The rise of E-Sports and potential for Post-COVID continued growth

E-sports is an event involving professional game competitions. Despite a significant growth of e-sports industry, research findings and literature, including systematic evaluation and comparison of destinations are still in infant stage. Thus, the current paper attempts to review e-sports industry a...

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Published in:	Sport in society Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 1861 - 1871
Main Authors:	Kim, Young Hoon, Nauright, John, Suveatwatanakul, Chokechai
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 11-09-2020 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	comparison COVID-19 destination E-sports economy Sports
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Summary:	E-sports is an event involving professional game competitions. Despite a significant growth of e-sports industry, research findings and literature, including systematic evaluation and comparison of destinations are still in infant stage. Thus, the current paper attempts to review e-sports industry and address the multiple indicators for success. The results of this study show that the economic impact by esports is significant for a destination. In particular, government strategic plans and investment should be considered for strategic development of e-sports particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ISSN:	1743-0437 1743-0445
DOI:	10.1080/17430437.2020.1819695