Last weekend saw the around 35 Otago Girls' students all competing in the biggest weekend high school esports tournament in Aotearoa. Hosted at Kavanagh College auditorium the first night was an event for girls and gender queer rangatahi as they played Valorant. The ākonga really got into this and you can see some of there fantastic play on this recording of the live stream Youth employment success Firebrand Rangatahi Rumble. On Saturday and Sunday the big competition started up as the teams took the stage for the Youth Employment Success Firebrand Otago esports Brawl. This saw teams travel from Wakatipu as they all looked to battle it out to be crowned champions. Out of the 7 teams that competed two were composed of Otago Girls' students. These being the Otago University Heraldines and the Pocketsmith Gremlin Gang. Both teams did exceptionally well with the Heraldines finishing runners up in the Champions bracket loosing out to Chasmont Finance Logan Park in the final. Here are some of the highlights of the stream:

• 1:19 In game view of the Otago University Heraldines playing

• 1:50 Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu High School Vs Chasmont Finance Logan Park

• 2:20 Interview Connor Hobbs Chasmont finance Logan Park

• 2:40 Pocketsmith Gremlin Gang Vs Bayfield

• 3:04 Interview Kandi Lei Pocketsmith Gremlin gang +Flynn from Bayfield

• 3:17 Taste of Tandor (Kings Logan Park combined) Vs Wakatipu

• 3:58 Interview with Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu and the Taste of Tandor

• 4:13 Chasmont Finance Logan Park Vs OBHS

• 4.55 Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu Vs Bayfield

• 5:18 Interview Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu

• 5:33 Otago University Heraldines Vs Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu

• OGHS Heraldines interview

• 6:22 Taste of Tandor Vs Bayfield OBHS

• 6:46 Bayfield Interview with Flynn

• 7:05 Bayfield Vs Otago University Heraldines

• 7:40 interview with Jenny De la harpe

Day 2 Youth Employment Success Firebrand Otago esports Brawl

Highlights on the Stream:

• 36:30 Jordan and Jenny Otago Girls shout casting first time

• 1:11 Interview Chasmont Finance LPHS and Bayfield

• 1:32 Otago University Heraldines Vs Pocketsmith Gremlin Gang

• 2:47 Interview with Pocketsmith Gremlin Gang

• 3:20 Bayfield shoutcaster

• 3:56 Otago Boys shoutcaster

• 4:30 Interview Luke Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu High School

• 4:50 Connor of Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu shoutcasting

• 5:29 Otago girls mix up match best game for the Pocketsmith Gremlin Gang

• 6:11 Interview all Oghs

• 6:20 Jordan Cherry Shoutcasting

• 7:40 Interview Connor and Flynn

• 7:46 Champions Final Otago university Heraldines Vs Chasmont Finance Logan Park

• 8:32 Final Taste of Tandoor Vs Otago Polytechnic Wakatipu

• 9:49 Presentation of awards

The ākonga were incredible throughout the day and improved exponentially. It was fantastic also for some of the first team to be the first to commentate (cast) a match of League of Legends.
We look forward to seeing more growth in this sport as we support ākonga into the future of technology.