The finals of the League of Legends World Championships are starting tomorrow (0r later tonight, depending on your timezone), and they’ll be taking place inside the Beijing National Stadium — putting them in company with the Olympic games played there in the past. Ever since esports started being a “thing,” a debate over whether they’re actually sports has taken place. For every person I’ve heard give an impassioned defense of their competitive merits, I’ve heard one mutter they aren’t “really” a big deal because it’s just people playing video games. I think we can put an end to the latter’s…
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