Regarding E-Sports: Thousands of worldwide gamers flock to...

Regarding E-Sports:

Thousands of worldwide gamers flock to Vancouver for massive E-Sports Tournament

International competitive players will partake in a weeklong Vancouver tournament that will see some $24 million in prizes distributed to teams

There’s more than $24 million waiting to be won in a tournament that holds the largest prize pool of any eSports championship — and it’s on Canadian soil for the first time.

“This is kind of like the Super Bowl,” said Peter Anders, referring to The International Dota 2 Championships tournament that kicks off at Rogers Arena on Wednesday.

“You get these absolute diehard fans that are running around with their countries’ flag, or have the T-shirts of the different players and scream for them when the players walk on the stage,” said Anders, who belongs to the UBC eSports Association."

Jin also pointed to the fact that organizers of the 2024 Olympics in Paris are in talks to include eSports in the games. The 2018 Asian Games is Indonesia happening this weekend will also feature eSports for the first time, as a demonstrated sport.
“Vancouver and Canada as a whole should prepare for it coming into the Olympic field,” Jin said. “In four years it will be considered a regular game, and we cannot ignore that.”

Perhaps the US market will notice our E-Sports investment...