Breda Guardians

BREDA ESPORTS · EST. 2015

We Are
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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What we do

Five Things, Done Properly

01

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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02

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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03

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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04

EDUCATION

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

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05

Gatherings

Guardians Gatherings bring the whole community together — seasonal meetups, watch parties and social nights beyond the regular weekly play sessions.

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Meet the team

The People Behind It

BUas interns run the Guardians day to day.

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Daan Verhoeven, Event Manager at Breda Guardians

Daan Verhoeven

Event Manager

Sanne van den Berg, Content Marketing Manager at Breda Guardians

Sanne van den Berg

Content Marketing Manager

Milan de Jong, Overall Manager at Breda Guardians

Milan de Jong

Overall Manager

Lieke Janssen, Research Intern at Breda Guardians

Lieke Janssen

Research Intern

Latest from the Hive

News & Stories

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10 Oct 2026

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3 Oct 2026

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Guardians Valorant roster takes the BUas Cup
28 Aug 2026

Guardians Valorant roster takes the BUas Cup

Our Valorant main roster closed out the BUas Cup with a 3-1 grand final win in front of a packed Hive.

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The Hive gets a hardware upgrade
12 Aug 2026

The Hive gets a hardware upgrade

Twelve new stations, 240Hz panels and a dedicated broadcast desk landed at the Hive this summer.

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Open tryouts for the new season are live
30 Jul 2026

Open tryouts for the new season are live

Four rosters, one week of tryouts. Sign-ups are open to every BUas student.

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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.02PartnerReach thousands of students in Breda through our teams, events and broadcasts.03CuriousMeet the interns behind the org and read how the Guardians came together.

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