24/04/2026
🚀 What a powerhouse week for Australian Esports - 23rd April 2026!
📰 Big Mainstream win?
The Australian newspaper ran a major piece (20 April) calling for esports to be treated like traditional sport for kids’ development - perfectly timed with the School Esports Cup hitting 100+ student sign-ups and extended registrations. Olympic inclusion chatter is getting louder. Link 👉https://lnkd.in/gjCUJN6E?
🏆 The Australian Esports League 2026 University Elite Series exploded into action:
• Rocket League matches fired up on Wednesday 15 April (top uni teams, Wednesday evenings)
• Rainbow Six Siege season launched Friday 17 April with university squads from LTU, MQ, Monash, QUT, RMIT, Swinburne, Melbourne Uni, UON, UNSW, UTAS, UQ and more
• Full coverage also rolling in Marvel Rivals, VALORANT & beyond
Huge props to production and broadcasting crew - , , & - who brought the energy live from on twitch.tv/auesportsleague. With sponsors powering the series: AGON by AOC, HyperX ANZ, Officeworks, and Indomie Australia
🏫 On the school front
AEL 2026 High School season is officially live with new Term registrations now open covering primary, high schools and home-school students.
🎯 Meanwhile the broader OCE scene stayed red-hot:
• CS2 DFRAG Open Series 4 playoffs (Ding Cuts vs DXA Esports and more)
• TXG Esports “April Opening Night”
• Battlefield league action where Australian squads (including Team Australia) were competing strongly - Gloria Victis defeated 2eZy to stay unbeaten at the top, while Team Australia took down 1UP and joined them unbeaten at the summit
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