E-SPORTTHE SPORT OF THE DIGITAL GENERATION

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E-Sports•Known as eSports, competitive gaming or electronic sports.

•A term for organized video games competitions between professional players.

•The most common video game genres.

•Tournaments held all over the world.•Provide both live broadcasts of the competition and cash prizes to competitors.

ESPORTS IS GAMING ON A COMPETITIVE SPORTS LEVEL

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These players are PROFESSIONAL

THEY ARE DEDICATED… AND TRAIN HARD

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•Practice

•Fitness

•Effort

THEY LIVE A RIGOROUS, ON-THE-GO LIFESTYLE•Living arrangements

•Travel

•Community

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THE GAMES

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•Multiplayer online battle arena

•Real-time strategy games

•First person shooter games

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHOWATCH COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMING AS A SPECTATOR SPORT.

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• An explosive trend of millions of fans around the world.

•Watch games online through streaming platforms.

•Fans enjoy the esports experience in venues and arenas

Source: Sizing & Proiling eSports’ Popularity | NEWZOO Market Research April 2014

THE POPULARITY OF ESPORTS IS FUELED BY THE GROWTH OF ONLINE STREAMING CHANNELS

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TWITCHAllowing them to broadcast, watch, and chat from

everywhere they play.

MLGMajor League Gaming is the #1 online broadcast

network for professional competitive gaming.

YOUTUBEGaming on YouTube ranges from casual to

competitive.

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THEY HAVE PAID SPONSORSHIPS, FAN CLUBS,

AND SOMETIMES EVEN GROUPES.

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