eSports: Quick View of Overwatch

One of the exciting new formats to hit the stage of eSports is none other than the infamous Overwatch, created by Blizzard. Overwatch which is predominately a newer game created in May of 2016 has finally hit the stage for its new competitive format. Just this January, Overwatch had launched its new Overwatch League Season 1 system for competitive and companies around the world have taken advantage of this.

A majority of these companies including the Miami Heat, Texas Rangers, Golden State Warriors, and Cloud9, have already funded and sponsor multiple teams for the new league. In fact 12 teams have already been formed and are currently competing that started January 10, until July. What is also interesting is the current prize pool is an astounding 3.5 million dollars, with first place winning a million dollars.

What many people do not realize about the culture of eSports is the player base itself. A majority of the professionals who play the game average an age of 20 years old, with players who are 18 being some of the younger players. There have even been cases where players as young as 16 have been signed for contract to play the format with a starting contract of 50,000 per season.