The figure says a lot about the popularity of e-sports. Above all, more surprisingly, on their audience potential. More than a million people followed the League of Legends (LoL) final at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia live on the Twitch streaming platform. It pitted China against South Korea. In China, the broadcast rights for the Asian Games were acquired by CCTV system, but the audiovisual group had chosen not to offer live events dedicated to eSports. Electronic game enthusiasts therefore turned to the Twitch platform to follow the meeting.
— Published on August 31, 2018
