The first-ever Esports World Cup wrapped up in August, boasting over 1,500 players and a staggering $60 million prize pool. CNBC's Beyond the Valley podcast spoke with Esports World Cup CEO Ralf Reichert about the tournament's success and the future of esports.
In August, the first ever Esports World Cup concluded. It featured more than 1,500 players and a prize pool of $60 million.
And in the industry, there has been a big effort to boost esports, which is competitive gaming, and turn it into a professional sport on part with soccer or football.Esports involves teams or individuals competing against each other in different video games. These players train and have coaches like regular athletes in a bid to be the best in their game category.
Here is a transcript of the"Beyond the Valley" episode released on August 21, 2024. It has been edited for clarity and brevity.While Paris hosted the Olympic Games a few weeks ago, nearly 3,000 miles away, another sports tournament was taking place, not necessarily with the same prestige as the Olympics, but certainly with a bigger prize pool. The winners sharing more than $60 million.
Think about it like traditional sports and the discipline you're in, let's say you're playing Fortnite. There's always a clear qualifying way to go to the Esports World Cup, right? There's an ecosystem. It has its own leagues and tournaments where you would go first, and then the ultimate qualification would be to the Esports World Cup, like again, you would have this in athletics, in football, in whatever.
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