Oxford University Esports Society

the society was founded back in early 2011 when many members of this society, a group made up of straight-up nerd-ballers, fought and secured oxford a 3rd in the uk university starcraft team league. it had been a long and arduous battle to that 3rd place finish; a struggle against universities fielding pro-gamers and 1-base cheese the likes of which have left few players un-raged. through this, a bond was formed amongst a group of gamers that was later fostered into the most beautiful oxonian happening for centuries: the creation of oxford’s first competitive gaming society. following a series of correspondences on teamliquid.net, the society was officially created and when the 2011-2012 academic year began the oues showed up in full force. a group of around forty members, both casual players and hardcore competitors, gathered together to conquer the newly formed csl:eu, troll weekly game nights, dinner outings, and tournament viewings, and pave a path for the legitimisation of esport