Tickets Are Live for the C3 Carolina Esports Festival!
Final Playoff Berths Remain as C3 League Play Nears End
With one week left to play, top seeds have secured their spots for Spartanburg while the final qualification lines remain contested.
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All NewsTickets Are Live for the C3 Carolina Esports Festival
Tickets are officially on sale for the Fall 2026 C3 Carolina Esports Festival, taking place November 19 through November 22 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fans, families, friends, local community members, and supporters of collegiate esports are invited to attend and watch 24 of the Carolinas' top collegiate teams compete across Rocket League, Valorant, and Overwatch. Tickets are currently 20% off through October 31 and are available at c3esports.com.
First Tickets Punched
The first teams have officially secured their places at the C3 Playoff LAN in Spartanburg. UNCA Esports and ECU Esports have reached five wins in Overwatch, while Lander Esports and UNCW Esports have done the same in Valorant. Five wins is now a mathematical lock in both titles, but Rocket League remains a different story, where teams can still potentially reach five wins and fall into tiebreaker scenarios. With the first LAN spots officially claimed, the remaining weeks of the Fall 2026 Season now become a fight for qualification, seeding, and survival.
Building C3 Beyond Competition
C3 Esports is continuing to build its Carolina collegiate esports network through partnerships with Emerge Apparel, TeamSpeak, and Extron. Each partnership brings something different to the C3 community,from free custom jersey designs and team stores, to communications infrastructure, to education and support for schools developing esports facilities. Together, the partnerships are focused on improving the experience for C3 member programs while creating more opportunities for collegiate esports across the Carolinas.
The Bubble Tightens
C3’s Fall 2026 Season enters Week 5 with the race to Spartanburg beginning to narrow across Rocket League, Overwatch, and Valorant. With only three weeks of regular-season competition left including Week 5, some teams are closing in on securing their Top 8 LAN positions while others are running out of opportunities to recover. From clinching scenarios to bubble battles and season-saving upsets, every result now carries postseason weight.
The Turning Point
C3 Season 6 enters Week 4 with the postseason race beginning to take shape across Rocket League, Overwatch, and Valorant. Four wins has historically been one of the most important benchmarks in the race for a Top 8 LAN position, putting undefeated and one-loss teams within striking distance of Spartanburg. For teams further down the standings, this week could be their best opportunity to pull off an upset, build momentum, and keep their season alive.
C3 Gear Is Here
C3 Esports is launching its own official league apparel store, giving players, fans, schools, and supporters a new way to represent Carolina collegiate esports. The store features T-shirts, hoodies, flags, drinkware, engraved mugs and cups, backpacks, hats, and additional C3 merchandise. To celebrate the launch, shoppers can use code C3 eSports for 10% off from October 1 through October 31, 2026.
The Road Ends in Spartanburg
C3 Esports is bringing its season-ending championship weekend to USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, from November 19–22. The four-day C3 Playoff LAN will bring together the top eight qualified teams from Rocket League, Overwatch, and Valorant as part of the C3 Carolina Esports Festival, where the league’s newest champions will be crowned.