E-Sports
Compete in games! eSports is spreading among bookmakers
Esports, which is different from other sports, is a sport that spread rapidly in the 2000s. eSports is a sport that treats games as a competition, and various tournaments of different sizes are currently held. With high prize money being awarded, it has become a professional sport that is attracting attention from all over the world.
It has also attracted a lot of attention from bookmakers, and the big tournaments are particularly exciting. League of Legends (LoL) is a particularly popular game, with professional leagues and world tournaments held every year, and coupled with the high prize money, it has gained a lot of popularity. LOL is a genre called OBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), but other popular games include fighting games where it is easy to see who wins and loses, FPS (First-Person Shooter), and battle royale games.
Currently, eSports is popular in Korea, the United States, China, Europe, etc. Surprisingly, it has not yet penetrated that far in Japan, where game culture is developed.
Main types of e-sports betting
In e-sports, players compete for victory or defeat in games, so you might think that you can't enjoy betting at a bookmaker unless you know the game itself, but even if the game system is complicated, the outcome is easy to understand, so you can enjoy it without being too nervous. Of course, if you like the game, you can enjoy it even more.
- Match Winner
- Predict the player or team that will win the match. Many tournaments are held in a tournament format, and many matches are scheduled per day, so there are many opportunities to bet, so you can enjoy this alone.
- First Kill/First Blood
- In games of the FPS and MOBA genres, multiple players are mixed in one match. This bet predicts who will be the first to kill the opposing player. The skill of the player is important, but it is interesting that there is a certain amount of luck involved, such as the team's tactics, the starting position of the map, and the items that can be picked up.
- Number of kills with a specific weapon (FPS type)
- In FPS genre games, players fight with weapons that are selected or randomly determined. This bet predicts how many players will be killed with a weapon during a match. There are various types of weapons available, such as stable and easy to use, and difficult to use but powerful, so it is interesting to see how tactics change depending on the weapon you use and the weapon your opponent uses.
- Number of rounds/number of maps
- When the match format is a best-of-three or best-of-five, this bet predicts how many rounds it will take to decide. Since the outcome can be decided by a split-second decision, matches that repeat wins and losses can become exciting as they go on for a full map.
- Performance of a specific player
- In FPS and MOBA, a player's performance is sometimes expressed in KDA (kills/deaths/assists). People tend to get excited about the number of kills and kills.
Betting on your favorite game is the most fun
People who like the game and have actually played it are more likely to make predictions, but the advantage is that you can enjoy betting regardless of whether you win or lose. After all, betting on your favorite game gives you a different sense of immersion. Of course, winning is the best, but being able to bet while having fun gives you more mental space, so the results tend to be better.
Esports allows live betting (betting in real time during the game), so if you experience the advantageous and disadvantageous situations yourself during the round, it's easier to make predictions, and it's especially exciting when your predictions based on your actual experience match up.