{"id":8880,"date":"2025-09-16T06:17:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.sze.hu\/en\/?p=8880"},"modified":"2025-09-16T06:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:17:15","slug":"success-in-chicago-sze-simulator-team-shines-at-prestigious-international-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.sze.hu\/en\/success-in-chicago-sze-simulator-team-shines-at-prestigious-international-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Success in Chicago: SZE Simulator Team Shines at Prestigious International Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Created: 2025.09.15. 10:52<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s simulator racing team earned gold, silver and bronze medals at the international competition held during the Sim Gaming Expo in Chicago. In the finals of the U.S.-based Challenge Series, competitors D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h, D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th and M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga showcased the strength of the Gy\u0151r institution\u2019s talent development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the beginning of 2025, Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s first professional simulator team within its e-sports division has been competing both nationally and internationally. Among other achievements, they have already demonstrated their skills in the virtual version of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.sze.hu\/success-on-the-global-stage-hungary-s-first-pro-sim-racing-team-forms-at-sze?ckw=ZGF5dG9uYQ==\">24 Hours of Daytona<\/a>, and at one of the world\u2019s largest sim-racing events, the virtual version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team from Gy\u0151r recently achieved another significant success: between 5 and 7 September, they took part in the Challenge Series LAN finals at the Sim Gaming Expo in Chicago. The event attracted nearly ten thousand visitors and featured several renowned racing drivers, including IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan representing McLaren. The competition also brought together many well-known figures from the world of virtual motorsport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was about more than racing: the world\u2019s leading simulator manufacturers \u2013 including Simucube, Heusinkveld, Gomez Sim Industries, Corsair, Cube Controls and Simagic \u2013 showcased their latest innovations. Over three days, the event served as a world-class e-sports championship, a technology exhibition, and a community meeting point for enthusiasts in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international contest was held on fifteen professional simulators at the central venue, with the battles of the thirty finalists displayed on a giant screen for an audience of several hundred. Thanks to their performance in the earlier qualifying rounds, three drivers from Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University \u2013 D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h, D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th and Gy\u0151r-born M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga \u2013 qualified among the best from over a thousand competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the finals of the Challenge Series, D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h proved to be the best, winning a prize worth USD 6,000 \u2013 around HUF 2 million. His teammate, D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th, secured second place, bringing home prizes worth USD 1,700 \u2013 approximately HUF 570,000. In the same competition, M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga finished in fourth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/admissions.sze.hu\/images\/News\/2025_09\/Simracing%20Chicago\/K%C3%A9p%20(7).jpg\" alt=\"M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga, D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h and D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th represented Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s simulator team with excellent results in the United States.\" title=\"M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga, D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h and D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th represented Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s simulator team with excellent results in the United States.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga, D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h and D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th represented Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s simulator team with excellent results in the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Time Attack challenges at the Expo, which focused on speed, also brought Hungarian success: out of more than five hundred participants, D\u00e1vid T\u00f3th came first while M\u00e1t\u00e9 Varga finished third. Overall, the Sz\u00e9chenyi University team\u2019s competitors closed the weekend with two gold medals, one silver, one bronze, and one fourth-place finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe are very proud of the team members, who have once again shown that they are capable of delivering outstanding performances at the highest international level,\u201d said Zsolt Nagy, staff member of Sz\u00e9chenyi University\u2019s Digital Development Centre and Head of the e-sports division\u2019s simulator team. He added that supporting secondary school competitors is especially important for the institution, as nurturing young talent also serves career orientation goals. \u201cThese successes clearly demonstrate that the support and infrastructure provided by the University can create the ideal environment for achieving world-class results, as well as for harmonising studies with competitive sports,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;he emphasised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LAN tournament winner D\u00e1niel Ol\u00e1h revealed that he was able to control the race from the very beginning, maintained an excellent pace, and happily returned home with his first place. His teammates also expressed their satisfaction, highlighting the support of the institution. They said they were grateful for the opportunity to take part in such a unique event, which gave them further motivation to pursue their careers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Created: 2025.09.15. 10:52 Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University\u2019s simulator racing team earned gold, silver and bronze medals at the international competition held during the Sim Gaming Expo in Chicago. 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