Interested in watching an esports match but have never done so? Fall Brawl, scheduled for this weekend between Â鶹´«Ã½ and rival University of Mount Union, will offer an easy viewing opportunities.
From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, teams will compete against each other via League of Legends (starting at 11 a.m.), Rocket League (1:30 p.m.) and Valorant (4 p.m.). Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Esports program is located in Taft Memorial’s Room 206 and features state-of-the-art gaming spaces, where Fall Brawl will take place.
McIntosh Center’s Activities Room will offer live viewing. Games can also be watched live remotely at
“It's a reasonable amount of time for someone to come out and watch the one game,†said Esports Director Troy Chiefari. “Usual esports events are two days long and have multiple teams and a random schedule of when a live spectator could watch, so it's usually difficult to have friends and family come out. Our fix to this is having it be just us vs UMU and a quick series for each game, with the schedule and game easily scheduled for people to come out. Each series should be between one hour to three hours long.â€
Fall Brawl is now an annual event between the two colleges. More than 13 Â鶹´«Ã½ students will play and serve on the streaming production team this year.
For more information about Fall Brawl ’23, contact Chiefari at t-chiefari@onu.edu or at 419-772-3137.