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Esports , short for electronic sports , is a form of competition using video games . [1] Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. [2] Players competing in a League of Legends tournament Multiplayer competitions were long a part of video game culture , but were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when the advent of online streaming media platforms, particularly YouTube and Twitch , enabled a surge in participation by professional gamers and spectators. [3] [4] By the 2010s, esports was a major part of the video game industry, with many game developers designing for and funding for tournaments and other events. Esports first became popular in East Asia , particularly in China and South Korea (which first licensed professional players since 2000) but less so in Japan , whose broad anti-gambling laws which prohibit professional gaming tournamen