MAY 6, 2024 – The Collegiate Corestrike League is proud to announce our partnership with ECAC Esports, beginning June 1, 2024.
This partnership will combine the ECAC’s Omega Strikers competition into the Collegiate Corestrike League. This partnership will expand the CCL into the largest Collegiate Omega Strikers League in North America, and all ECAC Omega Strikers teams will be competing in the CCL starting Fall 2024. The CCL name, organization, and leadership will remain unchanged, keeping the CCL as the Collegiate Omega Strikers competition leader.
This collaboration will additionally allow the CCL to expand their pool of schools for Omega Strikers competition, as well as host LANs and other competitions at select ECAC-run events. It will also allow the ECAC to promote the student-run league to its over 150 member schools.
“This partnership makes the Collegiate Corestrike League the biggest collegiate Omega Strikers League in the country, as well as gives us the potential to host more LANs than any other tournament organizer in Omega Strikers,” said Dylan Winn, Production Head of the CCL. “Collegiate competition is the backbone of Omega Strikers Esports, and we’re very excited to bring ECAC Esports along for the ride.”
“I’m looking forward to the new opportunities that this partnership can provide for both parties and for the continued growth of Omega Strikers.” said Tavin Matiszik, Co-Founder of the CCL.
“We are honored to partner with the CCL. They are pioneers for Omega Strikers Esports in the collegiate space,” said Lydia Fister, Assistant Commissioner & Director of Esports at the ECAC. “We look forward to supporting their innovative league!”
The CCL will continue to be student and alumni-owned and operated, and participants will not be required to be members of ECAC itself. We are excited to work together with ECAC as partners to grow Omega Strikers into a strong pillar of the collegiate esports community.
About the ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-year old organization with well over 200 members schools across all three NCAA Divisions – I, II and III – that exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics, and provide great value for universities and colleges, by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. Most of the ECAC’s members also belong to another conference, which is often the school’s primary conference.
The ECAC also hosts comprehensive esports leagues that presently involves 185 schools fielding over 1300 teams across 22 different game titles, streamed live four nights a week. The ECAC’s esports platform has and continues to expand the geographic footprint of the Conference nationally.
If a school is interested in participating in the ECAC for the Fall 2024 season, membership registration is currently open. For more information please join the ECAC Discord.
About the Collegiate Corestrike League
The Collegiate Corestrike League, founded 2023, is a student-run collegiate esports league for Odyssey Interactive’s footbrawler game Omega Strikers, with over 70 past and current collegiate teams and programs. Run by current students and alumni, the CCL strives to provide students with top-tier competition for Omega Strikers. If a school is interested in participating in the CCL, Fall 2024 Registration opens on August 1st, 2024. Join the CCL Discord for more info and how to participate.
