{"id":6338,"date":"2020-07-14T21:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T21:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/toronto-defiant-and-ultra-to-get-10-000-seat-esports-arena"},"modified":"2024-07-22T04:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:15:28","slug":"toronto-defiant-and-ultra-to-get-10-000-seat-esports-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/esports\/toronto-defiant-and-ultra-to-get-10-000-seat-esports-arena","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Defiant and Ultra to get 10,000-seat esports arena"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto Defiant and Toronto Ultra, the Overwatch League and Call of Duty League franchises, will get their home arena in Toronto, according to ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This information comes from a memo OverActive Media CEO Chris Overholt sent to Canadian government officials, and which ESPN obtained.<\/p>\n

According to this, OverActive Media will build a 7,000 to 10,000-seat esports arena at Exhibition Place in Toronto, next to BMO Field and Hotel X Toronto.<\/p>\n

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“OverActive Media has hired former Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment vice president Bob Hunter to coordinate with government officials on the venue. Hunter has been involved in the development and expansion of several other Canadian sports venues, including B.C. Place Stadium, Rogers Centre, Scotiabank Arena and BMO Field,” says in the ESPN report.<\/a><\/p>\n

OverActive Media (OAM), previously known as The Ledger Group, is a global esports and entertainment company that fields teams across multiple esports titles through its subsidiaries.<\/p>\n