What is e-sports?
What is esports?
In recent years, esports has become increasingly popular, but many still wonder, «what is esports?»
In short, esports is team and individual competitions in video games. Among the most popular esports disciplines are:
- 3D shooters, simulating battles between teams of players with modern or futuristic weapons;
- sports simulation games (such as the FIFA series);
- real-time strategy games (StarCraft);
- team-based role-playing games with tactical and strategic elements (League of Legends, Dota 2).
Esports around the world
Russia was the first country in the world to officially recognize esports as a sport in 2001. However, officials later revoked this decision due to insufficient development of esports in the regions. The reinstatement was gradual. In June 2016, the Ministry of Sports restored official status to esports. Esports is recognized in the world by countries such as China, South Korea, Malaysia, the USA, Ukraine, and others. Asians are developing esports with great enthusiasm. For instance, China even has a government program for the development of esports. Koreans have recognized esports as a second-tier Olympic discipline, equating it to chess and checkers.
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How to make money from esports?
Since virtual entertainment has been recognized as an official sport alongside other disciplines, it is logical that various bets are accepted on it in bookmakers. Major matches of large tournaments are watched by millions of people. For example, the final match of the League of Legends 2016 World Championship was broadcasted on ESPN and watched by 36 million viewers. Tournaments are increasingly being held in sports stadiums, attracting tens of thousands of spectators.
You can place bets in bookmakers on various events. Here are some of the most popular options:
- victory of one of the participants in a specific match or tournament;
- totals on maps or kills;
- handicaps on specific participants;
- first blood;
- unique bets like killing Roshan in Dota;
- individual player performance;
- many other types of bets!
How to place bets?
The procedure is very simple. Just choose the event of interest and click on a specific odds. Today, there are a huge number of live bets that are very popular among bettors. You can follow events and place bets simultaneously.
With excellent skills in this area, you can win substantial amounts of money!