(Chicago, IL and Hamburg, Germany) I Play Games! (IPG) is hosting an international Esports Event at the Reeperbahn Festival of Hamburg Germany and DePaul University at both locations on September 24th and 25th! This is an international Esports Tournament hosted in collaboration with I Play Games! and Sister Cities of Chicago International. Both events will host simultaneous FIFA21 tournaments that will be broadcasted live in Chicago and Hamburg, Germany.
Chicago Location: 11:00 a.m. CST, DePaul University, 1 E Jackson St. ,Chicago, IL
How to watch: Twitch.tv/ipg_Esports. Europe Location: 6:00:p.m. GMT, Neuer Pferdemarkt 1,, 20359 Hamburg Festival Tel.: +49-40-431 79 59-17.
Approached by the Sister Cities of Chicago International on how to bring more Esports opportunities to Germany, Kevin Fair CEO of I Play Games! set forth a plan that will meet the needs of players in both countries for them to have a great time. Not letting the metric system or difference in appliances and voltage stop him from creating an international Esports tournament, Fair designed both events. IPG is proud to be the backbone of the first Esports tournament to ever be hosted at the Reeperbahn Festival.
Founded in 2009 by Kevin Fair, at the age of 23, I Play Games is a nationwide leader in event planning, providing gaming rooms, and gaming-related entertainment. This company offers a wide range of products and services designed to enhance guests’ gaming experience .. Fair is a native Chicagoan and entrepreneur who believes in helping his community. Pre-covid, Fair hosted a multitude of in-person Esports tournaments like Rocket League.Street Fighter, Super Smash Brothers, Overwatch, and much more. Currently, he hosts these tournaments virtually. Recently, he has also hosted a variety of Esports and Gaming Events with the Chicago Urban League. He’s been featured in major media including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago SunTimes.
The Reeperbahn Festival is based in Hamburg, Germany and filled with a wide range of music, visual art, and virtual reality, films, and literature. Reeperbahn Festival has become one of the most important meeting places for the world of music and demonstrates how an exuberant music program can be combined with music industry interests and social initiatives since its debut in 2006. DePaul University: In accordance with current regulations in Illinois, all attendees need to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status.
Reeperbahn Festival: In accordance with the current regulations in Hamburg, this means that access to the festival can only be granted to those people who are either fully vaccinated, tested, or recovered.