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2022 World Championship Second Most-Watched Esports Event of All-Time

December 22, 2022

The 2022 World Championship, which hosted 24 teams from around the globe, kicked off on September 29 in Mexico City and culminated on November 5 in San Francisco. While some sports fans argued that Esports would dwindle after Covid-19, viewership numbers are speaking for themselves. According to data presented by Sports Lens, with 5.1 million peak viewers, the League of Legends 2022 World Championship is the second most-watched eSports event of all time.

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U.S. Gymnastics Championships Returning to San Jose in 2023

December 22, 2022

The annual national championship event for artistic gymnastics in the U.S. will take place at SAP Center at San Jose and will determine the men's and women's junior and senior all-around and individual apparatus national champions

Paradise Coast Sports Complex to Host World’s Largest Youth Football Tournament

December 13, 2022

The event, which will move from the Orlando area to Naples in 2023, is the largest youth football tournament in the world. The national championships will bring over 20,000 room nights thanks to over 200 teams traveling in from nearly 30 states.

U.S. Trail Running Conference Returns to Washington in 2023

December 12, 2022

The U.S. Trail Running Conference will return to Washington and host 70+ trail running race directors from across the United States over the course of three days.

Overland Park Welcoming $400 Million, 250,000-Square-Foot Sports Complex

December 12, 2022

Phase one of Bluhawk construction will include four basketball courts, eight volleyball courts, eight pickleball courts, indoor training areas, and an indoor turf field for soccer, futsal, baseball, football, rugby, and lacrosse.

227,000-Square-Foot Youth Sports Facility Opens in Memphis

December 12, 2022

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Sports & Events Center, a 227,000-square-foot youth sports facility, has officially opened.

The facility boasts eight basketball courts that could be configurated to host volleyball, indoor track and field, indoor sports, or even non-sports related events. The center also features a café with both …

Rob Wells Named Executive Director of Ohio Bureau

December 5, 2022

Wells recently assisted SportsEvents Media Group in the development and execution of the 2022 S.P.O.R.T.S. Conference in Savannah. Together, both parties hosted nearly 300 event planners and destination representatives for a three-day boutique-style conference.

Service Workers at Five Sports-Heavy Convention Centers Begin Nationwide Strike

December 1, 2022

Sodexo, a global giant employer in the food and beverage, retail, and service worker industry, is under fire due to claims that workers are being overworked, underpaid, facing excessive stress, and not being paid overtime hours. As a result, workers at five convention centers nationwide have voted or are voting to go on strike within the month. What does this mean for our industry?

PCB College Baseball Classic Announced for February 2023

November 22, 2022

The PCB College Baseball Classic will be a three-day preseason tournament consisting of 16 of the top junior college baseball teams from around the country. Seven of these teams finished the 2022 season ranked in the top 20, and three players who participated in last year’s tournament were drafted within the first four rounds of the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft.

Columbus to Host 2027 Women’s Final Four

November 22, 2022

Starting from a pool of 15 cities, Columbus was selected as one of seven finalists to host the event earlier this year. Following that announcement, the Greater Columbus Sports Commission, The Ohio State University, and Nationwide Arena submitted a final bid and hosted a site visit from the NCAA in August.

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