

Many other competitions use a series of league play with sponsored teams, such as the Overwatch League. Tournaments such as the League of Legends World Championship, Dota 2 's International, the fighting game-specific Evolution Championship Series (EVO) and Intel Extreme Masters are among the most popular in esports. Popular esports franchises include League of Legends, Dota, Counter-Strike, Valorant, Overwatch, Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros.

The most common video game genres associated with esports are multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), first-person shooter (FPS), fighting, card, battle royale and real-time strategy (RTS) games. By the 2010s, esports was a significant factor in the video game industry, with many game developers actively designing and providing funding for tournaments and other events. Although organized competitions have long been a part of video game culture, these were largely between amateurs until the late 2000s, when participation by professional gamers and spectatorship in these events through live streaming saw a large surge in popularity. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams. Players competing in a League of Legends tournamentĮsports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games.
