Chapter 1
Arcades and early tournaments
Chapter 2
How South Korea built esports
Chapter 3
The streaming revolution and global arenas
Chapter 4
The billion-dollar ecosystem and future
YOUR GOAL
Master of The rise of esports
Ch 3 · The streaming revolution and global arenas
diegoplays Esports
Are you ready for the show? (Oh-oh!) A global gaming flow! (Yeah!) Six hundred million strong, Esports is where we all belong!
diegoplays Valve's Dota 2 tournament shattered records by letting fans fund the multi-million dollar prize pool.
diegoplays Riot Games transformed esports into a spectator sport by selling out iconic global arenas.
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diegoplays Match streams to stadiums to understand esports' billion-dollar journey.
Fun Fact
Crowdfunded millions: The 2021 Dota 2 tournament, The International, offered a record $40 million prize pool, funded almost entirely by fan purchases of in-game items.
Glossary
livestreaming (noun)
The transmission of live video and audio coverage of an event over the internet. The 2011 launch of Twitch revolutionized competitive gaming by broadcasting international tournaments to millions of remote fans.
The transmission of live video and audio coverage of an event over the internet. The 2011 launch of Twitch revolutionized competitive gaming by broadcasting international tournaments to millions of remote fans.
Quiz
Evo, the massive fighting game tournament, originally began in 1996 under what name?
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Which live streaming platform, launched in 2011, revolutionized how global audiences watch esports?
Quiz
In what year did the League of Legends World Championship first sell out the Staples Center in Los Angeles?
Quiz
Which massive stadium in Beijing hosted the 2017 League of Legends World Championship finals?
Quiz
What record-breaking amount did the crowdfunded prize pool for Dota 2's The International reach in 2021?
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What in-game purchase system did Valve introduce to crowdfund prize pools for Dota 2?
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Which Las Vegas tournament is famous for its open-bracket format in the fighting game community?