Electronic sports | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:46 1 History
00:03:55 1.1 Early history (1972–1989)
00:06:16 1.2 Online video games (1990–1999)
00:08:11 1.3 Global tournaments (2000–present)
00:14:43 1.3.1 Professional leagues
00:16:38 2 Classification as a sport
00:19:40 2.1 Olympic Games recognition
00:24:14 3 Games
00:25:24 4 Video game design
00:26:01 4.1 Spectator mode
00:27:02 4.2 Online
00:28:24 4.3 Local area network
00:29:37 5 Tournaments
00:32:51 6 Training
00:33:58 7 Teams and associations
00:35:39 8 Ethics and legal problems
00:38:50 8.1 Performance-enhancing drugs
00:41:16 8.2 Player exploitation
00:42:39 8.3 Economics
00:44:21 8.4 Gambling
00:46:31 8.5 Data analytics and machine learning
00:47:40 8.6 Game cancellations
00:48:21 9 Media coverage
00:48:30 9.1 News reporting
00:49:51 9.2 Internet live streaming
00:52:10 9.3 Television
00:56:23 10 See also
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Esports (also known as electronic sports, e-sports, or eSports) is a form of competition using video games. Most commonly, esports takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players and teams. Although organized online and offline competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing toward a professional esports subculture.
The most common video game genres associated with esports are real-time strategy (RTS), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). Popular games for esports include League of Legends, Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Fortnite Battle Royale, and StarCraft II. Tournaments such as the League of Legends World Championship, Dota 2's The International, the fighting games-specific Evolution Championship Series, and the Intel Extreme Masters provide live broadcasts of the competition and prize money to competitors. Many competitions use a series of promotion and relegation play with sponsored teams, such as the League of Legends World Championship, but more recently, competitions structured similar to American professional sports, with salaried players and regular season and play-off series, have emerged, such as the Overwatch League. The legitimacy of esports as a sports competition remains in question; however, esports has been featured alongside traditional sports in multinational events, and the International Olympic Committee has explored incorporating them into future Olympic events.
By 2019, it is estimated that 427 million people worldwide will be watching some form of esports. The increasing availability of online streaming media platforms, particularly Panda.tv, YouTube and Twitch.tv, has become central to the growth and promotion of esports competitions. Demographically, Major League Gaming has reported viewership that is approximately 85% male and 15% female, with a majority of viewers between the ages of 18 and 34. Despite this, several female personalities within esports are hopeful about the increasing presence of female gamers. South Korea has several established esports organizations, which have licensed pro gamers since the year 2000. Recognition of esports competitions outside of South Korea has come somewhat slower. Along with South Korea, most competitions take place in Europe, North America and China. Despite its large video game market, esports in Japan is relatively underdeveloped, and this has been attributed largely to its broad anti-gambling laws which prohibit paid professional gaming tournaments.The global esports market generated US$325 million of revenue in ...