eSport PP (Inglise keelne)
Nation
Video game developer's or professional
team's websites
In 2010, ESPN, Yahoo!, dedicated esports
coverage
Tournaments use commentators or casters,
live commentary
Casters, analyzers full-time job
ESL
Electronic Sports League
Founded in 2000
Based in Cologne, Germany
World's largest and oldest esports company
Organizes competitions world-wide
Games
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
Call of Duty
League of Legends
Dota 2
StarCraft II
Rocket League
Heroes of Storm
Hearthstone
Super Smash Bros
Tournaments
Physical events, live audience
Be part of a larger gathering or the
competition may be the entirety of the event
Several formats (Single or double elimination)
Total prize money can amount to millions a
year
Dota 2, awarded $86 million in prize money
Game developers provide prize money for
tournament competition directly
The International 2016
Dota 2 eSports chamionship
June - August
Valve Corporation, KeyArena in Seattle
Prize pool: $20,770,460