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may 1, 1997 - Red Annihilation

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The 1997’s Red Annihilation tournament for the First Person Shooter game “Quake” is considered to be the first real instance of eSports, along with drawing over 2,000 participants. The winner of the tournament received the Ferrari of lead developer, John Carmack.

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may 1, 1997
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~ 28 years ago

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