{"id":13309,"date":"2016-10-18T16:42:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=13309"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:42:18","slug":"fairwater-church-hosts-esports-tournament-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/10\/18\/fairwater-church-hosts-esports-tournament-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairwater church hosts eSports tournament for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAIRWATER Presbyterian Church hosted its first eSports tournament with 40 young gamers in attendance.<br \/>\nThe event forms part of the church\u2019s drive to engage with youngsters in the area. It already hosts a youth club every Monday evening, with up to 25 children regularly attending.<br \/>\nHosted by TATL Gaming from Gorseinon, the games on offer included Fifa, Mario Kart, Halo, Super Smash Bros., Pong and Tetris. Attendees also had the chance to try out a 3D virtual-reality headset.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13336\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/10\/20161015_171756.jpg\" alt=\"20161015_171756\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13336\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/10\/20161015_171756.jpg\" alt=\"20161015_171756\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nChurch minister, the Rev Lee Dutfield, organised the afternoon\u2019s activities with a group of volunteers.<br \/>\n\u201cWe wanted to put on a great event for young people in our community and for them to be able to play these great games together, rather than alone in their rooms,\u201d said Mr\u00a0Dutfield.<br \/>\n\u201cAll the helpers certainly enjoyed it as well, even if I did end up getting thrashed by an eight-year-old on Fifa!\u201d<br \/>\nIn a 16-strong field, 11-year-old Jake David won the Fifa tournament while Alex Davies, 10, overcame 19 competitors to become the Mario Kart champion.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13337\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/10\/20161015_145037.jpg\" alt=\"20161015_145037\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13337\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/10\/20161015_145037.jpg\" alt=\"20161015_145037\" width=\"5312\" height=\"2988\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nThe eSports market has grown to be worth almost $1 billion, with 36 million viewers watching the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.<br \/>\nThe growth of the market saw Premiership football club Manchester City sign its first eSports player in July.<br \/>\nWhile online gaming has brought fame and fortune to some, it brought Fairwater\u2019s champions a GAME gift voucher.<br \/>\nThe tournament coincides with the launch of the Fairwater Community Group Facebook page which will provide residents with a forum to publicise\u00a0events and discuss local issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For details of other church\u00a0events sign up for its newsletter at www.ctvchurches.org.uk\/contact-us\/<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAIRWATER Presbyterian Church hosted its first eSports tournament with 40 young gamers in attendance. 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