Centre College Esports Spring 2023 Highlight Reel
A collegiate highlight reel of all the best moments from the matches played by all of Centre College Esports's Teams in Overwatch 2, Valorant, Rocket League, and League of Legends. Clips used in this video are taken from the VODs and clips featured on the Centre College Esports YouTube and Twitch channels. If you are at all interested in the collegiate esports or in Centre College's Esports athletics program, please feel free to check out our other social media which can be found below!
Edited by - Galvanijo (Joseph Matthews '24)
Music used (in order)
Mirage Saloon Zone Act 2 (Rogues Gallery) - Sonic Mania
Electric Fountain - Tekken 6
Friday Night - Yakuza 0
Check out more on Centre Esports' social media pages!
Twitch - / centre_esports
Twitter - / centrecesports
Instagram - / centre_esports
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams.
Multiplayer competitions were long a part of video game culture, but were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when the advent of online streaming media platforms, particularly YouTube and Twitch, enabled a surge in participation by professional gamers and spectators. By the 2010s, esports was a major part of the video game industry, with many game developers designing for and funding for tournaments and other events.
Esports first became popular in Asia, particularly in China and South Korea (which first licensed professional players since 2000) but less so in Japan, whose broad anti-gambling laws which prohibit professional gaming tournaments. Esports are also popular in Europe and the Americas, which host regional and international events.
The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. Popular esports franchises include League of Legends, Dota, Counter-Strike, Valorant, Overwatch, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. and StarCraft. Among the most popular tournaments are the League of Legends World Championship, Dota 2's International, the fighting game-specific Evolution Championship Series (EVO) and Intel Extreme Masters. Many other competitions use a series of league play with sponsored teams, such as the Overwatch League. Although the legitimacy of esports as a true sporting competition remains in question, they have been featured alongside traditional sports in some multinational events in Asia. The International Olympic Committee has discussed their inclusion in future Olympic events.
In the early 2010s, viewership was about 85% male and 15% female, with most viewers between the ages of 18 and 34. By the late 2010s, it was estimated that by 2020, the total audience of esports would grow to 454 million viewers, with revenue increasing to more than US$1 billion, with China accounting for 35% of the global esports revenue.