For insight into the process of creating and expanding a collegiate esports program from the ground up, Super League checked in with Sunny Yen, Founder and Director of UCLA Esports at the University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Esports began as a personal project, started in the summer of 2017 as a way to organize competitive esports teams and events for the school. “Before, teams were just groups of friends who played together,” said Sunny Yen, Founder and Director of Esports for the organization. “I wanted to bring a more cohesive, organized, and supportive approach to it all.” With the ..read more

In celebration of this back to school season, Super League shines a light on collegiate esports organizations throughout the U.S. that help make the esports scene what it is today. This week we jumped in with Brandi Moy, Shannon Chan, and Kyle Kwong of The Association of Gamers at University of Californa, Irvine.   The Association of Gamers (TAG) is an officially-recognized gaming club at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). During its activity since 2014, the organization has held gaming divisions for League of Legends, Blizzard games including Overwatch and Hearthstone, Smash Bros ..read more

Whether you’re making your way to Metarama, repping your alliance in Battle for the Bridge, coming out in-person to Super League Arcade, or upping your game with our YouTube tutorials, Super League is all about finding your way to win. Read on to find out everything that happened last week:   Super League Meets Metarama If you haven’t heard the news yet, all you League of Legends players now have a chance to play against some of the biggest names in League at the Metarama Gaming + Music Festival in Las Vegas! Well… actually, two chances. You can compete in one of two amateur tournaments—LAN P ..read more

This week Boston ends their City Exhibitions drought, we up our ARAM Social game, and two CRL West players make their way to Super League TV. Read on to learn more about what’s happening at Super League:   Clash Online This month of Clash Online features two new game days each week and an all-new format with rotating game modes every Monday. The Master currently holds first place in August’s tourney with 14 wins. Today’s Clash Online tournament will feature a Rage Battle game mode, so be sure to bring your A-game—But not before a special best of five matchup between CRL West players VULKan of ..read more

Taking a dip in the pool, grabbing some ice cream, relaxing at an *air-conditioned* movie… there’s a reason for this tried-and-true perfect summer recipe! But, for all you gamers looking to kick it up with some extra summer spice before school makes its inevitable comeback, check out these six awesome gaming experiences:   1. Dropkick Mondays in Huntington Beach, CA 7:00pm PT, every Monday   Make some waves in your local fighting game community at this weekly event. With great games like Mortal Kombat 11, Street Fighter V, and Tekken 7, you can either enter a more competitive tournament or chi ..read more

Even a heatwave can’t stop a true Pokémon Trainer from becoming the very best, like no one ever was. Read on to find out what you missed at Super League’s Mudkip Community Day and how you can watch Super League TV more places than ever!   Pokemon Go Mudkip Community Day On Sunday, hundreds of Pokémon Trainers from Los Angeles, Boston, Houston, and New York braved the heat to attend Super League’s Mudkip Community Day—some driving from as far as Maryland to get in on the game! Players teamed up, embarked on a scavenger hunt, and completed research tasks to win prizes—including some adorable Mu ..read more

Seven cities go head to head in Teamfight Tactics, someone sets a new Clash Online win record, and we Patch Libs the new Brawl Stars Summer Update! Read on to find out everything that happened last week at Super League. City Exhibitions: Teamfight Tactics On Tuesday Super League hosted our first ever City Exhibitions: Teamfight Tactics edition, featuring players from seven different cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Seattle. The competition was close until the very end, when Warrior5642 of D.C. won the third match to take first overall with 44 poin ..read more

Unpacking Teamfight Tactics, killer Apex Legends plays, and a LAN Prix champion emerges. Read on to find out what happened last week at Super League. Apex Legends Top 5 Apex Legends has made its official debut on the Super League YouTube channel! You all submitted your best Apex highlights for a chance to be named this week’s top play. Greeley88, Primacronus, xOzryelx, tbezza, and Kambolicious blew us away with some stellar kills that incorporated portals, environmental damage, and a surprising amount of punching. In the end this week’s top play was awarded to Greeley88, who will be taking h ..read more

The end to the hottest rivalry in amateur esports, Minehut’s first year at Super League, and the launch of Super League’s Pride Month initiative. Read on to find out what happened last week at Super League! Super League Pride This Pride Month, Super League launched an ongoing charity initiative in support of The Trevor Project, a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. One hundred percent of proceeds from the sale of our new Super League Pride rainbow enamel pins, created by a team of Super Leaguers devoted to supporting diversi ..read more