1. Can a Video Game be a sport?
William Loo

2. Hell yeah it can!

3. What defines a sport?
Google = An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.

4. eSports, ESPN2, ESPN3
The moment ESPN started hosting the League of Legends Championship series
TWITTER BLEW UP!
Gaming fans love it and “real” sports junkies hated the fact.

5. John Skipper President of ESPN The guy that approves this
“It’s not a sport”
“Mostly, I’m interested in doing real sports”
This man and is outdated.
Doesn’t have a twitter.

6. ESPN Sports and it’s qualifications?
World Series of Poker
No Team Based Competition
No Strategy
No signs of the players in peak physical form
Cup Stacking
Spelling Bee
Scramble

7. Financials and audience
NBA Finals (Heat and Spurs)
ABC
Year: 2013
Viewers: 26.3 million
League Of Legends
Twitch
Viewers: 32 million

8. NBA LCS 30 teams Split into 2 sides (East and West conference)
NBA Staff themselves pick whoever they want to join the NBA
LCS
20 teams
2 Divisions (USA and Europe)
Separate division for the World Tournament.
Through there stats bar and ranking system whoever is on top will partificapte.

9. Sponsorship They both get sponsors.
Sponsors even now are pulling out of “real” sports and are investing in eSports.
Earning 1-2 million dollars in sponsorship.