University of Kentucky Esports Invitational Begins

By Joshua Wilkerson The University of Kentucky and Esports organization Gen. G have partnered up to bring us their Esports Invitational. 12 schools within the SEC conference, including our own University of Missouri, will be participating. The teams participating that we know at this moment are: University of Kentucky University of South Carolina University of…

By Joshua Wilkerson

The University of Kentucky and Esports organization Gen. G have partnered up to bring us their Esports Invitational. 12 schools within the SEC conference, including our own University of Missouri, will be participating. The teams participating that we know at this moment are:

  • University of Kentucky
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Florida
  • Louisiana State University
  • University of Alabama
  • Auburn University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Mississippi State University
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of Tennessee

The tournament schedule is as follows: 

  • March 12th: Rocket League
  • March 13th: League of Legends and Valorant quarter and semi-finals
  • March 14th: League of Legends and Valorant finals

The games are set to begin each day at 4 P.M. CST. A prize of $1,000 per game will be awarded to the winning schools. This is a great opportunity for the teams and the community to look forward to and enjoy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Good luck to everyone participating, and if you’d like to join in on the action you can catch the games at the University of Kentucky’s twitch channel at twitch.tv/universityofky. Come out and support your fellow Missouri Tigers.