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Last weekend I was heartbroken, mentally destroyed, condemned to never recover from the sorrow and pain I had experienced. And before you freak out, no, nothing bad happened to me directly. It is what I watched that awakened those emotions. What could it have been that shook me so much to my core and left me scared for days. Was it a movie, with a romantic or perhaps a tragic setting? Was it a video on the internet? A video of a heartwarming, yet tear-jerking reunion of a man and a gorilla? No. In true white male fashion, the only thing that can bring me over the edge and force salt my cheeks is sports. More specifically, when my favorite team is losing. My team went 0-3 in the fight for playoffs this weekend, but by some miracle they still qualified, so there is something to be happy about, at least. But I should probably get to the point now. I don’t really enjoy regular sports. The sight of sweaty men and women passing a ball around is not really my cup of tea. What really gets me all hyped up is a bunch of guys in chairs, playing video games. What I am talking about here is Esports.

I’m a big Esports fan. I like video games in general. Not only because they are fun, but also because they can get quite competitive. Because of this, watching professional competitive video games has really become one of my favorite activities. My favorite game (and also probably the most successful Esport to date) is League of Legends. The game is going strong for its eleventh year, and hype is building up for the international World Championship in winter of 2021. After two years of Chinese dominance, in 2020 a Korean team finally sat upon the throne and claimed the title of the world’s best League of Legends team. Now I am really excited to see if Damwon, the champion of 2020, can form a new Korean dynasty, or if the Chinese will rise again from the ashes to retake what was theirs. All this got me thinking. Europe and America sure haven’t won a title in a while, have they?