BREDA ESPORTS · EST. 2015

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BREDA GUARDIANS

The competitive esports team and gaming community of Breda — built by BUas students, open to everyone in the Netherlands who takes the game seriously.

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Est. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community MembersEst. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community MembersEst. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community MembersEst. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community MembersEst. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community MembersEst. 2015Breda, NetherlandsActively researching and developing esports.Breda University Gaming & Esports Community10 gaming PCs, 2 Racing Rigs, 1 PlayStation 5 and two Nintendo Switches.500+ Community Members

What we do

Four Things, Done Properly

Community

Weekly play nights, LANs and open tournaments at the Hive, no rank requirement and all people interested in gaming are welcome.

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Research

Published studies on student esports, wellbeing and venue design, made within BUas and with students from all over the world.

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Compete

We encourage and enable teams across multiple titles, check our rosters or join the Discord for finding your game to compete in a team with.

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EDUCATION

Besides playing videogames we also host the Sports & Esports Specialisation, Minor Esports Events & Media Management, Applied Data Science Specialisation and Minor.

Host or join one on Discord

Our divisions

Pick Your Battleground

All teams

Meet the team

The People Behind It

BUas interns run the Guardians day to day.

Meet the full team

Timo Kroon

Event Manager

Samuel A. Vieira V.

Research Manager

Kristian Dimov

Social Media & Community Manager

Regina Dimova

General Manager

Latest from the Hive

News & Stories

NewsWelcome to the New Breda Guardians Hub

15 Sept 2026

Welcome to the New Breda Guardians Hub

A new home for the Guardians online, rosters, research, news and Hall of Fame, all in one place.

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NewsThe Research Coming Out of The Hive

11 Sept 2026

The Research Coming Out of The Hive

The Hive isn't just where we train, or relax, it's a working research environment. Here's what our students and partners have been studying.

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NewsGuardians Win the Benelux Clash Open Qualifier

24 May 2026

Guardians Win the Benelux Clash Open Qualifier

The CS2 squad went the distance to win the Benelux Clash Open #2 qualifier, sweeping Vindices, then edging domiNatus 2–1 in a three-map final, to book their spot at the LAN finals.

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Choose your path

Where Do You Fit?

01PlayerTry out for a roster or just show up to a play night and see where you land.Tryout Now 02PartnerReach thousands of students in Breda through our teams, events and broadcasts.Talk Partnerships 03CuriousMeet the interns behind the org and read how the Guardians came together.Meet The Team

Our Official Partners

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