Shyam Patel - eSports History
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Updated: 8 Dec 2020
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Oct. 19, 1972
SpaceWars
1st Known Video Game
TournamentNov. 1, 1980
Space Invaders
First Large-Scale Video Game
TournamentDec. 7-9, 1990
Nintendo World
Championships
Finals May 1, 1997
Red Annihilation Tournament2000
Korean e-Sports Association is formedJun. 27, 1997
Cyberathlete Professional League is formed2002
MLG is formedOct. 7, 2000
World Cyber Games is formedMar. 25 - Oct. 30, 2005
CPL World TourAug. 08, 2008
International Esports Federation foundedJun. 6, 2011
Birth of Twitch
as a Live Steaming
PlatformAug. 26 - Sep. 1, 2018
eSports at 2018 Asian GamesOct. 1 - Nov. 3, 2018
League of Legends
World Championship
Breaks Record ViewershipJan. 2018
Overwatch League
is foundedFeb. 2018
eSports demonstration
at PyeongChang
Winter OlympicsOct. 2017
Olympic committee recognizes
competitive eSports as professional sportsPeriods
Early Organizations &
Growth of Televised eSportsThe First TournamentsOnline Streaming &
eSports Explosion
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