Esports has been around since the 1990s but it wasn’t until the 2000s that it became popular. It has become very popular among younger generations within the age groups of 10 to 20 years to play these competitive games. Since it has become so popular, there have been many Esports organizations made for players to professionally compete.
What is Competitive Esports?
Esports is a form of competitive video gaming; it is a sport where teams of up to five players compete against other teams for a specific game. Esports teams also compete against at least twenty other teams in tournaments to win cash prizes. Games that teams compete in range from player versus player, to battle royal, first-person shooters, and team-oriented games.
Esports as an industry is worth over 1 billion dollars and is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. For many kids playing games is more than a hobby to them, it’s a way of life, many young adults dream of going into Competitive Esports as their future job. Esports is important for a lot of young adults because it gives them an outlet, a way to express who they are, and to live out their dreams as a Professional Competitive Esports player.
Competitive Leagues
Competitive Leagues were made for Esports players to compete against each other in their specific game. Certain leagues that were made were ALGS (Apex Legends Global Series), VCT (VALORANT Champions Tour), OWL (Overwatch League), and many more. These competitive leagues were made so teams worldwide could compete against each other in championship tournaments.
Fans from around the world can also come to these tournaments to not only represent but to cheer on their beloved teams. People will travel across the world to competitive tournaments to see their favorite teams compete in their respective leagues. Many Competitive Leagues have a Twitch channel for Live Streaming during live games for the people who couldn’t travel to the in-house event.
Each livestream for a Competitive Esports match gets over 30,000 views and sometimes even reaches over 100,000 views. Competitive Esports matches are becoming the most viewed streams on Twitch and are vastly growing to be the highest viewed streams ever. For fans who can make it to Competitive events, they will always bring fan signs with them and sit on the designated side for the team they will be watching.
Competitive Esports Teams
Esports teams have been created across the world for specific games. A North American team that has made it big in the Esports scene is TSM (Team SoloMid), they are multi-time ALGS Esports champions and have been competing in ALGS and the Esports scene since 2020. Created in 2011, TSM has become a famous team across North America for their performances in Battle Royal and MOBA games such as Apex Legends and League of Legends.
TSM is just one of many great Competitive Esports teams in the world, many great Esports teams are looking to make an impact in the world. Many competitive teams look up to TSM and some even see them as rivals. If you would like to read articles about games such as these go to Total Apex Gaming.
