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Esports Professional
Competes in professional video game tournaments — a rapidly growing industry.
Did you know?
The International 2021 (Dota 2) had a prize pool of over $40 million, then the biggest in esports history, crowdfunded by fans buying the in-game Battle Pass.
How subjects help
- Computer Science: Understand game mechanics and network lag so you can make faster, smarter moves.
- Psychology: Stay focused through long matches and bounce back quickly after a mistake.
- Business Studies: Manage sponsor deals, prize money and a streaming schedule like a small business.
- Communication: Call out plans to teammates in split seconds during a fast team fight.
A famous name
Faker: South Korean League of Legends pro who has won the World Championship six times with team T1.
Try it yourself: Train one skill for five days
- Pick a skill you can count in 30 seconds: keepy-uppies, skips, catches against a wall.
- Do a first test and write down your score.
- Practise for five minutes a day for five days.
- Test again. How much did you improve, and which day was the jump?
Coaches and athletes measure, practise and re-test; small daily practice beats one huge session.
Also try: Plan a game everyone can play.
Known for it in
South Korea, USA, China, Sweden, Denmark