Esports is the umbrella term for organized, competitive computer gaming, usually between professionals. Competitive computer gaming has been around since the days of Pong in the 1970s. As with traditional sports, Esports consists of many different games. But those games don’t necessarily mimic traditional sports. For example, in Aspen the game of choice is Counter-Strike, a first-person shooter in which you choose to be either a terrorist or a counter-terrorist.
According to ESPN’s president even though it has the word sports in the title is it not considered as a sport. The president say playing professional League of Legends and Dota 2 isn’t the same as playing professional football or basketball. The ESPN considers it as a competition like chess and checkers. Even though last year the United States Government recognized League of Legends players as professional athletes.
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