Orange County Public Schools hosted its inaugural High School Smash Bros District Championship at Full Sail University. Eighty-eight students competed at The Fortress, the largest collegiate esports arena in the nation. They competed for the title of being the 2022 OCPS High School Super Smash Bros. District Champion, a championship trophy, and scholarship (1st place = $15,000; 2nd place = $10,000; 3rd place = $5,000).
For the past month, each participating school held qualifying competitions for up to 32 students with the top 8 students from each school earning an invitation to the district championship. The students are extremely competitive. They used strategic thinking, teamwork, communication, leadership, performance skills and confidence to rise to the top.
And the OCPS winners from the Orlando Health Fortress Esports Arena are:
1st place – Jon Gabriel Salguero – Lake Nona
2nd place – Connor Vuong – Olympia
3rd place – Franklin Hidalgo – Cypress Creek
The eleven high schools are: Apopka, Boone, Cypress Creek, Dr. Phillips, Evans, Lake Nona, Ocoee, Olympia, West Orange, Windermere, and Winter Park.
Top team: Lake Nona High School
