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esport1
plural esports
- alternativevideo gamesAlternative form of e-sport.
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While these esports are often framed as battles of mental strategies and mechanical skills, how players juggle their hundreds, or thousands, of simultaneously ticking clocks and timers defines their ability to succeed in cutthroat competitions. […] The most popular turn-based esport is the virtual card game Hearthstone.
2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, pages 9, 225, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025
eSport2
plural eSports
- alternativeAlternative form of e-sport.
Watch them online or go to an eSport event.
2017, Zen Lee, Zen Gaming and the Art of Electronic Sports2 more examples
Riot in particular has taken a direct role in the growth of League of Legends as an eSport.
2014, Paul Tassi, Fanboy Wars: The Fight For The Future Of Video GamesHolding the definition(s) of sport aside for a moment, it is important to define what an eSport is.
2015, Jacob A. Ratliff, Integrating Video Game Research and Practice in Library and Information Science
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esport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esport
“esport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esport. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esport,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esport.
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