Pixel Bars announce their own Rocket League team, plan to move into other esports

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Leeds and Manchester based Pixel Bars have announced the launch of Pixel Esports, an in-house team that will represent the bars in a variety of tournaments and games. 

Pixel Esports have started with a Rocket League team, who will be playing in the upcoming RLCS Spring Split Open qualifiers, and they hope to expand into different esports titles throughout 2022 and beyond. 

The roster also plays together as the Salford Lions university team, which recently qualified for the 2022 Collegiate Rocket League World Championship.

“Teams will train and play in our PCSpecialist Gaming Arena and over the next few weeks we’ll be announcing more strategic partners who will be helping us achieve our goals. We’ll also be working with coaching bodies such as the IFoEC to provide elite level of coaching to our players.” 

Craig Ryan, Pixel Bars

Pixel Bars’ esports teams will train/bootcamp and play live from the Pixel Bar venues.

Customers will be encouraged to get involved with cheering on the teams live from the bars and enjoy competitive esports on a community level. 

Pixel Esports’ Rocket League team includes English players Keude and Jiggi, as well as Polish player Arton, Welsh sub Luke and Saff as coach/manager of the team.

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Director Craig Ryan said: “This has always been a key goal for Pixel but unfortunately the pandemic prevented us from launching.

“The concept is simple but quite novel, we want to bring in good local players and make them great. To do this, we’ll be working with key strategic partners to provide the best possible development and support for our players.

“Teams will train and play in our PCSpecialist Gaming Arena and over the next few weeks we’ll be announcing more strategic partners who will be helping us achieve our goals. We’ll also be working with coaching bodies such as the International Federation of Esports Coaches (IFoEC) to provide elite level of coaching to our players.” 

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Pixel Bar Manchester

A jersey reveal and partner announcements are set to follow.

Pixel Esports will be playing in to the RLCS Open Qualifiers from 5pm this Friday (April 29th 2022), with the action being shown live on screen in both bars.  

Management say this move is a first for British esports – though it’s worth mentioning the former manager of Meltdown London, Duncan Morrison, has previously played Hearthstone competitively in several tournaments.

Related content: Interview with Pixel Bar co-founder on running a UK gaming bar during a pandemic, crowdfunding esports prize pools with drink sales and opening a second venue

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