Baldwinsville Red defeated Baldwinsville Black in a best-of-3 series Saturday afternoon to crown themselves champions of the first ever ELITE Cup Series Rocket League tournament, hosted by ELITE Gaming.
This 2v2 styled double elimination tournament featured teams from Baldwinsville, West Genessee, and Phoenix school districts with players ranging from grades 7 to 12. The ELITE Cup Series is just a taste of what’s in store for gamers of all ages and skill levels when ELITE Gaming opens Syracuse’s very first esports arena and gaming academy, located in the MOST Museum.
Local schools took the stage to compete in Syracuse’s first ever live esports tournament hosted by CNY’s first esports arena and gaming academy, ELITE Gaming
Local schools took the stage to compete in Syracuse’s first ever live esports tournament hosted by CNY’s first esports arena and gaming academy, ELITE Gaming. What started off as wide eyes and smiles quickly turned into serious faces, intense teamwork, and extreme focus as the teams took the competition stage. West Genesee, Baldwinsville, and Phoenix all sent their Rocket League teams to compete in the double elimination tournament called the ELITE Cup Series. When the dust and confetti settled, Baldwinsville teams walked away with both first and second place trophies, while Phoenix fought hard to earn their third place trophy.
ELITE Gaming will help schools develop their esports programs by providing turn key solutions from start to finish.
ELITE Gaming will also host leagues, boot camps, and tournaments for schools at their 12,000 sq. ft. esports arena opening later this year, inside the MOST Museum. ELITE Gaming also plans to hold adult courses on nights and weekends for those who would like to add to their resume, start a new career, or just keep up to date with the latest technology such as programming, graphic design, video production, and website development.
Not only are we organizing and hosting esports competitions for schools, we’re also bringing the entire gaming eco- system to Syracuse.
Students will have the opportunity to attend classes at the ELITE Gaming arena to obtain stackable credentials and learn about the many exciting career paths in the $225B+ gaming industry. We’re raising digital citizens and ELITE’s mission is to provide an all-inclusive, safe environment where students can pursue a technology- based career while having fun at the same time"
— Rob O’Connor (Co-Founder of ELITE Gaming)
Esports is here, and people are ready to get together and compete.
Schools are recognizing esports as a legitimate sport with coaches, practices, and competitions. ELITE Gaming is providing an outlet for students to be part of something that they’re very passionate about”
— Matt Guernsey (Co-Founder of ELITE Gaming)