Ottawa, ON (Oct. 25, 2024) – Two Canadian athletes will compete in the fourth edition of the UCI Esports World Championships, to be held in person on Oct. 26, 2024, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, through the virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh.
After two rounds of qualifying where the competition proved fierce, Thomas Thrall, based in Nashville, TN, and Tiffany Penner, from Winnipeg, MB, both managed to secure a place among the 40 finalists, 20 for each of the men’s and women’s category. Sprinting, strategy and power will determine the winners at the end of the day’s competition.
Canadian Champion in the discipline in 2023 and 2024, Thrall will be participating in his third UCI Esports World Championships, having been part of the Canadian team in 2022 and 2023. Penner, meanwhile, will make her Esports World Championship debut.
Competitions kick off on Oct. 26 and will be broadcast online here. All information on the event is available here.
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