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Beloit hosts Esports showcase for teams across the Midwest

BELOIT, WIS. (WIFR) – Organizers of the 2025 Eclipse Scholastic Esports Showcase said it’s the first of its kind event in Wisconsin: Teams gathered from across the Midwest to compete in Beloit Saturday. Esports are becoming one of the fastest growing competitive activities in high schools. Event organizers said Saturday’s event is a milestone in […]

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BELOIT, WIS. (WIFR) – Organizers of the 2025 Eclipse Scholastic Esports Showcase said it’s the first of its kind event in Wisconsin: Teams gathered from across the Midwest to compete in Beloit Saturday.

Esports are becoming one of the fastest growing competitive activities in high schools. Event organizers said Saturday’s event is a milestone in Beloit’s rise as a regional leader in tech, innovation, and the sports gaming industry.

The Esports showcase was powered by Irontek, a coworking community and tech hub, alongside the Milwaukee Esports Alliance, and the Wisconsin High School Esports Association.

The event welcomed teams from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Michigan, all battling it out to win the title of ‘Midwest’s best.”

Game On: Beloit hosts Esports showcase for teams across the Midwest
Game On: Beloit hosts Esports showcase for teams across the Midwest(WIFR)

“Let’s go see what we can do that really hasn’t been done elsewhere around the state of Wisconsin, and so the answer to that was a showcase of this nature which brings in top talent from those Midwestern states to kind of battle against one another,” said Brandon Tschacher, the president of Milwaukee Esports Alliance.

The showcase features state champions from each of the Midwest states. The players battled in what they are say are two fan favorite games: Rocket League and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

“This kind of southern Wisconsin region has been a hot bed actually of scholastic Esports. What it has shown is where investment has been made, results and progress is happening,” explained Tschacher.

The event also welcomed universities so players could meet and interact with schools who can take their gaming to the next level.

Tournament competitor Joseph Watzka said he has been gaming most of his life and has created a rather ‘smashing’ resume in the Esports community.

“I’m the seventh in Wisconsin for PR, I’m the sixth best link in the world,” explained Watzka.

Watzka adds he is excited for the future of Esports, as organizers say it’s one of the fastest growing activities nationwide.

“I’m really excited, I’m really happy for it, I think if a new Smash Brothers comes out it’s going to be really big, and I’m very excited for that, I just hope they don’t butcher my character,” said Watzka.

Organizers say Wisconsin is starting to separate itself nationally as a destination for Esports and giving players the opportunity to grow.

Esports events usually take place in areas like Madison or Milwaukee, but organizers say they hope to have similar events in the Beloit area in the future.

Game On: Beloit hosts Esports showcase for teams across the Midwest
Game On: Beloit hosts Esports showcase for teams across the Midwest(WIFR)



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Sheep Esports – LoL: Taiwan’s official LoL page is giving away 1.010 fried chicken thanks to CFO’s performance against T1

Already 1010 chicken filets given after just one series against T1 The official League of Legends Facebook page in Taiwan is using every possible means to support their last remaining representative at MSI. Before CTBC Flying Oyster’s first match against T1, they launched a challenge that only this region could dream up: for every kill […]

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Already 1010 chicken filets given after just one series against T1

The official League of Legends Facebook page in Taiwan is using every possible means to support their last remaining representative at MSI. Before CTBC Flying Oyster’s first match against T1, they launched a challenge that only this region could dream up: for every kill CFO secured, ten fried chicken filets would be given out to a randomly selected person. And for each game win, that’s 100 more.

LoL Taiwan's post on Facebook.

LoL Taiwan’s post on Facebook.

Currently, the post has gathered over 2,800 comments on Facebook. After all, the goal of the campaign is also to drive engagement. Only those who comment on the post — showing the most passion, fervor, and a good dose of humor for the LCP champion — will have a chance to win this chicken-themed giveaway. It’s worth noting that chicken filets hold a special place in Taiwanese street food culture. They’re a cheap, flavorful, indulgent bite — one you grab after work, after school, or, in this case, after a clutch teamfight.

An entire nation praying for a miracle lower bracket run

In their very first series of MSI 2025, CFO went up against none other than World Champions T1. Few expected them to put up much resistance. But CFO shocked the world — not just by winning two games off the favorites, but by racking up 81 kills across the series. That’s 810 filets from kills, plus 200 more from their two wins, bringing the total to a crispy, golden 1010 chicken filets.

A Reddit user documented the breakdown of “chicken earned” and “chicken given out,” attributing filets to individual players like fantasy points in a food-fueled stat sheet:

Chicken Earned (CFO Players):

  • Driver: 50
  • Rest: 40
  • Junjia: 70
  • HongQ: 280
  • Doggo: 330
  • Kaiwing: 40

Chicken Given Out (T1 Players):

  • Doran: 210
  • Oner: 160
  • Faker: 210
  • Gumayusi: 100
  • Keria: 130

So far, Chiu “Doggo” Tzu-Chuan and Tsai “HongQ” Ming-Hong became Taiwan’s crispy kings, while T1’s solo lanes, Choi “Doran” Hyeon-joon and Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, gave up the most. It is now up to CFO to make a deep run in the lower bracket and cover their home country with crispy chicken.

Header Photo Credit: Riot Games/Sheep Esports

Clément Chocat

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