One of the modern trends in sports activity is virtual, computer game tournaments. This type of activity, which involves team competitions, is called cybersports.
The formation of amateur and professional esports teams, which manage to become owners of prize funds, which are often huge sums, in the event of victory in championships, is described below.
Main principles of creating esports communities
This process, which involves bringing together young players, involves many aspects. Each of them is related to the preparation of the participants and the management of the respective teams.
The main conditions for the success of such organizations are the abilities of the players, their perseverance and the ability to work together harmoniously and coherently. In addition, when forming an esports team, several factors are important that give maximum chances for its successful career.
- Analytical work. Its purpose is to study the tactics and strategy of opponents. Such analysis allows you to identify the weak and vulnerable points of opponents and, based on this data, outline directions for training. Analysts who know not only the game itself, but also the logic and psychology of opponents can cope with the corresponding task. It is known that major league teams invest huge amounts of money in the relevant industry. This is how they expect to win the championship in the tournament arena.
- Management. An equally important component of the team's success. Management specialists direct their efforts to organizing training, communicating with partners, and resolving potential everyday problems. The purpose of this work is to relieve team members of any, or rather, all, stress that is not related to the competition. Only a professional manager can create such conditions for players.
- The preparation of e-sports players is psychological and physical. The corresponding team trainings and tournaments, which can last quite a long time (usually more than 10 hours a day), cause their participants considerable fatigue and stress. This means that each team member must be sufficiently hardy, ready to withstand the test associated with lack of sleep, eye strain and stressful situations with honor. Therefore, the physical condition of the players plays a significant role.
- Team spirit. Members of the esports community must be ready to act together, united, showing enthusiasm and understanding that victories cannot be achieved without sacrifices. Therefore, the presence of a collective spirit during relevant competitions is no less important than competent leadership and the willingness of participants to take risks.
- Investor support. Sponsorship has now become a significant part of the industry. Funds that are investments are used by teams for development. These financial resources allow esports players to rent training facilities, participate in tournaments, and improve internal infrastructure. And for investors, they allow them to gain access to a huge audience of fans.
The growth in the attractiveness of eSports is explained by the development of streaming services and the expansion of modern electronic and computer technologies. The demand for viewing professional-level championships is high, and the scale of these events is impressive.
Conditions and features of team formation
The basis for creating a relevant esports association is the desire of people with the same gaming preferences to engage in such an interesting activity together, persistently, purposefully, and enthusiastically, in order to achieve mutual success.
Actually, this aspect is necessary for the formation and operation of any team.
The most accurate definition of teamwork is believed to have been given by legendary automobile designer Henry Ford. According to this luminary, coming together is the beginning, staying together is the progress, and working together is the proof of success.
This means that the path to victory lies through work, during which each team member perceives himself as an integral part of this community and understands that achieving the common goal, that is, winning, is possible only by demonstrating unity and cohesion.
Such a conscious and correct approach to the matter is a condition for the professional growth and development of a team of e-sportsmen, and for it to achieve a higher level.
The key difference between a successful team and other types of group associations is the orientation of all its participants, without exception, towards a common goal. And the corresponding goal is achieved when each member of the community of players uses not only their own experience and skills during the tournament, but also the skills of their colleagues and teammates.
At the same time, responsibility for the final result of the competition lies equally with each team member, and in general with all of them.
Interesting facts about team esports
Esports team tournaments are organized by esports leagues. The creators of computer games are considered to be the founders of such championships. The most popular among them is Wargaming.
Interestingly, despite the fact that esports has now become a real industry, there is no generally accepted system for holding relevant competitions. The only principle that applies during these championships is their two stages. In the first stage, which involves selection according to the so-called Swiss system, some of the weaker teams are eliminated. The second stage ends with the determination of the winning team.
The nature and themes of tournaments themselves are changing as new games adapted for professional esports enter the top of popularity. For example, according to 2024 data presented by Esports Charts, the top three included League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Counter-Strike 2. The number of views of these competitions was about 750, 485, and 434 million, respectively.
Experts do not consider e-sports and computer games to be the same. According to professionals, the former is a competition in which the game plays the role of a tool, similar to a ball on a soccer field. The latter is just entertainment.
But this point of view does not deny the right to exist of both professional and amateur esports. Amateurs usually play at home, online, while professionals participate in away offline tournaments, train intensively and find new partners. But only the most serious teams are able to get the opportunity to participate in star championships.
The main channel for broadcasting such esports tournaments is Twitch. You can also watch these cool competitions on Youtube.
The role of the referee in them is performed by the organizer of the relevant events, and the position of the coach, who closely monitors the course of the game, determining the peculiarities of the opponent's tactics and mistakes, is somewhat conditional.
Interestingly, as in classic sports, in its esports version there are cases of players being expelled from the team and being lured from other teams. The reasons for expulsion, as well as fines, are indiscipline, missing games, and “unsportsmanlike” behavior. And it is possible to lure a member of a small team to a large one by promising him more money.
Contracts concluded with players in esports also have conditional specifics. They do not provide real protection for the parties.
