In 2015, the League of Legends Worlds championship tournament accumulated about 36 million unique viewers. A number that far exceeds the 14.7 million that watched the 2015 World Series and also beat out this past NBA Finals Game 7 which was announced as the most watched NBA game on ABC. Perhaps with these statistics in mind, Yahoo! Inc. […]
ESports have become more profitable than ever before, and now a new governing body has been formed, World Esports Association (WESA), to help promote standardization, as well as representing the players. The world of eSports has gained a lot of mainstream attention recently as huge sports outlets have begun to back it financially. As we have covered here […]
This past weekend, Mark Cuban took on the CEO of Intel Brian Krzanich in a charity game of popular eSport “League of Legends.” The two businessmen handpicked a team of four other players, who were all professionals, and Cuban’s team eventually won the match. The event was organized by the Electronic Sports League (ESL) in […]
The technological advancements occurring everyday make it hard for companies and sports leagues to monitor the precautions that are accompanied with eSports. At the Leaders Conference in London’s Stamford Bridge stadium, ESL announced a partnership with SportRadar to tackle the challenges that accompany regulating eSports. SportRadar is a sports data service provider. The company provides cutting-edge […]
A week ago, news broke that performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) were being widely used in the burgeoning world of eSports. In a video interview with Mohan Govindasamy, “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” player Kory “Semphis” Friesen proclaimed that he used Adderall at a recent tournament, along with many other players. “I don’t even care—we were all on Adderall,” […]
