Meet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs

After one of the team members applied for a corporate job at Weigel’s—a local convenience store chain with about 90 locations ...
The Verge

Excel’s esports revolution is coming back to ESPN this week

Can the next big thing in gaming be... spreadsheets? It might be more plausible than you think. Can the next big thing in gaming be... spreadsheets? It might be more plausible than you think. is ...
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Spreadsheet Masters: UT wins international Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee is bringing home the gold after finding victory in an international esports matchup between schools that pitted teams of students against each other to ...
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Students “excel” at Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge Regional Competition

On Sunday, April 6, the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge (MECC) Regional Competition was hosted at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Organized by MECC ...
Hosted on MSN

'It's the golden age of spreadsheet geekery'

"Who doesn't want to be the spreadsheet champion?" That is what the co-founders of the UK Microsoft Excel chapter said when explaining how the everyday computer programme Microsoft Excel became a ...
The Escapist

Gamifying everyday life – existence is just one big pivot table now

From competitive spreadsheeting to office-skill tournaments, everyday tasks are being gamified. Is this playful innovation, cultural burnout — or both? The SUM of all parts So, can you gamify anything ...