Oxford University Gaming and Esports Society (OUGES) and Cambridge University Digital Gaming Society (CUDGS) have announced the dates and locations of their Oxbridge Esports Varsity 2024.
The varsity match has now entered its 11th year, with Cambridge having emerged victorious by one point in the close 2023 match, extending their overall lead to 6-4. The rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge is of course well-known, with the Oxbridge Esports Varsity 2024 taking place in Easter alongside other famous varsity such as the rugby varsity matches and the famous boat race.
A total of five games will be played this year: Overwatch 2, Rocket League, Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, and Valorant.
The Oxbridge Esports Varsity 2024 will begin on the main esports stage at the Insomnia Gaming Festival 72 on March 29th from 12.30pm, with Overwatch 2 starting at 1pm and Rocket League at 4pm.
This will be followed by a two-day event at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in London on April 6th and 7th from 10.30am each day. On Saturday, the Counter-Strike 2 match will begin at 11am, followed by League of Legends at 2pm.
At 11am on Sunday there will be a special Counter-Strike 2 alumni showmatch, and Valorant will begin at 2pm later that day.
The headline partner for the Oxbridge Esports Varsity 2024 is NZXT, building on the relationship OUGES and NZXT forged earlier this year in establishing Oxford University’s first Esports Facility at Jesus College, Oxford.
NZXT will be supporting the esports players, both on and off the stage, for what organisers say will be the biggest Oxbridge Esports Varsity.
Sameer Mazhar, Oxford University Gaming and Esports Society Partnerships Officer, said: “We are really excited to be working together with our long-term partners at NZXT on our annual Oxbridge Varsity and to bring part of our Oxbridge Esports Varsity 2024 to the Insomnia Gaming Festival.
“It is an exciting new stage for the historic Oxbridge Varsity and many thanks to Insomnia for facilitating this. Thanks also goes to Red Bull for hosting the varsity at the Gaming Sphere following on from the last two years.”
Sameer Mazhar, Oxford University Gaming and Esports Society
Gustav Conradie, Cambridge University Digital Gaming Society President, added: “I’m very thankful for the support from NZXT, Hunt, Insomnia, and Red Bull in helping us put on this event, and grateful for all the hard work put in by everyone on the Varsity Committee this year – we’re looking forward to the biggest varsity ever!”
Trishna Cole (Marketing & PR Manager UK and Nordics, NZXT): “I’m excited to see the Oxbridge Varsity play out on the main stage of Insomnia and am proud to be a partner of the AFK Esports Suite, a dedicated space for the OUGES teams to practise and compete. Special thanks to Insomnia and Red Bull for providing the opportunity to bring the varsity to a wider audience!”
Insomnia Gaming Festival i72 will also feature National Student Esports’ (NSE) British University Esports Championship Spring 2024 finals, a Call of Duty showmatch, the usual open tournaments and more.
Students also get a 20% discount for tickets to Insomnia, courtesy of NSE.
- Insomnia: £5 off day tickets: http://bit.ly/Insomnia72-NSE-Day
- £10 off weekend tickets: http://bit.ly/Insomnia72-NSE-Weekend
- £20 off LAN tickets: http://bit.ly/Insomnia72-NSE-LAN
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
