Chapter 1
Arcades and early tournaments
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Chapter 2
How South Korea built esports
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Chapter 3
The streaming revolution and global arenas
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Chapter 4
The billion-dollar ecosystem and future
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Ch 2 · How South Korea built esports
diegoplays How South Korea built esports
Korea, the esports dream, Built a whole new scene! StarCraft on the screen!
Fun Fact
APM speed: Professional StarCraft players often perform over 300 actions per minute, which is equivalent to five keyboard inputs every single second.
Glossary
pc bang (noun)
A South Korean establishment where patrons pay an hourly fee to play multiplayer computer games. Following the 1997 financial crisis, thousands of these venues opened, launching the nation's professional gaming movement.
A South Korean establishment where patrons pay an hourly fee to play multiplayer computer games. Following the 1997 financial crisis, thousands of these venues opened, launching the nation's professional gaming movement.
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Which South Korean cable channel was the first to broadcast professional gaming matches 24/7?
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Which South Korean StarCraft player, known as 'SlayerS_BoxeR', became a mainstream celebrity with a massive fan club?
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Which strategy game became a national phenomenon in South Korea after its release in 1998?
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Which South Korean beach hosted 100,000 live fans for a StarCraft final in 2004?
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What is the Korean term for the high-speed internet cafes that birthed South Korea's esports scene?
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What is the average Actions Per Minute (APM) of a professional StarCraft player?
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What economic event in 1997 indirectly led to South Korea investing in broadband infrastructure and PC cafes?