BELLEVUE, Neb. -- On Saturday, Aug. 26 the Bellevue University esports team hosted the first-ever collegiate Brawlhalla tournament. The Collegiate Homecoming event drew competitors from 48 colleges and universities from across the country.
Bellevue has one athlete compete, "VC" Josiah Ellwein, who placed 17th in the 49-competitor field. He defeated "ban" and "Rage" to reach the third round of the tournament before falling to the University of Pittsburgh's "Java" who was the #1-ranked played in the bracket and is ranked #7 in all of North America. "VC" finished 2-2 on the day.
hopes to see three gamers compete during the next tournament in September with two being seasoned "Brawlhalla" players.
With a stated goal of getting 30 teams to registers, the sign-up period saw 73 colleges attempt to gain entry and, after verification, 49 were allowed to compete. Coach David Castillo-Ferrin hailed the event as a success with significant viewership via the live stream and considerable support on social media.
The next Brawlhalla Homecoming Tournament will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16. Inquiries regarding sign-up for that event have already begun with 27 colleges registered thus far.
Up next for the esports program, the Apex Legends team begins competition in the AVGL with a Wednesday, Aug. 30 match beginning at 6 p.m.
Colleges Represented:
Alabama A&M
Arizona State (2)
Arkansas-Pulaski Tech
Bellevue
Cal State Fullerton
Central Oklahoma
Chandler-Gilbert CC
Clemson
Colorado School of Mines
Coppin State
Drew
Drexel
Florida International
Georgia Tech
Georgia Southwestern State
Glendale CC
Gwinnett Technical
Houston
Jacksonville State
Johnson & Wales
Kansas State
McGill
Miami-Dade
Middle Georgia State
Mississippi College
Muskegon CC
North Carolina State
North Florida
Pittsburgh
Quebec a Chicoutimi
Radford
Redlands
Rowan
Rutgers-New Brunswick
Sam Houston State
Saskpolytechnic
St. Petersburg
SUNY Binghamton
Texas
Tompkins Cortland CC
Toronto
UCLA
UConn
Windsor
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Valencia
Wilmer Hutchins Etech/UNT Dallas
