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The esports industry is full of interesting facts and statistics, but here are 5 we bet you didn\u2019t know. Something for the next pub quiz!<\/p>

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The first esports tournament took place in 1972<\/h3>

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The birth of esports took place in October 1972. Stanford University held the \u2018The Intergalactic Spacewar Olympics\u2019 for the game Spacewar. There were 3 categories; Free for All, Team Competition and Single Competition. The winner was Bruce Baumgart who took home the prize of a years subscription to Rolling Stone magazine.<\/p>

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Esports Market is valued at over $1 Billion<\/h3>

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We are all aware of how esports has surged in popularity over the last few years. In 2021 the esports industry reached a valuation just shy of $1 billion. That number is expected to continue to grow, and by 2024 the esports industry is estimated to be worth $1.62 billion.<\/p>

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The Dota 2 International has the highest prize pool in epsorts<\/h3>

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In 2021 The International prize pool was an eye-watering $40 million. From this prize pool the victors, Team Spirit, took home a sweet $18.2 million. The prize pool was predominantly crowd funded by players and fans. In 2022 the prize pool took quite a dip to just under $19 million, this is probably down to the poor Battlepass on offer to Dota 2 players. Still not a bad days work though.<\/p>

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League of Legends Worlds viewership was higher than the Super Bowl<\/h3>

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It came as a sock to me but in 2019 the League of Legends World Championship Final had a viewership of over 100 million. On the other hand, the 2020 NFL Super Bowl had just under 99 million viewers, giving the esports tournament final more viewers than one of the worlds most popular sporting events.<\/p>

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Professional Counter-Strike team are all over 60<\/h2>

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The Silver Snipers are a professional Counter-Strike team who are all aged over 60 years old. Proving that gaming is for everyone, young and old. Hailing from Sweden the Silver Snipers are Senior World Cup Champions.<\/p>

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We hoped you learned something new today!<\/p>

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Game on friends<\/p>

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