Top Esports Tournaments & Leagues
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What are the top esports tournaments in the world? How many people are participating? Who are the organizers? In this section of the book, there is an outline of the top professional tournaments, along with a review of the organizations helping to create leagues at the high school and college levels.
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- 1. Esports in Education Course Top Esports tournaments
- 2. The components of most Esports systems include: ●A game that is capable of being played over the internet or a connected system of multiple computers. ●A multiplayer game that requires skill to master. ●A game server that hosts the game and manages the simultaneous connections between multiple players. ●A high-speed internet connection or local area network to connect everyone in real-time. WHAT IS ESPORTS? ESPORTS club
- 3. ESPORTS WHAT IS DRIVING THE ESPORTS PHENOMENON? Competition is the driving motivation for athletes of most sports. Competition pushes players to work on skills essential to winning. This passion to be the best in Esports has proven to draw large audiences of fans to the sport.
- 4. AN INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES Advanced Video Games/Hardware Internet Speed Live Streaming Multiplayer Video Games ESPORTS
- 5. Spectators Competition Tournaments AN INTERSECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES ESPORTS club
- 6. In Although there are many types of games included under the umbrella of Esports, each one can be classified under a specific category based on the type of gameplay. The same way combat sports are classified based on disciplines, Esports are categorized by the form of play within the game (“What Are The Game Types?,” n.d.). Esports are divided into the following categories: TYPES OF ESPORTS ESPORTS club • Player vs. Player (PvP) Games • First-Person Shooter (FPS) Games • Real-time Strategy (RTS) Games • Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) Games • Sport Sims
- 7. PLAYER VS. PLAYER (PVP) GAMES Examples : • Super Smash Bros by Nintendo: ▪ Mortal Kombat: ESPORTS club
- 8. ESPORTS FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER (FPS) GAMES Examples : • Call of Duty ▪ Over watch ▪ Counter-Strike ESPORTS club
- 9. REAL-TIME STRATEGY (RTS) GAMES Examples : • Civilization Series • XCOM 2 ESPORTS club
- 10. ESPORTS MULTIPLAYER ONLINE BATTLE ARENA (MOBA) GAMES Examples : • Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA2) ▪ League of Legends (LoL)
- 11. SPORT SIMS Examples : • FIFA Series, NBA2K, Madden NFL, as well as various forms of car racing games. • NBA2K launched a very successful league in 2017 and now has 21 active teams. ESPORTS club
- 19. 19BEGINNING2018.BUSINESS BEGINNING. CAPCOM CUP (USA) The final event of the Capcom Pro Tour is a series of fighting game tournaments organized by Capcom. ESPORTS club
- 21. ASIA ESPORTS
- 22. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS CHAMPIONS KOREA ESPORTS
- 23. GLOBAL STARCRAFT II LEAGUE (SOUTH KOREA) LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PRO LEAGUE (CHINA) ESPORTS
- 25. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS INDIA CHAMPIONS CUP ESPORTS
- 26. EUROPE ESPORTS
- 28. PROFESSIONAL ESPORTS LEAGUES AND CONFERENCES ESPORTS
- 29. ESPORT S club THE OVERWATCH LEAGUE (OWL) OWL is the official league for the first-person shooter game Overwatch by Blizzard-Activision. It holds the record for the highest number of hours viewed by any Esports league.
- 30. ESPORTS club LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP This is the concluding event for the year-long season of League of Legends. The event lasts for a full month and the prize pools are expected to grow to over 2 million USD as the competition progresses.
- 31. CALL OF DUTY WORLD LEAGUE ESPORTS club This tournament is organized by Activision and Treyarch. In 2019, they hosted the seventh edition of the annual Call of Duty Championship. It is held in Los Angeles, California with thirty-two teams in attendance.
- 32. MAJOR ESPORTS EVENTS & CONFERENCES (USA) ESPORTS
- 33. PAX ESPORTS club PAX is an organization that puts together a series of conferences for independent creators and vendors of games, as well as gamers. The events include appearances by top influencers on YouTube and Twitch. ESPORTS club
- 34. DESIGN, INNOVATE, COMMUNICATE, ENTERTAIN (D.I.C.E.) SUMMIT This is a high-level conference for creatives in the gaming industry. ESPORTS
- 35. GDC CONFERENCE Over 20,000 gaming industry professionals gather each year at the GDC conference. Attendees include designers, and developers, as well as graphics and audio professionals. This conference is designed to provide education, networking, and inspiration. ESPORTS
- 36. ESPORTS GAME CONNECTION AMERICA An international platform where Esports business executives can find new markets, make deals, and network.
- 37. A festival for gamers, where enthusiasts can get an insider view into unreleased versions of games and a sense of the direction in which the gaming industry is headed. PAX EAST For a full list of Esports industry events around the world, please check this list by GamesIndustry.Biz. ESPORTS club
- 38. There is a common misconception from the public that the Esports industry can only provide jobs to the top video gamers in the world. The Esports industry can be compared to football or baseball in the way that each league provides thousands of well-paying jobs outside of the players themselves. The Esports industry has now grown to include everything you can expect from traditional sports and much more. FUTURE OF ESPORTS AND EDUCATION ESPORTS