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Yeah, yeah,

so we're expecting about,

like, between 70 and 100 people

to show up.

My name is Judy.

I'm from New York City,

and I'm the community manager

of the New York City

league of legends group.

I help run online

and offline events.

When this was first starting,

I'm, like, running around

to all these different bars

saying, "please let us

put video games on your TV.

I promise it will be fun."

And one place finally caves in.

They're like, "okay."

Gradually,

people start coming in.

We start having fun

and we're watching a game.

And soon enough, we're, like,

the loudest people in the bar.

And the manager's coming up

to us,

saying, "what is this game?

Why are you guys

so excited about it?"

Would you believe it's an Ace?!

My god!

That just turned that fight

on its head.

Watching "league of legends"

for the first time

can be kind of crazy.

You know, it looks

really chaotic at first,

but I assure you, everyone

knows exactly what they're doing

and they have a specific role

that they need to fulfill

in order for them to win.

Okay, we just managed to Ace

their team,

which means

we killed all five of them,

which is quite good.

"League of legends"

takes place in a battle arena

with five people on either team.

You have a square map,

points in each corner...

Known as the nexus...

And the idea is you need

to destroy each other's base.

You do this by fighting your way

across the map

through three lanes.

Standing in your way

are obstacles, inhibitors,

turrets, constant waves of weak

computer-controlled minions

that fight for each team...

And, of course,

the opposing players.

At the start of each match,

a player chooses

one of over 120 different

characters, or champions,

to play,

each with different abilities.

Whether it be to start fights,

protect teammates,

damage enemies,

or roam the map...

Spying on the other team.

If any player dies,

they'll come back to life,

but only after a set amount

of time.

The game ends when the nexus

gets destroyed.

Esports generates excitement

and engagement of people.

What?!

This is embarrassing.

You see a baseball player

knock it out of the park...

You want to go and do the same

with your kids.

If it stays fair...

Home run.

It inspires you

exactly the same way.

Well, here it comes.

Oh, my goodness!

Oh, wow!

Goal!

The United States has won

the women's world cup.

You see

a massive championship match

or a player does epic things

with this particular unit

or this particular character,

you want to go and try

to emulate that.

Coming in there, peke

is definitely on toward nexus.

Kevin is gonna be able

to get to it.

- Oh, my god.

- He's trying to do it.

Could be.

They're in the base.

Yellowstar's trying

to defend the other base,

peke is trying

to take the nexus down.

Is anyone gonna be able

to deal with this one?

Catches him with another axe.

He's very low...

Oh!

They're pushing on the nexus!

They've won the game!

The xpeke backdoor moment

was something special,

I think is the best way

to describe it.

Fnatic, one of the most

celebrated teams from Europe

was playing s.K. Gaming

at the intel extreme masters

in 2013.

The game was as close

as they come,

and fnatic overreached

and lost the fight.

Their star player, xpeke

barely survived,

limping away

with very little health.

With the enemy running

toward's fnatic's base

to secure their win, xpeke

should have gone back to defend.

But instead,

he went on a suicide mission.

He snuck back

into s.K. Gaming's base

and started desperately

attacking their nexus in a race

to finish the game first.

S.K. Sends a player back

to stop him,

but with perfect precision,

xpeke used his champion's

unique abilities to dodge

nearly every attack

thrown at him.

With time running out,

xpeke landed the fatal blow

on their nexus,

sealing a miracle victory.

Very low.

They're pushing on the nexus.

They've won the game!

The way that it was played out,

the moves

that he did in the game,

the way that the crowd reacted,

the way that the players

reacted after it happened...

All these things combined

together made something that is

simply gonna live forever

in the history of esports.

It is one of the biggest moments

that esports has ever seen.

This game is gonna live long

in the memory

of "league of legends."

I was watching it live

with one friend of mine

back in Sweden.

We were at my place watching

the game and on the big screen,

and just eating chips

and drinking cola, pretty much.

It was just so cool

to be watching it live.

Rekkles, he's the youngest one

of the team.

He is the one

that has that most ambition.

He can play, like, from

12 to 15 hours a day,

and he hates losing.

That's why he's playing so much.

He just wants to be the best.

When I grew up, I was playing

so many sports at once.

I was trying soccer,

handball, and floor ball.

I kind of always lived

for the competition,

and then when I injured myself,

i found something new

and something interesting

to do exactly the same thing,

but in a different way.

Salt. It needs salt.

In young boys, like my son

who began competitively at 17,

it drains you.

Even though they have us,

I can only come here two or three

times a year, whenever I can get away.

The rest of the time he lives here.

They're his family.

I always felt really

close to them,

so joining the team didn't feel

like I joined four star players.

It felt like I joined

four friends.

SINCE IT'S A FIVE v. FIVE GAME,

it matters a lot

about how you work together,

and I feel like that's one

of our strengths,

that everyone

understands everyone.

Back! Back off, back off.

Take care, rekkles!

I'm one of those players

who have a lot of fans,

but I'm also one

of those players

who don't put much effort

into streaming or social media.

I'm really quiet in a way,

which makes me even

appreciate my fans even more,

because they're sticking

around even if I'm not paying

them back.

And I think esports in Europe,

they care more about the media

and stuff

than just actually

winning the game.

And that's where I think

Korea is ahead of the others.

South Korea has been dominating

the competitive gaming world

for some time now.

There is a number

of factors that go into this,

one of the biggest

being the culture's different.

Second place

is the first loser, you know?

So they don't want second place.

You want to be number one.

In Korea, if you're

a pro gamer, you must succeed.

If you can't play games,

you can't do anything.

Your life depends on the game.

Brood war"

was the predecessor

to all of this even happening.

It started off in Korea.

They start up a league

for "brood war," and that's

where you started getting the

high-end players and the teams.

And then the fans

and the groupies...

And started it all here

in south Korea.

Esports has been on broadcast

television in Korea since 1999.

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