{"id":6592,"date":"2019-01-17T04:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T04:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=6592"},"modified":"2019-01-17T04:20:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T04:20:58","slug":"calgary-launches-first-esports-league-plans-first-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/calgary-launches-first-esports-league-plans-first-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary launches first Esports League, plans first tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
CANADA’S evolution into a burgeoning esports powerhouse took another step forward this week after Calgary announced a new professional gamers league.<\/p>\n
The Calgary Esports League has been established to attract professional players, teams and big events in one of the country’s biggest cities.<\/p>\n
While the exact details and dates are still to be fleshed out, the\u00a0Calgary Esports League is set to hold tournaments for\u00a0League of Legends<\/a>, Super Smash Bros. and Tekken 7, among others.<\/p>\n One of the League’s organisers, Wes Nelson, said they hoped to attract more than 160 players.<\/p>\n “We’re trying to get the community and the gamers involved to a greater degree on this first one and just kind of bring all the games together, all the players together,” he said.<\/p>\n “But esports are taking off everywhere and it’s going to take off here, so we thought it could be us that does it.”<\/p>\n