E-sports Competition

AIHEC Esports Competition Objectives:

AIHEC Esports Competition introduces and encourages students to explore STEM education disciplines and careers through structured, competitive gaming. Students will engage in a fun, inclusive, and collaborative activity that highlights digital skills and promotes teamwork, strategy, communication, and problem-solving. Esports showcases the growth of digital culture and technology in education and welcomes students who may not typically participate in more physical athletic competitions. Recognizing esports as a legitimate and meaningful form of student engagement is also a means of strengthening school pride and community connections across TCUs. This competition will feature game titles including Rocket League, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and Valorant, or titles determined by the host committee and lead coordinator.

Each participating Tribal College will enter one or more game titles (e.g., 3-6 players depending on the game). A team must represent no more than one Tribal College or University.
Qualified game titles are reserved for teams that have qualified through participation in the TCU Esports League.
Open game titles are available to any TCU student attending the conference.
Every team must have an adult who is employed by the team’s academic institution, following the same exceptions outlined in the “Team/Institution relationship” section, who will act as the institution’s official liaison. They may solicit assistance or volunteers from their community as needed, but only the official school liaison is recognized by AIHEC Esports Competition for the purposes of communication, discipline, and transmission of student data.
Teams will be supplied with:
- Logins to the game engine and titles for all eligible participants.
- Network access sufficient to compete and engage with the game engine.
- A scoreboard identifying current team scores and rankings.
- At least four 15-amp power outlets.
- All computing equipment, including consoles, controllers, computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, or other input devices, and associated cables.

Teams will compete in game titles hosted at the competition.
The competition will follow a single or double elimination bracket format or round robin, depending on the number of teams.
Teams adhere to the TCU Esports League Code of Conduct and Integrity Regulations.
Teams are not allowed to sabotage each other during this competition. Unsportsmanlike behavior, cheating, or harassment will result in disqualification.
Teams and officials will adhere to the eligibility and competition rules and policies set forth in the TCU Esports League official rulebook.