In a few days, France will host the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. But The country will once again be at the forefront of the world stage with an Esports event taking place in our region in October 2025.
After the USA, France is preparing to host this global Esports event
As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games begin this Friday, July 26, France will once again shine on the world stage. And for good reason: After the United States and Japan, it is France’s turn to host the world’s biggest combat video game competition: EVO 2025This is a major first because for the first time since the creation of this video game tournament, the event will take place on European soil.
Indeed, the organizers of EVO, the Evolution Championship Series, have announced that The city of Nice will host this global event between October 10 and 12, 2025 at the Exhibition Center:
With participation figures increasing each year, this global event promises to be the largest of its kind ever in Europe, in Nice.
Thus, the EVO organizers hope to do even better than the 2024 edition that just ended in Las Vegas, which also set a record since the creation of the esports competition in 1996. Indeed, 10,224 players took part in the last edition.
Furthermore, the competition organization states that it is no coincidence that France and the city of Nice have been chosen to award the next edition of the EVO because “The fighting game scene there is particularly dynamic” and THE “French players are among the best in the world“. As a reminder, two French people have already achieved the feat of winning the EVO with Olivier “Luffy” Hay in 2014 and Marwan “Wawa” Berthe in 2022.
France, an esports nation
For his part, The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, shared his “immense pride“ to welcome “This competition, which will attract thousands of visitors to our destination and millions of online spectators, will generate significant economic benefits for our territory and strengthen our position as a destination of choice for international events.“.
Finally, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, commented on this decision to organize this EVO 2025 in Nice. He emphasized on his X account that “This first in Europe confirms it: France is an esports nation” and add “we will be there, behind our players“.
Evo 2025 will be held in Nice!
This first in Europe confirms it: France is an esports nation. Congratulations to the Mayor of Nice and the elected officials of the Alpes-Maritimes who are making the country shine. We will be there, behind our players.
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Source: hitek.fr
