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class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Welcome to the world of eSports ...</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 1 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Though alien to many of us, competitive gaming is a worldwide phenomenon. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Though alien to many of us, competitive gaming is a worldwide phenomenon. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Though alien to many of us, competitive gaming is a worldwide phenomenon. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 2 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Top video-gamers are household names and many millions more tune in to watch bouts via online streaming network Twitch." data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Top video-gamers are household names and many millions more tune in to watch bouts via online streaming network Twitch." class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Top video-gamers are household names and many millions more tune in to watch bouts via online streaming network Twitch.</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 3 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="In Korea, a &quot;PC Bang&quot; -- where young gamers gather to play and &quot;train&quot; -- can be located on almost every block. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="In Korea, a &quot;PC Bang&quot; -- where young gamers gather to play and &quot;train&quot; -- can be located on almost every block. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151427-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">In Korea, a "PC Bang" -- where young gamers gather to play and "train" -- can be located on almost every block. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 4 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="The 2015 &quot;Call of Duty&quot; European Championships were held at London&#39;s Royal Opera House." data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="The 2015 &quot;Call of Duty&quot; European Championships were held at London&#39;s Royal Opera House." class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151453-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">The 2015 "Call of Duty" European Championships were held at London's Royal Opera House.</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 5 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Many fans dress up in outlandish costumes for eSports events. Some wear the replica shirts of their favorite team, just as in conventional sports. G2 Sports&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;founder Carlos &quot;ocelote&quot; Rodriguez tells CNN: &quot;Ten years from now, people will be wearing G2 eSports jerseys.&quot;" data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Many fans dress up in outlandish costumes for eSports events. Some wear the replica shirts of their favorite team, just as in conventional sports. G2 Sports&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;founder Carlos &quot;ocelote&quot; Rodriguez tells CNN: &quot;Ten years from now, people will be wearing G2 eSports jerseys.&quot;" class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151450-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Many fans dress up in outlandish costumes for eSports events. Some wear the replica shirts of their favorite team, just as in conventional sports. G2 Sports<em> </em>founder Carlos "ocelote" Rodriguez tells CNN: "Ten years from now, people will be wearing G2 eSports jerseys."</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 6 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="It&#39;s not just boys fueling eSports&#39; inexorable rise. In the U.S., 28% of so-called &quot;Esports enthusiasts&quot; -- players who watch multiple times per month -- are female. Here, members of an all-female computer gaming team, &quot;QWER,&quot; compete in the &quot;Ladies Battle&quot; League of Legends competition in Seoul in 2016. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="It&#39;s not just boys fueling eSports&#39; inexorable rise. In the U.S., 28% of so-called &quot;Esports enthusiasts&quot; -- players who watch multiple times per month -- are female. Here, members of an all-female computer gaming team, &quot;QWER,&quot; compete in the &quot;Ladies Battle&quot; League of Legends competition in Seoul in 2016. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2016-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">It's not just boys fueling eSports' inexorable rise. In the U.S., 28% of so-called "Esports enthusiasts" -- players who watch multiple times per month -- are female. Here, members of an all-female computer gaming team, "QWER," compete in the "Ladies Battle" League of Legends competition in Seoul in 2016. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 7 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Just over half of male enthusiasts are aged between 21-30 -- curiously enough, the ages a sportsman is at his peak. &quot;When I was a kid, I wanted to be a professional footballer player, that was my big goal in life,&quot; pro gamer Olof &quot;Olofmeister&quot; Kajbjer tells CNN.&lt;br /&gt;" data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Just over half of male enthusiasts are aged between 21-30 -- curiously enough, the ages a sportsman is at his peak. &quot;When I was a kid, I wanted to be a professional footballer player, that was my big goal in life,&quot; pro gamer Olof &quot;Olofmeister&quot; Kajbjer tells CNN.&lt;br /&gt;" class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151444-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Just over half of male enthusiasts are aged between 21-30 -- curiously enough, the ages a sportsman is at his peak. "When I was a kid, I wanted to be a professional footballer player, that was my big goal in life," pro gamer Olof "Olofmeister" Kajbjer tells CNN.<br/></span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 8 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="As computers become ever more prevalent, eSports becomes arguably the world&#39;s first intercontinental sport. A kid in the Maldives can initiate a game against a 40-year-old in the snow-capped Russian mountains in a matter of seconds. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="As computers become ever more prevalent, eSports becomes arguably the world&#39;s first intercontinental sport. A kid in the Maldives can initiate a game against a 40-year-old in the snow-capped Russian mountains in a matter of seconds. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151456-esports-global-audienc-growth-2015-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">As computers become ever more prevalent, eSports becomes arguably the world's first intercontinental sport. A kid in the Maldives can initiate a game against a 40-year-old in the snow-capped Russian mountains in a matter of seconds. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 9 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="And it&#39;s not just games like &quot;Counterstrike,&quot; &quot;Starcraft&quot; and &quot;League of Legends&quot; that are taking off. In a curious twist, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35488782/wolfsburg-sign-one-of-the-uks-best-fifa-players&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;professional football teams&lt;/a&gt; have begun signing pro FIFA gamers. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="And it&#39;s not just games like &quot;Counterstrike,&quot; &quot;Starcraft&quot; and &quot;League of Legends&quot; that are taking off. In a curious twist, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35488782/wolfsburg-sign-one-of-the-uks-best-fifa-players&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;professional football teams&lt;/a&gt; have begun signing pro FIFA gamers. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151433-esports-global-audienc-growth-2013-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">And it's not just games like "Counterstrike," "Starcraft" and "League of Legends" that are taking off. In a curious twist, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/35488782/wolfsburg-sign-one-of-the-uks-best-fifa-players" target="_blank">professional football teams</a> have begun signing pro FIFA gamers. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 10 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Tickets often sell out in a matter of minutes for eSport events. The chants of the gathered crowds are not dissimilar to those heard in football stadiums. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Tickets often sell out in a matter of minutes for eSport events. The chants of the gathered crowds are not dissimilar to those heard in football stadiums. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151448-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Tickets often sell out in a matter of minutes for eSport events. The chants of the gathered crowds are not dissimilar to those heard in football stadiums. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 11 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="But it&#39;s the online audience that&#39;s making the difference: this year&#39;s &quot;League of Legends&quot; championship drew nearly 30 million viewers, in line with the combined viewership of the 2014 MLB and NBA finals. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="But it&#39;s the online audience that&#39;s making the difference: this year&#39;s &quot;League of Legends&quot; championship drew nearly 30 million viewers, in line with the combined viewership of the 2014 MLB and NBA finals. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151441-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">But it's the online audience that's making the difference: this year's "League of Legends" championship drew nearly 30 million viewers, in line with the combined viewership of the 2014 MLB and NBA finals. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 12 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="&quot;When you look at the state of the video games today and how much more processing power they have now compared to when I was playing video games, it really makes a massive difference,&quot; Formula E&#39;s ex-F1 driver Bruno Senna tells CNN." data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="&quot;When you look at the state of the video games today and how much more processing power they have now compared to when I was playing video games, it really makes a massive difference,&quot; Formula E&#39;s ex-F1 driver Bruno Senna tells CNN." class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151436-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">"When you look at the state of the video games today and how much more processing power they have now compared to when I was playing video games, it really makes a massive difference," Formula E's ex-F1 driver Bruno Senna tells CNN.</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 13 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="Above, eSports players compete in a 2007 Seoul tournament. Fast forward a decade and one U.S. college -- Robert Morris University -- even gives scholarships to video game players, forming the nation&#39;s first varsity eSports squad. " data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="Above, eSports players compete in a 2007 Seoul tournament. Fast forward a decade and one U.S. college -- Robert Morris University -- even gives scholarships to video game players, forming the nation&#39;s first varsity eSports squad. " class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151430-esports-global-audienc-growth-2007-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">Above, eSports players compete in a 2007 Seoul tournament. Fast forward a decade and one U.S. college -- Robert Morris University -- even gives scholarships to video game players, forming the nation's first varsity eSports squad. </span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 14 of 15</div></div></div><div data-slidename="ESports: Global phenomenon of 148 million enthusiasts" data-analytics="_body_image"><div class="el__resize"><div class="el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper"><img class="media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format" alt="The game is changing. Are eSports here to stay? Have your say on&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/cnnsport/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; CNN Sport&#39;s Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;." data-src-mini="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-169.jpg" data-src-xsmall="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-medium-plus-169.jpg" data-src-small="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-large-169.jpg" data-src-medium="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-exlarge-169.jpg" data-src-large="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg" data-src-full16x9="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-full-169.jpg" data-src-mini1x1="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" data-eq-pts="mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP///////wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7" data-cut-format="16:9"><div class="img__preloader"></div><noscript><img alt="The game is changing. Are eSports here to stay? Have your say on&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/cnnsport/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; CNN Sport&#39;s Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;." class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151438-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-super-169.jpg"></noscript></div></div><div class="js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title"><div class="element-raw appearance-standard"><span class="el__storyelement__header"> Photos:</span> <span class="el__storyelement__gray">A revolution in video games</span></div></div><div class="media__caption el__gallery_image-title"><span class="media__caption-head">The sport of the future?</span> – <span class="el__storyelement__gray">The game is changing. Are eSports here to stay? Have your say on<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/https://www.facebook.com/cnnsport/" target="_blank"> CNN Sport's Facebook page</a>.</span></div><div class="el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide"><div class="js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption">Hide Caption</div><div class="el__gallery-photocount"> 15 of 15</div></div></div></div><div class="owl-carousel js-owl-filmstrip owl-filmstrip"><img class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160528085623-esports-tease-small-11.jpg" alt="esports tease"/><img class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151452-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" alt="esports global audienc growth 2014"/><img class="media__image" src="//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337im_/http://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/160519151447-esports-global-audienc-growth-2014-small-11.jpg" alt="esports global 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Free-to-play at first, a longer shelf-life meant developers could profit in the long run through in-game micro transactions. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">These were real-time strategy team-games and they could never be mastered; so a community grew around them with narratives formed and legends born. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">The next big turning point came with the launch of Twitch in 2011, a live streaming service that enabled anyone to share their own gaming experience with the masses. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">Tournaments now had a reliable, efficient and high definition distribution network, while teams and players had an opportunity to engage directly with their fans and build a brand. </div><div class="el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--instagram-aside"><script>var id = '//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'.replace(/\s+/g, '');!!document.getElementById(id) || (function makeEmbedScript(d, id) {var js,fjs;js = d.createElement('script');js.id = id;js.charset = 'utf-8';js.setAttribute('async', '');fjs = d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);js.src = '//web.archive.org/web/20180122075337/http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js';}(document, id));</script><div class="insembed el-embed-instagram el-embed-instagram--aside"><blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ELEAGUE starts tomorrow. 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An audience of millennials that would grow up with computer games and accept eSports as a part of our culture."</div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">It would seem that we're at that point now. Anyone who might have sneered at gamers playing in their parents' basement with the curtains drawn are now being forced into a major rethink.</div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">The numbers are incredible. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">The eSports industry has been experiencing double digit growth for several years and according to the research group Newzoo, it boasts a global community of 148 million enthusiasts. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">That number is projected to hit 215 million by 2019. Just one game -- "League of Legends" -- drew an audience of 36 million for its World Championship last year, that's more viewers than the NBA Finals. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">According to Newzoo, global revenue in the eSports industry rose from $194 million to $463 million in the same period -- a 239% increase -- and is expected to smash $1 billion by 2019. </div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">Even first-person shooter games like "Counter-Strike : Global Offensive" have boomed, despite the visceral depiction of brutal violence.</div><div class="zn-body__paragraph"><h3>Worldwide Scope</h3></div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">The excitement isn't just confined to Korea, where eSports is already ubiquitous. American broadcasters like ESPN and Turner are now presenting games to their television audiences.</div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">Players are making seven figure salaries and are celebrated like rock stars.</div><div class="zn-body__paragraph">Tournaments are played-out in arenas packed with tens of thousands of fans. 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