Esports

Overwatch Invitational Watch Party

Cheer your fellow Tigers on to victory at this epic esports competition.

 

Feb. 22-23 | Mizzou Gaming Lounge

Esports and Gaming at Mizzou

Esports is a form of sport competition using video games, often taking the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions. The industry is growing exponentially with amateur, high school, collegiate, and professional teams now competing across the globe. Mizzou Esports launched in August 2019 and supports varsity rosters for the games Rocket League, Overwatch, League of Legends and Valorant. Our teams practice and compete in the 5,000-square-foot training facility on campus, one of the largest university gaming facilities in the nation. We have traveled across the country to compete on-stage at other universities and at events like DreamHack Atlanta, where we won the 2019 Rocket League NACE Championship. Our program has always maintained an average 3.0+ GPA in the classroom.

Team Rosters

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League of Legends

Top: Henry “Apex” Bossert
Jungle: Benjamin “Kyitz” Siddens
Mid: Jim “cinto mamochi” Moreland
ADC: John “Prefexx” Jackson
Support: Kaden “Inferno” Wiza

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Overwatch

Hitscan DPS: Dylan “clairvoyant” Curtiss
Flex Support: Griffin “skier” Gould
Flex DPS: Brady “BackStabBud” Kaiser
Main Support: Benjamin “Stratocaster” Fender
Tank: Luke “pela” Cousins

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Rocket League

Sam “Bubbs” Payne
Wesley “exodia” Jennings
Craig “Frostbite” Kubiak
Christian “Crimz” VanMeter

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Super Smash Bros

Shane "StickyJoe" Gibbons
Joey “Jplane” Lane
Ethan “speir” Smith
Albert "Bob Ross" Bingham
Fitz “Thyme” Fitzpatrick
Brandon "yobby" Kaiser

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Valorant

Controller: Mason “wPanda” Lubinsky
Duelist: Brien “MIZ Booey” Grinnan
Sentinel: Maxwell “fraggindragon445” Davis
Initiator: Blake “MIZ BDog102” Smith
Initiator: Caden “MIZ Waiter” Ebert
Duelist: Gavin “MIZ GPL” Lusby
Duelist: Jack "Ponder" Ponder

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Valorant Game Changers

Controller: Sarah “MIZ sobersushi” Gadbois
Duelist: Tiffany “MIZ tippomy” Pham
Sentinel: Isabella “MIZ silkels” Antoniotti
Initiator: Nicole “MIZ EwWhatever” Gromala
Duelist: Annika “precisepenguin88” Arjes
Coach: Jack "Ponder" Ponder

Mizzou Gaming Lounge

Our Home Base

With 19 PC gaming stations, study space, spectating and more, the Gaming Lounge is here for all of Mizzou and Columbia’s gamers, including our esports teams. The Mizzou Gaming Lounge is located on the ground floor of Center Hall.

Mizzou Gaming Lounge interior.

Our Sponsors

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