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By Tanner Smith

Esports

Grande Prairie gamer to represent Canada at the Commonwealth Esports Championship

Aug 4, 2022 | 2:26 PM

A Grande Prairie local is going to Birmingham, England to represent his college and country at the Commonwealth Esports Championship. That event takes place this weekend in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games.

Josh Podruzny, a Computer Systems Technology student at St Clair College, has taken his love of video games and is turning it into a career.

Podruzny and the Saint’s Rocket League team will be competing in the first ever Commonwealth Esports Championship playing Rocket League, a soccer game where you play as a vehicle.

Podruzny has been to Dallas already this year for the Collegiate Rocket League Championship where they shared the 3rd-4th place position with a team from Quebec.

He was also awarded MVP for the Saints Rocket League team this past season (2021-2022) and wants to carry his good year into this international tournament.

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“Representing Canada is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us and we’re going to continue to put the work in, that’s for sure,” said Saints Rocket League Head Coach, Mike Lepine.

However, the Esports Championship is separate from the Commonwealth Games, but the Esports Championship can take advantage of the high-profile coverage provided by the games.

Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation said in a news release that “this will allow us to review the long-term relationship between the Commonwealth Games and esports as we continue to evolve and explore future editions of our event and what they could look like.”

The Esports Championship begins Saturday, August 6, at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, England.