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MAAC Announces Deal with Showboat as Official Host Hotel For 2021-22 ESports Championship

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (December 22, 2021) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Showboat, Inc. to make them the official host hotel of the 2021-22 MAAC Esports Championship on March 10-12 in Atlantic City, NJ.
 
This is the first year that the Showboat will be the official host hotel of a MAAC Championship event. The MAAC ESports Championship main stage will be held in the Bourbon Room and be host to the 10 teams that compete in the MAAC ESports in League of Legends, Overwatch, Rocket League, and Super Smash Bros.  
 
“We are so excited for our first in-person ESports event since the beginning of the pandemic,” MAAC Director of Championships Kelsey Nugent said. “We believe that the Showboat provides a remarkable venue that is second to none for our student-athletes to not only compete, but also stay on-site. We look forward to expanding our relationship with the Showboat as well as Atlantic City.”
 
Nugent and MAAC ESports Consultant Kieran Ensor worked closely with Director of Sales and Marketing for Showboat, Inc. Michael Levine and Concert Q Production Company John Heinz to help provide the student-athletes with the best accommodations possible.
 
"Showboat Hotel is committed to bringing events the whole family can enjoy to Atlantic City," said President Brandon Dixon of Showboat, Inc. "Hosting the MAAC Esports Championship is one more way we are bringing the community to this iconic beach town."
 
The Showboat Hotel is located at 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 08401.
 
For more information regarding the MAAC Esports Championship, visit maacsports.com or follow @MAACESports for the latest news and updates. 
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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