For the past 50 years, video games have provided a way for us to compete with other people and ourselves. A vast number of genres have been born over the decades: puzzle games which can be played on mobile devices, martial arts-style competitive fighting games between 2 individuals on a video game console, team-based games which pit 10 players to battle for a goal on computers, and more. While the typical notion of the purpose of playing a video game is to entertain ourselves, whether we consciously knew it or not, it was usually to get high scores or points. Since 15 years ago, the video game industry has moved in a direction where entire careers can be made — directly as players or indirectly as coaches, artists, writers, motivational speakers, and so on.
XRD ESPORTS is a brand of community-focused friendly open tournaments of competitive fighting games. We were born when we organized our first event in March of 2020: XRD Tekken. Our second event, RISING UP, was an online-only competition in December 2021 attended by players around the world. It is our goal to provide an avenue for enthusiasts to compete where we can promote and encourage sportsmanship, camaraderie, and perseverance to positively affect the lives of people around us. We hope that, with every event we come up with, everyone involved takes home life-lessons which may be acquired through competitive events and the disciplined practice of video games. We are a growing family of passionate individuals with various interests and endeavors.