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eSports en · NOUN

Etymology

From e- + sports.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of esports.
    alt of esports
    • [Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events. 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Bottger, Drew Davidson, Heather Kelley, Julian Kücklich, Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level, Springer, page 183:
    • 2014, Paul Tassi, Forbes, "Illinois College Makes 'League of Legends' A Varsity Sport, Offers Scholarships" (6/20/2014) http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/06/20/illinois-college-makes-league-of-legends-a-varsity-sport-offers-scholarships/ Robert Morris University is a 7,000 student college in Chicago that is now making headlines by being the first institution of its kind to incorporate eSports into its official athletic program.
    • A collaboration between KeSPA (the managing body of eSports in Korea) and MLG brought a selection of StarCraft professionals to the USA for an exhibition tournament. 2013, Guinness World Records 2013 Gamers Edition p. 338
    • In Korea, eSports events are regularly televised by cable channels as well as later through IP televisions. 2010, Dal Yong Jin, Korea's Online Gaming Empire, MIT, page 60: