The Worldwide Digital Tennis Federation (IVTF) introduced it’s internet hosting its first World Tennis Esports Championships at the moment, which is ready to carry collectively the world’s prime 16 Tennis Esports (2023) gamers to compete for a $100,000 prize pool.
These competing are both champions of their respective areas (Austria, Switzerland, Germany, India, Australia, UK, Eire, Canada, USA), or are one of many prime eight highest-ranked on-line gamers on the ‘Tennis Esports Tour’.
The World Tennis Esports Championships is backed by sponsors together with MGM Group, Sportradar, the ÖTV Austrian Tennis Federation, AEL (Australian Esports League), the First Coast Esports Alliance, GameForYou and NoScope Gaming.
“The speedy rise of VR tennis showcases its potential as a mainstream esport. The World Tennis Esports Championships will mark a defining second for aggressive VR sports activities,” mentioned Gregory Gettinger, CEO of Tennis Esports.
Happening at eports venue The House in Las Vegas, the match will kick off on September tenth at 5:30PM PT (native time), and shall be accessible for ticketed in-person followers in addition to livestream viewers. You will get in-person tickets right here, priced at $44.
Livestream tickets are additionally accessible right here, priced at $13, nevertheless the studio is moreover livestreaming through YouTube at no cost, which is claimed to incorporate “reside match streams blended with on-site footage from The House, adopted by the trophy ceremony and winner interviews.”
Launched on Quest 2 and above in 2023, Tennis Esports is a free-to-play recreation that gives up on-line gameplay with co-op and head-to-head matches, in addition to coaching tutorials on forehand and backhand swings. A premium model can be accessible, which unlocks limitless reside matches, 10 AI opponents, 25+ coaching workouts, six arcade video games, and extra.
The studio notes Tennis Esports has “exploded from 35,467 to 400,000 energetic customers” inside the previous yr, making it a critical esports contender within the XR area.
