esports

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A form of esports

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Meanings

esports1

nounesports (uncountable)

alternative eSports · alternative e-sports

  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of electronic sports, the competitive play of video games as a commercial spectator sport.

    Synonyms: cyberathletics, cybersports

eSports2

nouneSports (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of esports.

    In Korea, eSports events are regularly televised by cable channels as well as later through IP televisions.

    2010, Dal Yong Jin, Korea's Online Gaming Empire, MIT, page 60
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    [Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events.

    2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Bottger, Drew Davidson, Heather Kelley, Julian Kücklich, Space Time Play: Synergies Between Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism: the Next Level, Springer, page 183

    A collaboration between KeSPA (the managing body of eSports in Korea) and MLG brought a selection of StarCraft professionals to the USA for an exhibition tournament.

    2013, Guinness World Records 2013 Gamers Edition p. 338

    2014, Paul Tassi, Forbes, "Illinois College Makes 'League of Legends' A Varsity Sport, Offers Scholarships" (6/20/2014) http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/06/20/illinois-college-makes-league-of-legends-a-varsity-sport-offers-scholarships/ Robert Morris University is a 7,000 student college in Chicago that is now making headlines by being the first institution of its kind to incorporate eSports into its official athletic program.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cyberathletics

Origin

esports · noun

From e- + sports.

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eSports · noun

From e- + sports.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 電子競技 /电子竞技, 電競 /电竞
  • 電子競技 /电子竞技 (diànzǐ jìngjì)video games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
  • 電競 /电竞 (diànjìng)video games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
Finnish e-urheilu, elektroninen urheilu
  • e-urheiluvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
  • elektroninen urheiluvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
  • kilpapelaaminenvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
French e-sports, e-sport
  • e-sportsvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
  • e-sportvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
Malay e-sukan
  • e-sukanvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
Thai อีสปอร์ต
  • อีสปอร์ต (ii-sà-bpɔ̀ɔt)video games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
Vietnamese thể thao điện tử
  • thể thao điện tửvideo games as a spectator sport — see also electronic sport
Cite this entry
APA

esports. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esports

MLA

“esports.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esports. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esports,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esports.

Source: esports on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.