Gateway College Colombo win Inter-school e-Sports Championship 2019

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Gateway College Colombo emerged as the champions of the fourth annual Inter-school e-Sports Championships organised by Gamer.lk and powered by SLT’s ultrafast broadband connectivity that offered an unmatched cyber game experience to the enthusiastic gamers.

The grand finale took place between Gateway College Colombo and Nalanda College Colombo at Stein Studios, Ratmalana, recently, amidst much excitement and the rush of adrenaline.

Over 1,000 students from more than 150 schools participated in the championship that comprised of 12 popular e-sports titles. Out of these 150 teams, Gateway College Colombo and Nalanda College Colombo were successful in being qualified for the finals. As the Title Sponsor and the broadband connectivity provider for the championship, SLT’s ultra-fast broadband connectivity powered by SLT Fibre provided the required superior connectivity ensuring low latency, lag-less gameplay and streaming that not only made the cyber games possible, but ensured that the gamers were provided with the fastest, best and smoothest cyber experience ever. Further, the finals were streamed live by SLT.

The two teams competed against each other and Gateway came out as the clear winner, even though the competition was extremely close and well-played by both sides.

SLT has not only been an ardent supporter of e-sports, but has also been at its forefront, having successfully organised several e-sports championships in the past to uplift the sport in Sri Lanka. SLT broadband has been well-known for its low-latency and highest speeds of over 100 Mbps.

SLT congratulates Gateway College Colombo on their big win and encourages more schools and more students to participate for the games next year.