In a week instead of the 31ste edition of the Ecricome Challenge. For the first time, it is a five-school challenge, since Montpellier Business School (MBS) is entering the competition. We tell you everything about the 2023 edition which will take place on the weekend of April 8, 2023.
For more than 30 years, the Ecricome Challenge has brought together the best teams from all the schools in the competition… ECRICOME, you understood it. It is one of the largest student sporting events in France, with nearly 2,500 students coming together each year over the Easter weekend. This year, the Ecricome Challenge will take place from April 7 to 10, 2023, in Rennes.
The 2023 edition of the Ecricome Challenge
In 2023, teams from seven campuses will compete to win one of the three Ecricome Challenge trophies. You will find members of EM Strasbourg, KEDGE Bordeaux, KEDGE Marseille, MBS, NEOMA Reims, NEOMA Rouen and Rennes School of Business, which is also the host school of the event this year.
The Ecricome Challenge teams will compete in eight sports: football, rugby, basketball, volleyball, handball, cheerleading, tennis and athletics. The key? One of three trophies: the sports trophy, which rewards the school which has obtained the best results in all sporting disciplines. The fair play trophy is awarded to the delegation that most respects its opponents. Finally, the atmosphere trophy is awarded to the school which creates the most atmosphere during the event.
To find out more about the event: go to the Ecricome Challenge website!
The 2022 winners of the Ecricome Challenge
In 2022, it was NEOMA Reims which topped the ranking and won 11 of the 14 sporting events, and therefore won the sporting trophy. The NEOMA Rouen delegation received the atmosphere trophy during the Ecricome Challenge last year. Concerning the fair play trophy, it was awarded to EM Strasbourg.
Here is the list of sporting victories by delegation:
- NEOMA Reims: Men’s football, women’s football, women’s rugby, men’s basketball, men’s handball, women’s handball, women’s volleyball, athletics, tennis, cheerleading show (talent show)
- NEOMA Rouen: Women’s basketball, atmosphere trophy
- KEDGE Bordeaux: Men’s rugby,
- KEDGE Marseille: Men’s volleyball
- EM Strasbourg: Fair Play Trophy
