Shenandoah University Esports And Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Collaborate To Produce Esports Competition Event Represents The City's First Esports Competition For College and High School Students

Shenandoah’s esports program (faculty, staff and students) and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce collaborated to deliver a two-day, Rocket League competition at The Hangout in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on March 10 and March 11. The two-day competition featured an eight-team collegiate invitational as well as an open Super Smash Bros Ultimate bracket for Grand Strand high school students

This is the first time that Myrtle Beach served as the the host city for an esports competition.

“We are excited to be able to work with the Myrtle Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau on this unique esports event. Esports has seen tremendous growth over the last several years, especially in high schools and colleges around the country.”

Joey Gawrysiak, Ph.D., director and professor of esports at Shenandoah University

See the full article, Myrtle Beach to host ‘first-of-it-kind’ esports competition for college, high school students, written by WMBF news staff, on March 6, 2023.