Team iG Win The International - Dota 2 Championships and $1M: Will Professional Gaming Ever Be a Traditional Sport?

by thezilch Posted 2012/09/04 20:00:00

Related Topics: Games, Sports, eSports, Gaming, Dota, Dota 2, Na'Vi, Invictus Gaming

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iG (Invictus Gaming), a Chinese team, defeated 2011 winners Na'Vi, Ukranians, (Natus Vincere) in a four-game series (best out of five). The team of five and two managers went home $1,000,000 richer, after a weekend's work. Na'Vi weren't left empty handed, leaving the weekend's tournament with $250,000.

The remainder of the purse went to 3rd place Chinese team LGD-Gaming with $150,000; 4th place Chinese team DK with $80,000; 5th/6th place teams Team Zenith (Singapore) and EHOME (Chinese) with $35,000 each; and finally 7th/8th place teams TongFu (Chinese) and Orange E-Sports (Malaysian) with $25,000 each.

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J.L.Worley 2012/09/30 18:04:09

No

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I hope at least it'll never be considered a sport.

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The Laughing man 2012/09/14 16:57:46

Yes

already exists, search e-sports.

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Rural C... to The Lau... 2012/09/24 08:51:42

You can't make me :)

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Terrance Earle 2012/09/14 11:56:08

No

It'll just be for extreme hobby-ists.

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Ben 2012/09/13 06:33:28

No

oh god I hope not.

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Sandman366 2012/09/12 22:16:51

No

Not a "traditional" sport, but isn't it already an eSport?

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PyroChillzGamer 2012/09/12 20:29:33

Yes

I think it already is.

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@CANISAY1 2012/09/12 06:04:33

Yes

money money and money you like a monkey that's wanna eat banana . stop! war

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Tina 2012/09/11 18:33:36

No

I would think it stupid being a labelled a "sport" however a game is totally different, it always strikes me as funny when people call the Olympics "the games". Scrabble and Chess isn't a sport in my opinion, so why should computer games?

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George The Greek 2012/09/10 17:38:18

Yes

I don't see why not, Everyone should remember when x-games was never going to be a sport right? Oh and let's not forget skateboarding that wasn't ever going to be a sport either. What about snowboarding, I can go on about what wasn't going to be. I will leave it at that.

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duns 2012/09/10 07:59:27

No

Then speed-typing and mouse-clicking should be considered a sport too.

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volubleasteroid 2012/09/09 20:54:12

Yes

+1
it already is......lol MLG(major league gaming)

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Tw!stəd_S!stər 2012/09/08 23:23:20

Yes

It's a sport already

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Rural Charmer 2012/09/08 21:51:48

Yes

Its is a sport, just not in western society.

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PyroChi... to Rural C... 2012/09/12 20:30:58

We have it here to in the west.

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Mai 2012/09/08 21:29:54

Yes

i sure hope so! i could finally show off my skills! (not really i suck at video games but it'd be the best sport ever)

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KB 2012/09/08 20:57:10
XQNP 2012/09/08 08:32:39

Yes

It already is.

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Ashley Stopard-Baker 2012/09/08 07:33:38

No

+1
Whilst I wouldn't oppose the idea, I don't find it likely.

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David 2012/09/08 03:59:22

Yes

I think gaming is comparable to gambling.

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Jon 2012/09/07 21:46:41

Yes

Maybe.

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AvK 2012/09/07 21:36:16

No

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Sports are active. Gaming is nearly purely mental skill.

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wpsark_BN_0 2012/09/07 20:51:25

Yes

it's possible, they consider chess a sport..many games are strategic and you have to use your mind to play..

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phil 2012/09/07 20:39:34

Yes

Maybe

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nightcrawler2005 2012/09/07 18:57:51

No

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Only after power sleeping. Come on its hardly a sport.

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OhSoNiceMe 2012/09/07 18:02:04

No

i guess candy land the board game should of been a sport loong time ago then.

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Sperry23 2012/09/07 16:00:19

Yes

It is not a sport. It is a game. There is little physical requirement other than mental and digital dexterity. This is not to denigrate games in any way, but let's not get confused here. Sport's generally involve significant physical activity, games do not. There are exceptions.

Another point. These games are sponsored by and in support of the Valve Corporation, owners of Steam. It is a huge marketing campaign for them that brings in thousands of new users and customers each year. They spend a few million dollars and receive many millions of dollars in return.

It's just business.

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Culgan 2012/09/07 15:59:03

Yes

I have a feeling one day it may be. Look at all the crap out there that's considered a sport, competitive gaming can be far more challenging than most of those.

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Gray Pilgrim 2012/09/07 15:30:28

No

nless gaming is added to the special olympics,,,uand why would anybody want to cheapen and dis respect the Special olympics that way

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metalformer 2012/09/07 14:33:37

Yes

Video games are so complex and challenging that there should be treated as such.

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Linkums 2012/09/07 14:24:34

No

Probably not, since for it will never be as traditional as current traditional sports, just due to the time they've been around. However, it might become more popular. I wouldn't really consider chess a sport either but that has a lot of tournaments.

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Professor Wizard 2012/09/07 14:14:02

No

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Competition, yes... Sport, no.

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chamchamgal 2012/09/07 13:40:21

Yes

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dj2knyce 2012/09/07 11:17:00

Yes

Or until more people die practicing

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BigEyedFish 2012/09/07 10:57:22 (edited)

Yes

I heard one of the commentators during the Olympics say that Olympic organizers were considering having video game competitions. I don't know if it's true or not

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Quiet-is-feared 2012/09/07 10:17:14

No

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Unfortunately, no.
It could be considered a traditional hobby though, but considering it a legit sport may be taking it too far :/
That would be cool if it was, I really enjoy video games!

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Kibbles 2012/09/07 07:58:57

No

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I play video games and love them, but the idea of it being a sport doesn't fit. No physical exertion in it.

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Juanb 2012/09/07 06:40:39

No

By no i mean YES sorry

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Josh 2012/09/07 05:57:29

Yes

Its different! Burn it!

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AdWhois 2012/09/07 05:49:31

No

Ha! I will die if it ever does.

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