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Esports was introduced as one of the main medal events in the Southeast Asian Games during the 2019 edition held in the Philippines. [1] Since 2019, Esports has become one of the main events during the biennial event due to the level of competition between opposing teams and the selection of games during the main event. [2]
Esports was a medal event at the regional games which featured mostly traditional sports. Labeling competitive video games as a sport is a controversial topic. [78] [79] [80] Proponents [81] argue that esports are a fast-growing "non-traditional sport" which requires "careful planning, precise timing, and skillful execution". [82]
In summer 2020, GAM Esports once again finished first in the regular season, securing 12 wins and 2 losses. During playoffs, GAM Esports lost against Team Flash twice to place second in the event. Despite securing a spot at the 2020 World Championship, GAM Esports and Team Flash could not attend the event due to the pandemic. [11]
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019.
There have been several commercial attempts to bring televised professional StarCraft matches to audiences outside South Korea.GOM TV hired Nick "Tasteless" Plott, an American who previously cast StarCraft at the WCG and other international events, to provide English commentary for the 2008 GOM TV Star Invitational and the 2008 Averatec-Intel Classic tournaments.
Team Liquid – Website focusing on Team Liquid esports team coverage. Liquipedia – Is a volunteer-run wiki covering various esports, beginning with Starcraft: Brood War and currently covering more than 57 esports titles. [28] In 2023 Liquipedia started to branch into covering traditional sports with their Formula 1 wiki. [29]
The International 2023 (commonly referred to as TI 2023 or TI 12) was the concluding tournament of the multiplayer online battle arena game Dota 2.The International is the concluding international tournament of the Dota Pro Circuit in different regions.
A year later, prize pools continued to grow reaching over US$60 million, 40% of the year's total esports prize pools. [92] [93] 2018 League of Legends World Championship had the biggest prize pool out of all League of Legends esports championship finals, awarding almost $6.5 million. [94] [95] MOBAs are some of the most watched games in the ...