NEW College students won an esports tournament.

Joe Chisnall, Peter Armstrong and Mat Markovic took first place out of 1,000 teams that participated in the Digital Schoolhouse esports tournament.

Thirteen regional school and college champions battled it out in the Super Smash Bros ultimate team battle.

The event would usually be based in London, but due to the current pandemic, it took place online with a live stream happening on Twitch.

Mat said: “This helps with team work and communication, it was really fun! I was on the edge of my seat and it was intense, but good fun and I’ve gained a lot of skills.”

Joe added: “We won – nice job team! This will be great to put on my CV.”

Assistant curriculum manager for business, computing and travel tourism Tony Gilbert said: “They have worked incredibly hard and are deserved winners and overcome some tough opponents on the path to the grand finale.

“Esports is more than just ‘playing games’ it really is about developing vital life skills such as communication, teamwork, problem solving, and resilience and the guys demonstrated that throughout the whole tournament.”