Manchester Student From N. Manchester On Championship eSports Team
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NORTH MANCHESTER – James Stefanatos, North Manchester, is a member of the championship Manchester University eSports Smash team at Manchester University.
It won the Great Lakes Esports Conference (GLEC) championship with a 3-2 win over Trine University on Thursday.
MUES Smash finished off an undefeated season to secure its first conference championship in program history.
Information about esports at Manchester can be found at @MU_esport on Twitter.
Manchester began intercollegiate esports competition for men and women in spring 2020. The university also offers the Manchester Gaming Society, which brings esports enthusiasts together for both casual and competitive play.
The Spartans went into the conference playoff finals as the undefeated No. 1 seed. The team played No. 2 seed Trine. Trine's only loss of the year came from MUES in the final week of the regular season.
Trine made the trip from Angola to North Manchester to play in person rather than online.
Manchester University Student Assistant Trevor Johnson organized the event from streaming, to room reservation, to tech set up.
