variants
or e-sport
plural esports or e-sports
: a multiplayer video game used as the basis for an organized competition
Rapa has played over 10,000 hours of "League of Legends" since the game's release. He thinks the complexity of the game is what turns kids away from trying it out as an esport.—
James Lotts
James LottsThough women make up nearly half of all US gamers, the number decreases to a third for games that are considered an esport …—Melissah Yang
Melissah YangWhat has made Overwatch League unique compared to other leagues in the multibillion-dollar world of esports is attaching teams to cities and trying to build a hometown fan base like traditional sports.—Arash Markazi
Arash MarkaziFor almost a decade, pro-circuit video gaming has been inching toward acceptance as an e-sport.—Alan Feuer
—often used before another nounAlan Feueresport gaming
esport players
also
: the activity of engaging in esports
Four teams are in the semi-finals this weekend. That's how a semi-final works, even in esport. —Megan Stewart
Megan Stewart Examples of esport in a Sentence
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As the arena plans came together, McCarley——then NBC Sports’ president of golf and global strategy—and other executives visited Overtime Elite’s internet-age venue in Atlanta, esports centers and even Cirque du Soleil productions in addition to more traditional golf settings.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Hummel signed a separate three-year deal in 2023 with David Beckham’s Guild Esports, and continues to provide shirts for Astralis, but hasn’t signed a new esports team since 2023; elsewhere, the likes of 100 Thieves maintain a partnership with Adidas, even though G2 Esports didn’t.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Immersive experiences have transformed events, with AR and VR now being used to elevate everything from training simulations to entertainment, such as global esports tournaments.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Her YouTube channel of the same name has almost 40,000 followers.
Booysen, who began her gaming career in 2016, is also the co-owner of esports organization Nixuh.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Booysen is a gamer, owning South African esports org Nixuh.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
Riot’s esports arm wasn’t profitable more than a decade after launching, for example.
—Cecilia D’anastasio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Now, Epic Games has another target in its sights with Ballistic, a competitive first-person shooter mode that leaps into the genre that esports favorites Valorant and Counter-Strike have dominated for years.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The esports industry is experiencing tremendous growth, with global revenues expected to exceed $1.8 billion by 2025.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Hummel signed a separate three-year deal in 2023 with David Beckham’s Guild Esports, and continues to provide shirts for Astralis, but hasn’t signed a new esports team since 2023; elsewhere, the likes of 100 Thieves maintain a partnership with Adidas, even though G2 Esports didn’t.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Immersive experiences have transformed events, with AR and VR now being used to elevate everything from training simulations to entertainment, such as global esports tournaments.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Her YouTube channel of the same name has almost 40,000 followers.
Booysen, who began her gaming career in 2016, is also the co-owner of esports organization Nixuh.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Booysen is a gamer, owning South African esports org Nixuh.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2025
Riot’s esports arm wasn’t profitable more than a decade after launching, for example.
—Cecilia D’anastasio, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Now, Epic Games has another target in its sights with Ballistic, a competitive first-person shooter mode that leaps into the genre that esports favorites Valorant and Counter-Strike have dominated for years.
—Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The esports industry is experiencing tremendous growth, with global revenues expected to exceed $1.8 billion by 2025.
—Abdo Riani, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Esport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/esport. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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