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The King’s Avatar: show on the Chinese e-sports scene is oddly addictive

When is a sport not a sport? Well, when it’s snooker, for a start. But how about the far greater threat to healthy, active, fresh-air (where available) outdoor pursuits posed by an entire industry?“E-sports”, or electronic sports, comprising video game contests featuring individual or team players and watched by millions of spectators, now revel in a billion-dollar market, much of that annual revenue being generated in China and South Korea. Some might say such things should be left in the…

from South China Morning Post https://ift.tt/2nvEbOq

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