Baku to host National e-Sports Championship
By Laman Ismayilova
Baku will host the 10th National Championship on computer games at Kempinski Hotel in Baku on September 2-4, Day. Az reported.
The championship organized by Azerbaijan e-Sports Federation will take place on the following games: FIFA, HearthStone, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA 2, PointBlank and League of Legends.
Holding of e-Sports competitions isn't new for Azerbaijan.
The e-Sports World Championship took place in Baku in November 2014.
This event was the third IeSF-organized eSports competition to be held outside South Korea, after the IeSF 2013 World Championship held in Bucharest, and the IeSF 2014 Asian Championship held in the Philippines.
Moreover, the event was the first to feature the series' new official name: "eSports World Championship", after "IeSF World Championship" was used for three years in a row.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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