Left to right: Councillor Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, British Esports CEO Chester King and Sunderland City Council chief exec Patrick Melia
The British Esports Association (BEA) will open an esports performance and education campus at city centre regeneration project Riverside Sunderland, which will aim to nurture and support the next generation of talent.
BEA has made a multi-million pound commitment to the city of Sunderland, having acquired a former retail premises adjacent to the Stadium of Light, where it will establish its National Esports Performance Campus (NEPC).