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Esports and Minecraft Education Edition

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Teachers and pupils, find out about Minecraft: Education Edition esport competitions.

You can design, create, build, and code your own game experiences inside 15 different Minecraft worlds. Compete on your own or as part of a team.

There are 3 different types of Minecraft: Education Edition esport competitions:

1. Make and Model

In Make and Model esports work in teams of 2 and battle it out against the clock to design and build an object.

Take part in build battles inside arenas that can be exported to 3D printers.

Your class can then vote on their favourite build.

At the end of the build, if your school has access to a 3D printer, print out the designs at the end of the battle.

Choose from 6 worlds in Make and Model:

  • Pirate Cove - set on a pirate ship docked on an island
  • Busy Bees - set in a garden
  • Gold Rush - set in a gold rush town
  • 3D Print - set in a giant space filled with 3D printers
  • Space Race - set on a moon
  • Splat Racer - set on a fantasy race track
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2. Code 2 Create

Get involved in build battles where teams compete by coding their builds.

Code 2 Create is a series of Minecraft esports worlds that adds a coding twist to classic build battles, requiring teams to use only block-based coding, JavaScript, or Python to build.

Choose from 7 worlds in Code 2 Create series:

  • 3D Print
  • Binary Builders
  • Busy Bees
  • Gold Rush
  • Lost Library
  • Pirate Cove
  • Splat Racer
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3. Creative Clash

Compete and work together on games that involve strategy and exploration.

In Creative Clash take on team-based roles and work together to win in a series of Minecraft esports worlds with challenging multi-player games.

Choose between 2 Creative Clash worlds:

  • Busy Bees - compete to collect nectar and pollinate the garden
  • Speed Run - compete to find hidden treasure on a remote island
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Gain skills from Minecraft: Education Edition esports

Get a range of skills from taking part in Minecraft: Education Edition esports including:

  • Teamwork
  • Creativity
  • IT skills
  • Strategy

Find out more about the Minecraft Esport Academy Wales and the Wales League on Hwb.

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