Tickets Are Live for the C3 Carolina Esports Festival!
Why C3 Esports Matters to Carolina Collegiate Esports
C3 Esports is a collegiate esports league built around creating more opportunities for colleges, universities, players, and esports programs throughout North and South Carolina. Through organized competition, in-person events, industry connections, and resources for participating schools, C3's goal is to help strengthen the collegiate esports ecosystem across the Carolinas while giving students opportunities that extend beyond simply playing games.
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Clemson Esports Rallies From 3-1 Hole to Upset Gamecocks in Rocket League Qualifier
No. 7 Clemson Esports won three straight games on Tuesday to send No. 2 Gamecock Esports to the lower bracket in the opening round of qualifiers. Elsewhere, No. 1 Niner Esports and No. 3 Esports at NCSU swept to advance, setting the field for the Carolina Esports Festival.
C3 Publishes Fall 2026 Festival Hub and Playoff Brackets
C3 Esports has published the official event hub and playoff brackets for the Fall 2026 Carolina Esports Festival. The page provides one location for the 24 qualified teams, official seeding, Rocket League, Valorant, and Overwatch 2 playoff brackets, ticket access, and festival information ahead of the November 19 through November 22 event at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Premier postseason competition begins online November 2 through November 4 before the brackets continue in person at LAN.
C3 Outlines Fall 2026 LAN Schedule, Team Requirements, and Event Operations
C3 Esports has provided a detailed operational update for teams attending the Fall 2026 Playoff LAN and Carolina Esports Festival at USC Upstate. The community address covered qualification changes, the online opening round, the four-day LAN schedule, check-in expectations, roster submissions, TeamSpeak communications, team photography, lodging plans, prize pools, merchandise, spectator access, volunteers, and event credentials. The C3 Carolina Esports Festival will take place November 19 through November 22 at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Final Playoff Berths Remain as C3 League Play Nears End
With one week left to play, top seeds have secured their spots for Spartanburg while the final qualification lines remain contested.
Tickets Are Live for the C3 Carolina Esports Festival
Tickets are officially on sale for the Fall 2026 C3 Carolina Esports Festival, taking place November 19 through November 22 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fans, families, friends, local community members, and supporters of collegiate esports are invited to attend and watch 24 of the Carolinas' top collegiate teams compete across Rocket League, Valorant, and Overwatch. Tickets are currently 20% off through October 31 and are available at c3esports.com.
First Tickets Punched
The first teams have officially secured their places at the C3 Playoff LAN in Spartanburg. UNCA Esports and ECU Esports have reached five wins in Overwatch, while Lander Esports and UNCW Esports have done the same in Valorant. Five wins is now a mathematical lock in both titles, but Rocket League remains a different story, where teams can still potentially reach five wins and fall into tiebreaker scenarios. With the first LAN spots officially claimed, the remaining weeks of the Fall 2026 Season now become a fight for qualification, seeding, and survival.
Building C3 Beyond Competition
C3 Esports is continuing to build its Carolina collegiate esports network through partnerships with Emerge Apparel, TeamSpeak, and Extron. Each partnership brings something different to the C3 community,from free custom jersey designs and team stores, to communications infrastructure, to education and support for schools developing esports facilities. Together, the partnerships are focused on improving the experience for C3 member programs while creating more opportunities for collegiate esports across the Carolinas.