cyber sports

A look back at how the 'nerd sport' became a lucrative mass phenomenon.

The University of Applied Management is strengthening the position of eSports in Germany and following the examples set by Sweden and South Korea. It is the first university in Germany to offer a bachelor's degree program in eSports Management.

eSports is a very fast sport, in which reaction time is often decisive for victory or defeat. That's why technical terms and especially time-saving abbreviations determine the communication among the players.

Hardly any other sport is reaching as many people as eSports. The future belongs to cybersports, and China knows that too. A major project in the Chinese province of Zhejing is building a city within a city for professional gamers in its capital Hanghzou.

The Electronic Sports League started 20 years ago in Germany. Over the years, a global brand has emerged from the niche of gaming - a brand that has become indispensable in eSports.