S02E16: Esports vs 'Real' Sports | Are Professional Gamers Athletes? - a podcast by Aniket Gue, Mazhar Gadiwala, Rishabh Krishnan, Shubham Maloo

E-Sports will make their debut at the Asian Games 2022 with 8 gold medals on the line in - FIFA, PUBG Mobile (an Asian Games version), Arena of Valor, Dota2, League of Legends, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, HearthStone and Street Figher. Whether you love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of E-sports and its revenue generating ability, with the potential to, in near future, overtake sports like Baseball, Rugby and Golf in terms of global viewership.

In this week's episode of All About Sports, we dig into the history of E-sports and the sharp growth in revenue and viewership its seen recent years. Which E-sports draw the most eyeballs and why its continual growth poses a genuine threat to viewership of other sports. With its inclusion in the Asian Games, we ask whether E-sports can really be compared to the other sports in events like the Asian Games and the Olympics? Are we running the risk on losing out on other sports by shifting to providing medals to E-sports? We also dig into what it means to be professional gamer and why the terminology used sometimes draws ire from athletes and other sports teams. Also make sure to stay till the end for  the quiz, to learn about some of the biggest E-sports teams, the industry's earning and more....

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