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The Rise of Esports: Transforming the Future of Competitive Gaming

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SportsTechX · Friday, September 20th, 2024

Part II of our two part up close look at Esports on the back of the recent Esports World Cup (EWC) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Here's Part I from last week, in case you missed it. Esports is big business, rivaling the traditional sporting realm in both its audience size and financial stakes. For context, according to Statista in 2022 boasted an audience of 530 million viewers. According to some estimates, that is bigger than a lot of sports, including Baseball, Golf and American Football. Importantly, Esports audiences tend to be much, much younger. While there are significant challenges...

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