British Esports, the national body set up to support grassroots esports in the UK, announced that Team Great Britain will compete in the Global Esports Games 2022 with four teams competing across three titles.
The Global Esports Games 2022, scheduled to take place in Istanbul, Turkey, is the flagship competitive esports event from the Global Esports Federation. Featuring many nations from around the world, teams compete in various esports titles, including; Dota 2, eFootball, Street Fighter V and Player Unknown Battlegrounds Mobile.
“I’m extremely excited for the upcoming Global Esports Games in Istanbul later this year. We have a great amount of talent in our selection with a good amount of players coming off of a very successful Commonwealth Esports Championships, and I’m hopeful that we can improve on last year’s result,” Mark Weller, Team Manager of Great Britain, said.
“We’re pleased to see a pathway being created for esports talent in the United Kingdom with a growing number of players in multiple games. The excitement surrounding the Commonwealth Esports Championships is still prevalent and ongoing discussions surrounding Commonwealth & Olympic involvement continue to show a real desire to bring esports into the mainstream,” Chester King, CEO of British Esports, said.
