Esports team win at British Esports Student National Championships 

Capital City College (CCC) Esports team take on top student competitors teams at the National Championships.

On 6 July, Capital City College’s Esports team competed in the British Esports Student National Championships in Nottingham.

CCC was represented by two teams taking part in the Valorant and the League of Legends competitions. Both the Valorant and League of Legends teams had worked hard throughout the academic year to reach their respective finals, defeating a wide range of opponents in their journey to the National Championships.

In their final match, The Valorant team faced gruelling technical issues and lengthy matches before conceding to Burnley College. It was the narrowest defeat of the series and the team performed incredibly well under the circumstances.

The five players on the Valorant team were: Daniel Ra, Cyrus Sullivan, Ermir Frashn, Waeel Mansoor and Tony Bamvuama. Daniel Ra, Cyrus Sullivan, Ermir Frashn are studying the Esports Level 3 Diploma, Waeel Mansoor is a Level 3 Engineering student and Tony Bamvuama is currently studying Games Animation and VFX Skills.

The League of Legends team won their final match in convincing fashion, defeating Belfast Metropolitan College 2-0. Team member Alex Pawlak took home the award for Most Valuable Player in recognition of his excellent competitive skills.

The League of Legends team consisted of – Luis Costa, Rojelio Kuka, Alex Pawlak, Ilia Keris, Ben Knight and Thomas Lui. The players study a broad range of courses spanning Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Creative Media.

Finlay Stewart, Esports Coach and Computing course Lecturer said “We are incredibly proud of all those involved and are looking forward to what the next year will bring for Esports at CCC.”

Congratulations to the Esports team for their performance at the Esports National Championships!

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