Persuasive Speech About Esports

Many individuals grow up dreaming of becoming a collegiate or professional athlete. However, no one achieves either level by chance. It takes talent, a desire to achieve greatness, and a willingness to compete against other talented individuals to prove oneself in the world of sports. The growth of eSports has created a new way in which to become a collegiate or professional athlete. The term athlete, however, is filled with stereotypes. Many deem athletes as those trained or skilled in sports, games, or exercises requiring strength, flexibility, and stamina. While video gamers may not be as physically strong, they are highly skilled in a game, can be flexible, and definitely demonstrate stamina. Consequently, video game players should be considered athletes at the collegiate and professional level.

If those reading don't know what Esports are than they are video games that can be played with multiple people and require skill and effort to win against another team of talented players. Some people believe esports are not actually sports due to the fact they have no physical attributes, like many other sports out there. The thing is that these games do require effort and skills, It's just not the same ones for regular sports. There are even some Esports in specific colleges that have their own competitive teams. Then for other colleges they believe that because they can’t see the skills and benefits of having Esports teams. Some people believe that Esports should become a more recognised college sport. Jeff Ruby, chicagomag.com, Chicago Magazine article, December 11th 2014, online magazine article, DEC. 11, 2014, AT 11:07 A.M

League of Legends, a game with 27 million people, stands at the heart of competitive gaming. Looking at other video games like Madden or Fifa people might say: Why can’t those be considered a sport? It’s all just video games. Well, games like League of Legends or Dota 2 are highly competitive games that gets 1.2million viewers almost everyday. The tough grind to climb the ladder, the ranking system the games put in place, could take 3 weeks just climbing from one tier to the next. So reaching the top isn't easy trying to surpass the other 27 million people playing just as much as you are. The top players

Growing up young kids watch nfl players and mock what they do because there best players may have did something good and exciting. Some players are known for their celebration such as Ray Lewis which is a defensive of player and do a lot of clebrating after he make a huge play. Most athletes understand where the defensive of players are coming from. I believe its nothing bad about celebrating its just a big rush you get and you have to let it go. Although it’s the time of the moment when you really see defensive of players celabrating it would make more sense if they celebrate every play. Its just the culture of the game and excitement that comes with it “Screaming after hitting an opposing player should be stopped “ . That’s the excitement

In 2013, Riot Games Inc. organized the largest E-sport gaming event that America has ever witnessed. The League of Legends World Championship. According to Riot’s Dustin “Redbeard” Beck, the Los Angeles Staples Center, in which the event was being held, was sold out within a matter of minutes (Riot). This tournament featured the two best League of Legends teams from across the globe, SKT T1 (from Korea) and RYC (China). Their five strenuous matches ended in a commanding victory from SKT T1, and they were awarded a hefty $1,000,000. These professional players are earning an immense income that is almost equal to the earnings of their more “physical” counterparts. Ryan Guina of CashMoneyLife reveals that professional sports benchwarmers earn between $227,000 and $1,000,000 a year, across all physical sports. The highest paid E-Sports gamers this year earned over $229,000, proving that they already have economic equality with some professional players in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL. The highest paid E-Sports Cyber Athlete is Johnathan Wendel, who earned $454,544 (esportsearnings), who

How would you feel if you found out that someone you knew was seemingly under a curse that caused them to be more violent and less emotionally open?(Rhetorical Question) Even if you like it or not video game addiction is a real issue and it affects over 300 Million people worldwide and it doesn’t matter if they are a casual or avid player. Throughout this speech, I hope I will bring to light not how video games cause violence but the types of unhealthy or violent behavior they cause.

Soccer or football is one of the most popular sport in many countries worldwide and today the federation’s existence is undetermined. Football was invented in England in the mid 19th century. Although the Chinese claim making a game like football centuries earlier. The federation for football is called Federation Internationale de Football Association also known as FIFA. In the U.S, professional football has become more popular over the years. The non-profit organization FIFA, makes around 4 billion U.S dollars from the World Cup. And according to Forbes, FIFA since 1999 has made 16.2 billion dollars. Federation Internationale de Football Association, a worldwide association, is being investigated by the FBI for scandals, which has a huge impact

Just imagine, with ten seconds left on the clock, one final push can determine whether you take the title as a champion or whether you be branded as another loser. With the popularity of video games rising, the world was introduced to eSports, a global phenomenon which took the entertainment world by storm. Major controversy regarding whether or not eSports is considered an official sport has erupted through global communities. Many debates that it shouldn’t be since players are playing video games, others state it should be because it requires what many other sports require. Although eSports requires little to no physical labor, players require extremely well coordinated teamwork, months of practice, and need to be in top physical

They also hold championships for money and titles, just as any other “sport”. Esports have professional leagues, compete for millions in prizes and make 6 figure incomes for just vanquishing enemies. It’s not just Mario saving the Princess anymore. Games today require extreme mental acuity, communicating with teams, strategizing, and reacting quickly to opponents

If you think gaming is a ‘geeky pastime’ for kids gathered around laptops in their parents’ basements with the lights off, you are sorely mistaken. Competitive gaming, known as electronic sports, or eSports, is a global phenomenon valued in the billions of dollars. The question is, will it ever be considered an olympic sport?

So, Fortnite is this battle royale game where you and 99 other people spawn on this bus. This is called the battle bus. There is a map on the screen that has all these weird names like tilted towers, retail row, tomato town, etc. When you get on the bus it takes you across the map and you have thirty seconds to get off or it just throws you off and you fall to your death. Maybe not that brutal but it does do that. So when your flying to your death you can either choose to free fall and then use your glider or you can just glide which is the slow way down which takes hours. Once you get down to the ground without someone sniping you in the face. Oh, and by the way this is for little 5 year olds. But is isn’t graphic at all when you get shot

Students, so many of them across America play sports that they are passionate about. Who can blame them sports are an excellent way to stay cool in school and stay physically fit all while having fun with your friends. Sadly some of these students are more passionate about their sports rather than their academics. Because there is only a certain amount of hours that a high school student has his or her day sports may wind up taking the place of schoolwork and studying which has a drastic effect on a student's education and their grades. Due to this issue of sports America has fallen behind in education compared to other nations such as Japan and China to name a few. This is a problem in us in America that needs to be turned around before Chinese people are running every job in America.

Recently video games became the favorite topic on the Internet again, because eGame now is involved in Olympic, and intend to take place during the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Basil (POETER). Athletics are being billed national pride and medals as prizes, which means there is not prize money.

If you are an ardent fan of Overwatch, you comprehend what I am talking. However, if you are a new gamer and looking for some exploration, be ready for the Overwatch tournaments with this article.

In Korea, annually a tournament for a game called “Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty” is held which lasts for an entire month. Players must train endlessly for this tournament and then they have to be able to compete for a month’s time, meaning that they need to be in some kind of a decent physical condition on top of mentally prepared. The end prize is 100,000,000 Korean Won or $93,000 USD for first place (Jackson). Players that compete and do well in this tournament not only make a sizeable increase in their bank account but they also make a name for themselves. In South Korea there are three full-time video game television networks bringing it into the limelight just as much as football is in the U.S. proving that according to Yen’s point of view from Sports Illustrated eSports can become a major accepted sport just due to the amount of people paying attention and watching it.