The best student esports teams from all over Croatia gathered at the LAN finals at Algebra Bernays University, where the winners of the seventh season of the Student Esports Tournament were decided. Valuable prizes provided by the long-term retail partner Links brought special joy to the contestants.
The LAN final gathered a lot of people
The seventh season of the Student Esports Tournament (SET) once again brought together the best student esports teams from all over Croatia, and the peak of the season was held last weekend at the LAN finale in Spark Space at Algebra Bernays University in Zagreb. Over the course of two days, viewers had the opportunity to live watch the top matches in four popular esports disciplines - Counter Strike 2, League of Legends, Rocket League and Valorant, while the players decided on the new champions of the student esports scene in front of a large audience and with professional production.
The final brought unprecedented drama
Saturday's program brought two big finals. In Counter-Strike 2, viewers had the opportunity to watch one of the most tense matches in the history of the tournament, in which the Technical Polytechnic in Zagreb overpowered the long-time rival Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. Immediately after that, the finals of League of Legends followed, in which the same rivals met again. And this time, TVZ was more successful, once again confirming its strength on the student esports scene.
Sunday's program started with the Rocket League finale, which brought special joy to the home audience. The Algebra Bernays University team managed to overcome their rivals from the Technical Polytechnic in Zagreb and the Zagreb Faculty of Economics and lift the trophy on their home field in front of a crowd of fans.
The grand finale of the weekend concluded with a Valorant clash between FER and FERIT. After several painful defeats during the weekend, FER still managed to win in this discipline and thus ended the season with the title in Valorant.
TVZ overall winner of the seventh season SET
After adding up the points of all disciplines, the Technical Polytechnic in Zagreb won the overall title of winner of the Student Esports Tournament for the fifth time. The second place went to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, while the third place was won by Algebra Bernays University, which once again placed it at the very top of the student esports scene in Croatia.
Partners and conclusion
The seventh season of the Student Esports Tournament, organized by Good Game Global, would not be possible without the support of partners who continuously recognize the importance of the development of student esports in Croatia. This year, the project was supported by McDonald's, retail partner Links, AMD, AOC, Combis, Keychron, Museum of Video Game History, Carta Magica, Fury Studios, Super, JGL, Bolt, Podravka through their brands Kviki and Fini-Mini Noodles, Hotel Zonar Zagreb, Algebra Bernays University as well as numerous other partners.
The Student Esports Tournament continues to grow year after year and gather an increasing number of students, players and fans of esports. The seventh season once again showed how strong the student esports scene in Croatia is, and the organizers are already announcing new projects and an even better eighth season of the tournament.
