Week 2 of LEO 2019 kicked off Friday evening with a pair of Rocket League duos looking to continue their dominance. Beau’s Pankakes and Despacito 2 extended their undefeated streaks and are now tied atop the LEO standings. Despacito 2 put up an impressive 42 shots and scored a total of 27 goals in their…
The Lambton Lions Smash Bros. Ultimate team made their first trip to London, ON this past weekend at Ultimate Forest City Frenzy 2. A trio of Lions were among the 55 competitors taking part in the monthly Smash event held at Hellmuth Hall on the campus of Huron University. Unfortunately, the pool stage would not…
The last Sunday of February marked the beginning of the Tespa Overwatch Collegiate Regional Playoffs. The single-elimination bracket would have the Lions draw the Wayne Wolves out of the Detroit-based Wayne State University. The best-of-5 series proved to be entirely in favour of the Lions as they would score victories on the Lijiang Tower, King’s…
A pair of Lambton Lions made their competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debut this past weekend at Frostbite 2019. The tournament — hosted at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Detroit, MI — saw a field of more than 1200 entrants compete over the 3-day event. Jared ‘Juru’ Chapman would be the first Lambton Lion to…
After amassing a four-match winning streak, the Lambton Lions Overwatch team had momentum on their side heading into the final weekend of regular season play in the Tespa Overwatch Collegiate Championship. Up first for the Lions was their final National League match of the 2019 campaign as they faced the 4-2 Utah Valley University. UVU…
The Lambton Lions have certainly seen mixed results in the Tespa Overwatch Collegiate Championship this season. Competing in both the Regional and National leagues, the schedule has been a busy one. After opening the National League season with a 2-0 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University and a no-show default win over San Diego State University, The…
Over 3,300 people attended ‘Esports At The Hive’ on Sunday as the Sarnia Sting hosted the Kitchener Rangers on OHL hockey action. Members of the Lambton Lions Esports varsity team were on hand to drop the puck and take part in the festivities. The Lions varsity program was well represented as Fortnite player Austin Beyak,…
The Lambton Lions Esports varsity program made its Lan ETS debut this past weekend in Montreal, QC. The League of Legends team began their weekend with 6 consecutive wins in the group stage before falling to the eventual group winner known as ’63’. The Lions finished the group stage with a 6-1 record and advanced…
Lambton College is proud to announce they will be launching a local competitive esports league. The inaugural Lambton Esports Open (LEO) will compete across three celebrated games (League of Legends, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate). The weekly league will culminate in a championship event hosted at Lambton College’s new Athletics & Fitness Complex…
The Sarnia Sting are pleased to partner with Lambton College to present Esports at the Hive, when the Sarnia Sting take on the Kitchener Rangers Sunday, February 10th at 2:05 PM EST. Purchase tickets here. Combining passion for video games, hockey and the evolving industry of Esports, the Sarnia Sting and Lambton College Lions partner…