The Covid-19 pandemic has rendered the traditional live sports
industry across the globe practically comatose. Sporting leagues
and tournaments may be gradually limping back into action, but the
crowds remain largely absent, affecting revenues and growth
prospects. Meanwhile, another kind of sporting entertainment has
crept up on everyone: eSports (electronic sports).
In this time of self-quarantine and social distancing, the
virtual world of eSports offers the adrenaline rush that sporting
enthusiasts crave for, through competitive and organized video
gaming. While the US, China and Korea still top the prize earnings
charts in the eSports arena, India is slowly finding its feet in
the space. Already, the most popular global games are also finding
favour here, such as FIFA 20, Counter Strike, Fortnight, Call of
Duty, PubG and DOTA. The world of competitive video-gaming was
already a billion-dollar industry in 2019. The pandemic, although
not quite a black swan event,
