…THE FIRST ESPORTS COMPETITION TOOK PLACE IN 1972? It took place at Stanford University, in the United States, with Spacewar. The game was one of the first to become popular. The prize for “The Intergalactic Spacewar Olympics” was a one-year subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.

…ESPORTS TEAMS HAVE TRAINING CENTERS? There are nutritionists, psychologists, and trainers in the centers. They are called gaming houses, and many players live there.

…THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE HIGHEST PRIZE IS INTERNATIONAL DOTA? Even though it is not the most watched, the DotA tournament is the one that distributes the biggest prizes. In 2021, the winning team received 18.2 million dollars, around 93 million reais at current (exchange) rates.

…FOOTBALL TEAMS ARE SETTING UP THEIR ESPORTS TEAMS? Flamengo is in League of Legends and Corinthians debuted in the Brazilian Free Fire League. Teams including Manchester City and Bayern Munich are also present.

Sources: Brazilian eSports Confederation, Corinthians, ESPN,
Globo Esporte, Mais eSports, and The Enemy

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