Meet The Teams: Erasmus Esports

Today you get to meet the Capibaras from Erasmus Esports. Yes, there is another Esports Community in the Belgian Student League. But they are certainly no rookies, because in season two of the BSL they finished third in Rocket League.

Erasmus Esports is representing Erasmushogeschool Brussel. It’s a college of the Flemish Community residing in Brussels. With about 5,500 students, it is one of the largest Dutch speaking colleges in Brussels.

Founding of Erasmus Esports

The Discord of Erasmus Esports was created in Februari 2019. It was mainly used by students from a different campus to keep in contact with each other during Covid-19. A couple years later the Discord reached 300 students.

Axel “Wapitie” Overath heard about the Belgian Student League in July and from the moment he found out he wanted to participate. Axel is a competitive Rocket League player residing in de top 10 of Belgium in ranked play, trying to prove himself in the Belgian scene. That’s why he really wanted to participate in the Belgian Student League. He started working on setting up an esports community for the Erasmushogeschool Brussels in early September 2022.

The new first year student Axel transformed the inactive Discord to an esports community for the students of Erasmushogeschool Brussel. Currently the Discord has over 700 members that are participating in all kinds of games. Most of them just play for fun, because that’s what gaming is really about.

Erasmus Esports is creating opportunities for everyone in their community, to participate in as much tournaments from the Belgian Student League as possible. Alex continues to work hard to improve/expand both the community and esports.

Core values of EhB

Erasmus Esports is known for their persuasive attitude. They never give up and that’s what makes them special. This is one of the capabilities you need as a pro player: you need that drive for success.

As they are focusing on esports, their main goal will always be to have fun. “Even if we know that there are better teams participating, we will not be scared of that and still perform to our fullest.

Friendship is very important for EhB, that’s why next to participating in the Belgian Student League our main goal is to build memorable experiences and create new friendships.”

Preparing for the BSL Season 5

In preparation for Season 5 of The Belgian Student League, Erasmus has done everything to make the best team for each game possible. This is not an easy task as the school community has over 700 members. Since this is the first time that they participate in the Belgian Student League they mainly created a team based on the ranks of the game. Ranks are a good indicator of what someone can accomplish on their own, but often teamwork is very important. Hopefully they’ve worked hard on their chemistry in the short time they’ve been playing together.

RL

Their Rocket League roster is the only team with a player with some tournament experience. Previous experience is definitely not a must, but it is always better to have at least one player who knows what’s up. He can lead the team and hold them together in difficult situations.

Wapitie has reached the rank of Supersonic Legend several times and has experience in multiple tournaments such as Rocket Benelux and Nicecactus weekly Elite, and is also a player for the team In Before. He is more than capable of being the team captain of EhB Esports. With his experience he knows what needs to be done if you want to make your team successful. Let’s see if he can make it happen in time for the Belgian Student League Season 5.

The other two members are stepping into the esports scene for the first time. However, they are no rookies when it comes to Rocket League. Exzer has reached Grand Champion 3 several times and Luluwaza is Champion 2. Both players were chosen by Wapitie, so they are definitely not to be underestimated.