“The production is slick, the pundits are sharp and the players are gods,” said Sky News, but these sporting professionals have keyboards and headphones and their UK tournaments are getting bigger and bigger.
Around 15,000 fans from all over the world were at ESL One Birmingham on Sunday, where some of the best gamers battled it out for a $300,000 (£240,000) first prize.
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