Esports is a branch of sports that is now respected in our country as well as in the world, and it has begun to be associated with traditional sports. With the new generation’s interest in esports, many esports events are organized in our country. Here are the esports events held in our country that you should follow.
In the world and in our country interest in esports continues to increase. Esports, which is the fastest growing sports branch in history, has started to be mentioned frequently in our country in recent years. In addition to tournaments and teams, esports arenas began to be built. Big clubs such as Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş have also established esports teams to catch up with this rapidly growing trend.
One of the biggest developments in the name of esports in our country is Turkish Electronic Sports Federation Establishment of (TESFED). The fact that esports is under one roof in Turkey and that important steps are taken for continuous improvement also increases the number of esports events in our country.
6 major esports events held in Turkey:
- League of Legends – Vodafone FreeZone Championship League
- Valorant – ESA Open Fire All Star
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Turkey Championship
- Internet Cafe Tournaments
- Brand Tournaments
- Izmir Game Fair – Turkey’s Biggest Esports Festival
The biggest esports event in Turkey: League of Legends – Vodafone FreeZone Championship League
Leagues of Legends’ Vodafone FreeZone Championship League is considered one of the biggest esports leagues in Turkey. In a seasonal season of the Championship 10 sets struggling. Unlike many other sports, two seasonal leagues are formed in a year, winter and summer. These leagues, where big teams compete, also have lower leagues. Each team has its own academy staff and these teams Turkish Academy LeagueThey are fighting in.
The team that won the winter season, Mid Season Invitational qualify for the qualifying round of the tournament. If the team that is the champion of the summer season is League of Legends World Championshipqualify for the qualifying rounds.
Most of the matches in the championship of League of Legends, which has a league system that we are used to from other sports, can be watched as events in the esports stages and arenas. However, the winter and summer finals can usually be watched at Volkswagen Arena, along with the grand opening shows. For those who want to see where esports is in our country great events and stage shows League of Legends, the unique game of Riot Games, is assumed to be the most popular esports game in our country. Galatasaray Esports Team became the winner in the last summer tournament held in 2021.
125 thousand TL prize awarded: Valorant – ESA Open Fire All Star
Realizing its first official tournament in Turkey this year, Valorant is a game like League of Legends. Riot Games game. Valorant, a game with a gameplay that is quite prone to esports, is an FPS game.
The tournament attended by the leading esports teams of Turkey, such as 1907 Fenerbahçe Esports, BBL Esports, Digital Athletics, Fire Flux Esports, Futbolist, fastPay WildCats, Kafalar Esports and OtherSide Esports From 24 August to 1 September took place. BBL Esports was the winner in the tournament, in which 125 thousand Turkish Liras were awarded. It is assumed that the final matches, which are not open to the audience within the scope of Covid 19 measures, will be decorated with events similar to League of Legends stage shows in the coming years.
Mobile games are also in esports tournaments: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Turkey Championship
Our most accessible game console phones in our country and in the world. Gaming companies also turn easy accessibility into an opportunity. mobile games into the field of esports they are starting to add. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is one of these games. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, a popular MOBA game, is a game that shows its effectiveness especially in MENA. However Turkey office of the game has recently started to move.
The Mobile Legends Turkey Championship, which was held with the participation of 128 teams, ended on September 25 and the winner was the Value Team. Bedel will represent our country in the M3 Championship to be held in 2022. This championship final, which will be the game’s first offline event and esports breakthrough, also winks at the next events. The champion team in the final is the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s World Championship. Singapore M3 ChampionshipHe will represent our country.
Can you extend Table 5 by 1 hour: Internet Cafe Tournaments
Internet cafe culture is quite developed in our country. Internet cafes, which have improved themselves with the development of technology and the game industry, organize tournaments for almost all kinds of games that can be described as esports games. These tournaments, which are considered as a great chance for amateur players who want to be esports players, For those who want to both play and watch they are pretty fun.
such as Adeks, Sis Esports and Estanbul Gaming Tournaments and tournament finals taking place in big internet cafes are events that attract the attention of game lovers.
It takes place every month and 4 games are played: Brand Tournaments
Since the gaming industry has become quite a large market number and quality of sponsors is also increasing day by day. Now, brands are starting to organize their own gaming tournaments as well as sponsor games and esports teams. One of the brands that hosts many tournaments in different games is Papara.
In the tournament called Kupa Papara, Papara introduces esports fans to the monthly Fifa 21, PUBG: Battlegrounds and PUBG Mobile tournaments. You can apply for Cup Papara tournaments here.
One of the biggest game festivals in Europe and the Middle East: İzmir Game Fair – Turkey’s Biggest Esports Festival
Although Istanbul is our leading city when it comes to game fairs, Izmir will be on 24-25-26 September 2021. One of the biggest game festivals in Europe and the Middle East hosted one. Within the scope of the event to be held at İzmir New Fair, many game-related activities took place, from traditional games to esports.
Emerging with the integration of new technologies into the game industry, of VR games In addition to various esports tournaments, fun activities such as cosplay competitions were also held in this fair, where you can experience the
Unknown facts about esports in Turkey:
- Our country is the 18th country in the world in terms of income in the game industry.
- Total revenue from digital games until 2018 alone is about $853 million.
- The first esports team established in our country was Dark Passage, which was established in 2003 for Counter Strike.
- There are more than 16,000 non-professional esports teams in our country.
- The Ministry of Youth and Sports provides professional players with esports licenses. There are currently more than 2000 licensed esports players in our country.
- Vodafone is the sponsor of the Championship League of League of Legends, one of the biggest esports events held in our country. It is assumed that Vodafone has invested 30 million Turkish lira in esports so far.
- Beşiktaş Esports is the first professional esports team established by a professional sports club worldwide.