The second instalment of the Sarnia Smash Series monthly event came to a dramatic conclusion on Sunday night. ‘Burst’ out of London, Ontario was one win away from his second consecutive Sarnia Smash Series tournament win. Last month, Burst captured both the Smash Singles and Squad Strikes titles with a combined 18-0 record. Having won…
Ryan ‘Commander Ice’ Hiebert was one of three Lambton Lions to compete this past weekend at ‘Combo Breaker’ in St. Charles, IL. The event was comprised of several different fighting game tournaments which drew more than 3000 professional and amateur competitors over 3 days. Ryan Hiebert, Jared ‘juru’ Chapman and Forrest ‘Lewti’ Boire all represented…
The Lambton Lions Esports Street Fighter V team participated in their first LAN event this past Saturday: The ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship in Houston, Texas.The Top 4 teams from an online qualifier in April were invited to participate at the championship event on May 11, but Lambton Lions Esports originally finished 5th in the tournament.…
The 2018-19 campaign almost ended on a very high note for the Lambton Lions Esports League of Legends team. Their final official competition before September had them participate in a field of 8 teams at Saints Gaming Live in Windsor, Ontario. The Lions were placed in Pool 1 with ‘Pepega Squad’, ‘ttv katmidrank1’ and ‘Report…
Sunday May 5th marked the inaugural event in the Sarnia Smash Series — a monthly Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament hosted by Lambton Lions Esports at Lambton College. The monthly event features a 1v1 tournament and a Squad Strike Singles bracket. The 1v1 event saw 33 competitors go head-to-head across four pools, with 19 additional…
This past weekend marked the competitive debut for Lambton Lions Esports in Street Fighter V. The trio was comprised of Aleister ‘Marit Lage’ Humes, Ryan ‘Commander Ice’ Hiebert and Corbin ‘Borbo’ Schmidt who’d previously represented Lambton as part of the Overwatch varsity team. The Collegiate Esports Championship online qualifier this past Saturday awarded the Top…
Lambton Lions Esports — in conjunction with the Lambton College Gaming Community — has announced the creation of the “Sarnia Smash Series” (S3 for short). S3 is a monthly series of Smash Bros. Ultimate one-day tournaments that will take place at the Lion’s Den bar adjacent to the Lambton College Esports Arena. The first four…
A number of top students were recognized for their participation in athletics activities during Lambton College’s annual Appreciation Night, and Lambton Lions Esports was generously invited to participate and honour four esports players for various achievements throughout the season. Ryan Hiebert was the first-ever recipient of the Scholastic Esports Player Of The Year award which…
The finals for LEO 2019 this past Friday marked the end of the inaugural season. The beginning of the day saw the two top teams for League of Legends — Kawaii Killers and Vorpal Swords — go head-to-head in a best-of-5 series. These teams both ended the regular season with a 7-1 record only losing…
This past Friday concluded league play for the Lambton Esports Open and competition was fierce! Our first match of the night saw Super Saiyjins vs Pizza time and it looked to be in favor of Pizza Time as the Super Saiyjins were down a player. Pizza Time won the first game 3-2, but the Super…