7 unlikely venues that held esports events

The esports scene continues to grow larger as more players arrive, prize pools increase, and the recognition for it expands by the moment. As such, venues that cater to the audience are necessary for a successful esports event.
Here are some of the unexpected places that organizers held an event.

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The esports scene continues to grow larger as more players arrive, prize pools increase, and the recognition for it expands by the moment. As such, venues that cater to the audience are necessary for a successful esports event.

For some time, the common places that held esports event were cyber cafes, gaming conventions and expos, and malls. With the progress of esports, organizers have expanded their horizons to some places that were unlikely to hold an esports event. Here are some of the unexpected places that organizers held an event.

🔵1. Airport

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournament: 2010 Korean OSL Finals

The Korean KAL Star League 2010 Season 1 Finals was held at Gimpo Airport in Seoul. To be specific, the hangar bay where Korean Air Headquarters’ planes are parked became the stage for the acclaimed StarCraft tournament broadcasted by channel OGN in South Korea. Featuring Korea’s best StarCraft players, the event introduced players in an epic fashion coming out from Airport lift trucks and one of Korean Air’s planes as shown in the video below. Since the StarCraft community in South Korea treats the game grandly, events such as these are commonplace in the country.

2010 Korean OSL Finals Intro

🔵 2. Multi-purpose Arenas/Sport Stadiums

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: LoL Worlds, ESL One New York, The International 4

Major tournaments for Dota2 and League of Legends were held at multi-purpose stadiums where sports, such as Basketball and Hockey, and other events are held. For starters, the LoL World Championship 2013 that sold out in an hour was held in the Staples Center Arena in California, home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers. The following year of the World Championships was held in Seoul’s World Cup (football) stadium.

The ESL One Dota2 tournaments have been set up in world-renowned stadiums. In 2014, ESL One Frankfurt was held in Commerzbank Arena (or Walstadion) in Germany, a sports stadium known for holding the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup that featured Germany’s football team. A few months later, ESL One organized another tournament in the same year at the world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York, home of the NBA team New York Knicks.

As the biggest Dota2 tournament, Valve’s The International 2014 happened in the multi-purpose Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Before this event, the previous Internationals were held at Gamescon, Germany and Benaroya Hall, which is also in Seattle.

Opening of LoL Worlds

ESL One FrankFurt 2014

ESL One New York 2014

Tour of Key Arena

🔵 3. Orchestra Hall

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: The International 2 and 3, Iron Squid

Before moving to the Key Arena, The first Dota2 International was held in Gamescon in Cologne, Germany while the two following Internationals 2 and 3 were held in Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, in Seattle, Washington.

In StarCraft, the Iron Squid Starleague was held at the Le Grand Rex, the largest cinema, theater and music auditorium in Paris. The event featured top SC2 players such as MMA, NesTea, MVP, IdrA, BoxeR, and many more.

Tour of Benaroya Hall

Iron Squid finals at Le Grand Rex

🔵 4. Beaches

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: KAL Star League 2010 Season 2 Quarterfinals, SKY Pro League 2005 Finals

It comes to no surprise as two StarCraft tournaments were held in beaches in South Korea. The KAL Star League 2010 Season 2 Quarterfinals was held in Haeundae Beach on a sunny day while the SKY Pro League 2005 Finals enjoyed the sands of Busan Beach. Enjoying games under the sun on the sand is a great way to unwind!

🔵 5. Casino Hotels

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: HyperX 10-Year AnniversaryTournament

The HyperX 10-year Anniversary featured a $15,000 StarCraft 2 tournament in Caesar’s Palace Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tournament showcased American (Gowser, Suppy) vs Korean SC2 (MC, Jaedong, YongHwa, Puma) players facing off each other in USA’s home court.

MC vs Jaedong Finals Game at Caesar’s Palace

🔵 6. Universities

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: Numerous

Despite its prestigious names for Education, Universities around Korea have been exposed to gaming as well. There have been numerous tournaments that were held in Korean Universities, some of which include the Shinhan Bank Star League 2006 Season 1 Quarterfinals held in Cheongju Seowon University and the EVER Star League 2004 Quarterfinals in Chonnam National University, Gwangju. Surprisingly, even the 04-05 IOPS Star League Final was held in Incheon College in its gym facility.

🔵 7. Gymnasiums

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‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ Tournaments: Numerous

Some SC2 tournaments made use of school/university and public Gymnasiums. Since gymnasiums also held school event and activities, tournaments in this kind of venue are small scale multi-purpose stadiums that are student-friendly to student gamers/enthusiasts. The 04-05 IOPS Star League Final took place in Incheon College Gym while the Nate Star League 2002 Finals heldits LAN in the Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul. Even the latest Tving Star League 2012 Finals found itself taking place in Jamsil Student Gymnasium.

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