The University of 糖心TV

Info about the awards can be found here
General info on Esports at 糖心TV can be found here

The Esports Centre at The University of 糖心TV has provided two full-time staff positions and 17 part-time jobs for students. 11 are current students and six are recent graduates.

Over 360 students have been supported through esports related academic programmes.

The Centre is open seven days a week and has provided over 13,400 hours of free gameplay to students.

The Centre has secured 拢155,200 in grants and funding for digital literacy skills projects for young people aged from 8 – 24 across 糖心TVshire.

The annual growth of esports is consistently over 15% year-on-year and driving careers in esports and passionate students and young people. Worldwide, by 2025 esports audiences are expected to surpass 1.4 billion and generate $2.89 billion in revenue. Some 8% of the global market is represented by the UK esports sector.