2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships

2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships
Host cityBirmingham, England
Nations12
Athletes~100
Events6 in 3 games
Opening6 August
Closing7 August
Main venueICC Birmingham
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The 2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships were the 1st edition of the Commonwealth Esports Championships, an international esports competition for gamers from the member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations held concurrently with the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Over 100 gamers from 12 nations competed in 6 events in 3 games held on 6 and 7 August 2022 at the ICC Birmingham.[1] The preliminary rounds, involving 29 nations, were held in Nottingham between 1 and 5 August 2024.[2]

Competitions

The following competitions took place:[3] [4]

2022 Commonwealth Esports Championships programme

Medals table

Source:[5]

2022 Commonwealth Esports Championship
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Malaysia (MAS)3003
2 England (ENG)1315
3 Wales (WAL)1113
4 Northern Ireland (NIR)1001
5 Scotland (SCO)0202
6 Australia (AUS)0022
7 India (IND)0011
 Singapore (SIN)0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

Medalists

Source:[6]

Dota 2

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Open  Malaysia  England  India
Women  Malaysia  England  Singapore

eFootball

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Open  Malaysia  Scotland  Wales
Women  Northern Ireland  Wales  England

Rocket League

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Open  Wales  England  Australia
Women  England  Scotland  Australia

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: What are the Esports Championships?". BBC Newsround. 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ "The Commonwealth Esports Championships are coming to Nottingham! 1 - 5 August 2022 - Invest in Nottingham".
  3. ^ Freeman, Jay (22 March 2022). "Esports: Commonwealth Games trial an 'opportunity to show it is more than just a game'". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Esports to be included as pilot event at 2022 Commonwealth Games". ESPN. Reuters. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. ^ "England, Northern Ireland and Malaysia take the spoils to crown triumphant Championships". 8 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth esports championships 2022: India win bronze in Dota 2 - know all medal winners". Olympics. 2022-08-08.