How One
Video Game Became a
Million-Dollar Professional Sport
Last October, the Staples Center was filled with hundreds of thousands of passionate fans, though **t the type you would expect in the storied sports arena
The fans that sold-out the stadium in an hour weren't there to watch
Game 7 of the NBA Finals. They were there to watch
Professional gamers compete on the international stage at the World Championships of the
Video Game League of Legends — one of the largest and
most watched eSports tournaments in history.
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Since then,
League of Legends eSports (the term for
Professional gaming) has continued to grow in popularity, but, more importantly, in legitimacy. As Riot Games'
Professional league — the
League Championship ****** (LCS) — enters the second half of its second season, it's all beginning to look more and more like traditional sports
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