Event organizing has been a passion for Edward Wells Thompson for more than a decade. It started with a Call of Duty tournament and has grown into a career for him. Thompson put together an NBA 2K tournament at the Strong Future Technology Center in Las Vegas, Nevada which featured a youth and adult bracket, raffle prizes, food and drink, and even gave people a chance to learn more about how esports can extend beyond the game.
“I reach out to people who I know are like-minded and think outside the box in terms of how to bring folks to an esports event,” said Thompson. “It’s not just for playing esports, but there are so many other aspects to it. The production of it, the setting up events, we not only tap into playing but the opportunity to learn all the other job opportunities that esports provides.”
Several local organizations attended the event, including Vegas Inferno, Storm Rush Gaming, the Nevada Esports Education League, and Critical Care Comics.
Thompson also will host a tournament during EVO, which is scheduled to take place from August 5th to the 7th in Las Vegas. And, after more than a decade of organizing events, Thompson is excited to continue showing communities what esports can offer.
“I was all in,” said Thompson. “I knew I wasn’t going to make money off this right away. The idea was to introduce it to the kids and to the parents and let them see what their children are doing. That’s what is important to me.”
(All information was provided by The Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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