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The 2nd Wuxi Electronic Sports Tournament gets off to a rousing start in Chongan district, Wuxi, on Sep 5. [Photo/thmz.com] |
The 2nd Wuxi Electronic Sports Tournament got off to a rousing start in Chongan district, Wuxi, on Sep 5, according to local portal thmz.com.
The six-match event is reported to last from September to October.
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The first match draws hundreds of applicants from surrounding cities like Nanjing, Suzhou, Changzhou, Changzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Nantong, as well as Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang provinces. [Photo/thmz.com] |
The first match drew hundreds of applicants from surrounding cities like Nanjing, Suzhou, Changzhou, Changzhou, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Nantong, as well as Shanghai, Anhui, Zhejiang provinces.
Electronic sports, or e-sports, refers to organized multiplayer video game competitions.
The most common genres are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooters, and multiplayer online battle arena.
Warcraft, Warcraft DOTA, FIFA and Need for Speed are the four qualifying events.
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The most common genres are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooters, and multiplayer online battle arena. [Photo/thmz.com] |
In 2003, e-sports was officially introduced as a sports event by the China State General Administration of Sport.
