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Third eSailing World
Championship season launched
The race to become the 2020 eSailing World Champion
and win $10,000 USD is underway as the 2020 Championship was officially
launched on the 3 February.
Launched in partnership between World Sailing, the International
Federation for the sport, and Virtual Regatta, the world-leading digital
sailing platform, in 2018, the eSailing World Championship has seen more
than 170,000 unique players from 74 nations race.
Existing eSailors and new players are invited to compete in the third
season, for free. The first challenge is available now and can be played
on Desktop – iOS – Android.
Together with the World Championship, three eSailing National
Championships have been launched today in France, Italy and The
Netherlands. Further National Championships will be launched throughout
the year.
Today’s launch marks the start of the journey to the 2020 Live Final. To
get there, eSailors will aim to qualify for the Finals Playoffs which
will bring in the top 1,000 ranked eSailors, the top 10 of each eSailing
National Championship and the top eight from each eSailGP Qualifier.
The top eight from the Final Playoffs and the winner of the eSailGP
Championship will come together at the Live Final. The 2020 World
Champion will be crowned at the Live Final (date and location to be
announced), and will also walk away with a $10,000 USD cheque, generously
donated by Virtual Regatta.
Click here for the 2020 eSailing World Championship
Notice of Race.
The eSailGP 2020 Championship, sailed on the eF50s, a digital
representation of SailGP’s catamarans, will also form part of the 2020
eSailing World Championship. A further announcement will follow on the
eSailGP 2020 Championship.
On the launch, Scott Over, World Sailing Commercial Director, said, “In
Virtual Regatta, we have a valued partner who is central in helping us
grow sailing in the virtual and real world.
“We have been able to apply the experience learned from the first two
seasons of the eSailing World Championship to deliver an exciting third
season that will engage the eSailors throughout the year.
“This season will be the toughest so far and with the gameplay constantly
evolving and the number of players growing, it’s going to be interesting
to see how the year plays out.”
Philippe Guigné, Founder and CEO of Virtual Regatta, commented, “Virtual
Regatta continues to evolve; we are adding new features all the time yet
keeping the gameplay and the eSailors at the forefront of our
initiatives.
“The eSailing community is growing and in partnership with World Sailing,
we’re excited about where we can take the eSailing World Championship
this year.”
eSailing World Championship website.
By Daniel Smith - World Sailing
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