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Esports

Esports (/ˈiːspɔːrts/ ⓘ), 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, played individually or as teams.

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Contact
No
Country or region
Worldwide
First played
1972; Stanford University, California, US
Highest governing body
International Esports Federation · Global Esports Federation
Mixed-sex
Yes
Team members
Team or individuals

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Overview

History

Classification as a sport

Games

Video game design

Players and teams

Leagues and tournaments

Criticisms and legal problems

Media coverage

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Esports

Nodes494
Edges493
Triples692
Avg. degree2
Density0.004049
Components1

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Esports

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related to Performance-enhancing drugs · 45
Esports → According, Accordingly, Action, Adam, Adderall, Although, Although International, Bjoern Franzen, Call, Cloud9, Conversely, Counter-Strike, Duty, Electronic Sports League, ESEA League, ESL One Katowice, Friesen, Global Offensive, IeSF, In
related to Olympic Games recognition · 44
Esports → Andy Stout, Another, Bach, Blizzard Entertainment's Mike Morhaime, Competitive, Dario, Due, Epic Games' Mark Rein, FIFA, GAISF, Geguri, Global Association, If, In July, Intel, International Olympic Committee, International Sports Federations, IOC, Jacob, Jake
related to General players and teams · 43
Esports → Associations, Beşiktaş, British Esports Federation, Cloud9, Echo Fox, Evolution Championship Series, FaZe Clan, FC Schalke, Fenerbahçe, Fnatic, France, G2 Esports, Galatasaray, Germany, Greece, Hearthstone, IESF, In, International Esports Federation, Jeremy Lin's
related to Global tournaments (2000–present) · 37
Esports → Asian, Babe Ruth's, Being, Century Professional Game Association, Chun-Li, Culture, Daigo Parry, Daigo Umehara, During, Evo, Evo Moment, Evolution Championship Series, Ice, Instrumental, Internet, It, Justin Wong, Ken Masters, Komany-style, Korean
related to University and school leagues · 34
Esports → America, American, Another, As, British Esports Student Champs, British Universities Esports Championship, China, Collegiate, Collegiate Esports, Durham, Esports League, For, GGTech Entertainment, In, Ireland, Most, National Association, National Student Esports, NES Esports University, NSE
related to Ethical issues · 33
Esports → Aleksey, Azubu Frost, Berezin, Brood War, Christian, DeMusliM, Dota, Evil Geniuses, Feast, Fields, For, Greg, Idra, IEM StarCraft II, In, IWillDominate, League, Legends, Many, Mithy
related to Gambling · 32
Esports → Amateur Sports Protection Act, Americans, Court, Federal Wire Act, First Blood, For, Gambling, Heisman Trophy, However, In, June, League, Legend, May, Most, Murphy, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Nevada, New Jersey, NFL
related to Growth and online video games (1990–1999) · 31
Esports → Australia, Blockbuster Video, California, Canada, Capcom, Chile, Citizens, EVO, Evolution Championship Series, GamePro, Games, Large, Marvel, Mike Iarossi, NBA Jam, Nintendo, Nintendo PowerFest, Nintendo World Championships, Previously, San Diego
related to history · 30
Esports → According, All Japan TV Game, American, Bruce Baumgart, Championships, Contemporary, Gremlin Girls, Gremlin Industries, Hustle, In, Intergalactic, Japan, Japanese, Lynn Reid, Maas, October, Prizes, Robert, Rolling Stone, Sabrina Osment
related to Television · 29
Esports → Additionally, American, August, Berkeley, Blizzard, California, Dorm, DreamHack's Tomas Hermansson, Especially, ESPN2, ESPN3, Heroes, However, In, MBCGame, On, Ongamenet, Riot Games' Dustin Beck, South Korea, Storm

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EsportsContactNo1.00infobox
EsportsCountry or regionWorldwide1.00infobox
EsportsFirst played1972; Stanford University, California, US1.00infobox
EsportsHighest governing bodyInternational Esports Federation1.00infobox
EsportsHighest governing bodyGlobal Esports Federation1.00infobox
EsportsMixed-sexYes1.00infobox
EsportsTeam membersTeam or individuals1.00infobox
the Guinness Book of World Recordsinstance ofThe organization went on to help promote video games and publicize its records through publications0.80text
and in 1983 it created the U.Sinstance ofThe organization went on to help promote video games and publicize its records through publications0.80text
Street Fighterinstance ofThe popularity of fighting games0.80text
Marvel vsinstance ofThe popularity of fighting games0.80text
Babe Ruth's called shotinstance ofit has been compared to sports moments0.80text

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