‘The appetite is global’: Saskatchewan getting taste of growing ESports industry
Global News
Shaye Ruecker started the Saskatchewan ESports Association in September of 2022 as a non-profit after realizing the province was one of the last to enter the industry.
A Regina man is doing his part to grow the electronic sports (esports) scene in the province of Saskatchewan.
“The appetite is global and it’s pushing into Saskatchewan,” said Shaye Ruecker.
Ruecker started the Saskatchewan ESports Association in September of 2022 as a non-profit after realizing the province was one of the last to enter the industry.
“We want to create a good educational standpoint for esports,” Ruecker said. “We want high school teams; we want universities to have teams where we bring in people on scholarships — athletes from around the world.”
There is already an esports program pilot project underway at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame.
“There is a large demand among younger people,” Ruecker said. “You have older people who are traditionally just watching sports on TV and are getting their entertainment through cable and syndicated sitcoms and things like that, but more and more youths and kids are actually spending a lot of time online watching influencers on YouTube and videogame tournaments and streamers on Twitch TV.”
Ruecker said the esports scene is slated to be a $5 billion industry by 2025.
The University of Saskatchewan also has an esports club that was founded last year and has expanded with hundreds of members.
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