Esports Stadium Arlington
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| Address | 1200 Ballpark Way |
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| Location | Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°45′18″N 97°04′55″W / 32.7551°N 97.0820°W |
| Owner | City of Arlington |
| Operator | OpTic Gaming |
| Capacity | 2,500 (seated) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | November 26, 2018 |
| Construction cost | $10 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Builder | Henderson Engineers |
| Project manager | Gary Berlin |
| General contractor | Tom Hoffman |
| Tenants | |
| Dallas Fuel (2017–2023) OpTic Texas (2019–present) | |
| Website | |
| esportsstadium | |
Esports Stadium Arlington (ESA) is a North American esports facility, convention center, and theater located in Arlington, Texas. The 100,000 sqft venue originally was the largest dedicated esports facility in North America and holds 2,500 spectators.
Esports Stadium Arlington measures 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of total space and has the capacity to hold 2,500 seated spectators.[1]
History
In March 2018, the city of Arlington announced plans to develop the largest esports stadium in the United States that was scheduled to open later that year.[2] The project was a collaboration between the city, Esports Venues LLC, which is owned by Texas Rangers co-owner Neil Leibman, Populous, who designed the stadium, and NGAGE Esports.[3][4]
The venue officially opened on November 26, 2018.[5]
In December 2020, all but two of Esports Stadium Arlington employees were laid off. President Jonathon Oudthone left the company for undisclosed reasons,[6] with Luke Bauer, chairman of the Texas Rangers ownership committee, becoming the new president of the venue.[7]
In January 2022, esports and gaming company Envy Gaming, now OpTic Gaming, acquired the operating contract for Esports Stadium Arlington from Esports Venues LLC.[8]
