Commonwealth Esports Championships

The Commonwealth Esports Championship was an international esports competition for gamers from member states of the Commonwealth of Nations which was held concurrently with the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1]

History

In February 2022, the Commonwealth Games Federation announced that the inaugural Commonwealth Esports Championship would be held concurrently with the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The championships would have their own distinct branding, medals, and organisation and that men and women's Dota 2, eFootball, and Rocket League events would take place.[2][3]

After the successful pilot in 2022 it was then dropped for the scaled-down 2026 Commonwealth Games for unknown reasons, potentially due to it being a smaller games or other internal reasons.

Editions

Number Year Host Games Nations
1 2022 England Birmingham, England 3 12

All-time medals table

As of 2022:[4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Malaysia (MAS)3003
2 England (ENG)1315
3 Wales (WAL)1113
4 Northern Ireland (NIR)1001
5 Scotland (SCO)0202
6 Australia (AUS)0022
7 India (IND)0011
 Singapore (SIN)0011
Totals (8 entries)66618

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://commonwealthsport.ca/news/commonwealth-esports-championships.html
  2. ↑ Freeman, Jay (22 March 2022). "Esports: Commonwealth Games trial an 'opportunity to show it is more than just a game'". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Esports to be included as pilot event at 2022 Commonwealth Games". ESPN. Reuters. 9 February 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/news/commonwealth-esports-championships-birmingham-2022-india-medal-winners