Balancing in competitive gaming is a delicate act. It is a constant struggle to bring a giant community to the consensus that a game is fair, and this takes consistent time and effort. It is a difficult topic to consider…
Matthew HurtMarch 25, 2021
Disclaimer SoonerEsports.org is a publication that typically covers collegiate and professional esports. The camps that The OU Esports Club hosted this year were hosted for grade school students. Because of this, no names of underage campers are used. They are…
Bailey BrownAugust 31, 2020
OU wins LoL 2-0 while UT-Austin wins OW 0-3.A week after the Red River Showdown, October the 18th held an important esports match between OU Esports and Longhorn Gaming (UT Austin). The two teams faced off on the digital field…
Derek SnowOctober 21, 2019
I have been working on this article for months. I started writing in January and planned to have it up the day after I started writing it. Events kept happening focused around the topic of Women in Esports/Gaming, so I…
Bailey BrownApril 23, 2019
Super Bit Wars reached new heights this year with the highest amount of attendants to ever come to the event. “It was the largest event in OK gaming that I know of,” said Pooyan “Rice,” one of the tourney organizers.…
Bailey BrownApril 2, 2019
The anticipation was high for CWL Fort Worth and the tournament did not fail to deliver. With upsets and reverse sweeps, the event became one of the craziest in recent memories. Favorites fell early paving the way for the underdog…
Tylor EngelkingMarch 21, 2019
With Super Bit Wars coming soon at the end of this month, I sat down and talked with some of the tournament organizers who have been putting on this annual event, which currently has games like Smash Ultimate and Street…
Bailey BrownMarch 19, 2019
Pro Smasher Jestise Negron or more commonly known as MVD has been a regular face at Sooner Smash Dojo here in Norman, especially since the arrival of the newest iteration in the franchise, Smash Ultimate. For those who don't know, MVD…
Matthew ViriyapahFebruary 8, 2019
With the minors out of the way we finally have the full roster for IEM Katowice 2019. With each passing major, these minor teams seem to do more and more damage at an international level. During the Faceit major both…
Salvador SoldiFebruary 6, 2019
Photocredit: HLTV Astralis managed to maintain their title as ECS champions continuing their victory from ECS season 5. ECS will also mark their 8th tournament win in 2018, as well as device’s 6th tournament MVP of 2018. They managed to…
Salvador SoldiNovember 29, 2018
The King of the Sticks 2018 took place October 27th, 2018, and some of the top players in the state and a few out-of-state players came to compete in the tournament which had 173 attendees and 10 different events to participate…
Matthew ViriyapahNovember 9, 2018
This whole month we are dedicating our programming and any fundraising to Extra Life. Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games in support of their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life…
Mike "Moog" AguilarNovember 5, 2018
Last Sunday, the Sooner Overwatch team played their first games of the Tespa Overwatch Collegiate preseason. Callie "Kitren" is captain of the Varsity squad and felt very confident going in. According to her, the most difficult opponent was going to…
Matthew ViriyapahOctober 12, 2018
OP Live 2018 This past weekend, I got to attend OP Live Dallas, held at the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas. The convention was part collegiate tournament, part introduction into the esports scene. There were so many vendors and…
Bailey BrownSeptember 27, 2018
