Melbourne eSports Open is making a return
ESL and TEG Live have announced that the Melbourne eSports Open is returning to Melbourne’s Olympic Park on August 31st and September 1st, with tickets on sale to the general public on Monday April 15th.
TEG Live Managing Director, Tim McGregor said; “The Melbourne Esports Open was an esports phenomenon in its inaugural showing last year, attracting 12,000 dedicated esports fans to the event, with over 600,000 unique livestream viewers tuning in online, and 12 million views on social media across the weekend. With more of the best esports titles joining the event in 2019, there’s something for every gamer. In 2019, the Melbourne Esports Open will be bigger and better and we’re excited for fans to see what we’ve been planning.”
Expanding upon the 12,000 esports fans that attended the event in 2018, the Melbourne Esports Open will grow across Melbourne & Olympic Parks this year, with the addition of esports activities over Melbourne Arena and Grand Slam Oval. Melbourne Esports Open will once again be headlined in the iconic Rod Laver Arena by the League of Legends OPL Finals on Saturday 31 August and the Overwatch Contenders Australia Finals on Sunday 1 September, with an array of other tournaments taking place in Margaret Court Arena.
If that was not enough for you, the JB Hi-Fi Game On Zone, is also making a return, but shifting from its space last year, to inside Melbourne Arena, so there will be even more space to enjoy some of hottest upcoming titles.
JB Hi-Fi Group CEO Richard Murray said: “JB Hi-Fi is again proud to partner with ESL and TEG Live to present the Melbourne Esports Open in 2019. We are looking forward to bringing gaming fans an even bigger and better hands on gaming experience at this year’s JB Hi-Fi Game On Zone located inside Melbourne Arena.”
Tickets will be on sale to the general public on Monday April 15th at 2pm Melbourne time, but if you want to get your ticket even earlier, Telstra Thanks members can order theirs on Friday April 12 at 10am Melbourne time.
Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Martin Pakula, said, “Victoria is Australia’s major events capital – and we’re proud that the Melbourne Esports Open is returning to Melbourne and Olympic Parks in 2019. “In 2018, the event transformed Rod Laver Arena into an esports arena to rival the greatest in the world – and expanding throughout the Olympic Park precinct in just its second year is testament to how quickly fans have embraced the event, with thousands expected to get involved in the festival this year.”
In 2019, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege will join the Triple-A line up of esports tournaments at the event, joining titles like League of Legends, Overwatch, Fortnite, and Pokémon.
