"Not only with, obviously, this being a really important event for generating media interest and the spotlight, it can also help us land bigger events in the future because it demonstrates our capacity to host major sporting events. So it really showcases our city well and lines us up for landing bigger events down the road as well."

53 cities competed to host the 4 regional events. Cleveland joins Los Angeles in the West, Houston in the South and Syracuse in the East. The games will be played at Quicken Loans Arena.