University of Hawai?i at Manoa
04/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/19/2024 18:09
MEDIA ADVISORY: UH Mobile Legends tourney features universities from Hawaiʻi, Guam, Mariana Islands
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Contact:
For media planning to attend, please RSVP to Marc Arakaki at [email protected].
WHAT: The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa esports program is hosting Hawaiʻi's first ever Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament. Eight collegiate teams from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific will battle it out to become the winner of the Aloha Collegiate Cup. Participating institutions include UH Mānoa, the University of Guam, Northern Marianas College and another Hawaiʻi university.
WHY: Traditionally thought of as PC games, esports has recently shifted to be played on mobile phones, which has been critical to closing the gap around the accessibility and affordability of technologies for students. UH Mānoa esports Program Director Nyle Sky Kauweloa said mobile esports is the future of collegiate esports, and UH Mānoa's location in the Pacific and Asia-Pacific ties have allowed the program to pivot to mobile games that not all programs in the U.S. are able to.
WHEN: Sunday, April 21 from noon-approximately 4 p.m. (competition begins at 1 p.m.)
WHERE: UH Mānoa iLab, 2532 Correa Rd Building 37, Honolulu, HI 96822 (Parking is free on campus on Sundays)
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
- People planning to watch the matches in person are asked to RSVP using this form. Those unable to make it out to the tournament can watch the livestream on YouTube.
- The UH Mānoa esports program launched the first varsity Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team in North America in fall 2023, giving students who have been brought up in a mobile-first environment more opportunities to join the team.
- This Aloha Collegiate Cup tournament is one of the ways Kauweloa is expanding participation across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.
- In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, players compete in teams of five to defeat the opposing team's base while controlling their own hero character. Each hero has unique abilities and characteristics, and players can choose from a wide variety of heroes to suit their play style.
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang was the second and third most watched esports tournament in 2023 with a peak viewership count of more than five million.
- Visit the UH Esports team's X and Discord pages.