{"id":18425,"date":"2023-08-04T10:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T10:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/?post_type=event-post&p=18425"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:58:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:58:27","slug":"playfly-esports","status":"publish","type":"event-post","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/leaders-events\/leaders-sport-awards\/2023-categories\/company-shortlists\/playfly-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Playfly Esports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n \/\/ SHORTLISTED <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>ESPORTS AND GAMING<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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    As Playfly Esports\u2019 NACE Starleague has continued to grow monumentally, currently tracking 70% year-over-year growth, the league’s fall 2022 season saw nearly 13,000 student-athletes from more than 650 schools and universities compete across more than a dozen esports titles. The season-long success culminated in the seasonal installment of the collegiate esports league’s “Grand Finals,” which marked the league’s return to live-action play for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When planning was set, the two-day event took place in Philadelphia inside Nerd Street Localhost and was hosted by Villanova University.<\/p>\n

    The objectives were to return the championship play of NACE Starleague back to an in-person event format post Covid-19, as well as create a seamless simultaneous broadcast via Twitch for digital fans and viewers. Additionally, Playfly wanted to attract endemic and non-endemic sponsors to integrate into the event while hosting a memorable and exciting event for collegiate esports teams from across the United States.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n

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