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ARTICLE HOW AMATEUR TOURNAMENTS HELP MAKE ESPORTS FRIENDLY An Iron Gaming Booth. By Julian Martinez eSports may have started as a joke to some, and a mystery to others, but there is no denying that over the years eSports has enjoyed many success stories. With packed stadiums and millions watching via streams from around the world, it is safe to assume eSports hasn’t stopped growing. Yet eSports was not an instant had to set the standard somehow. Competitive gaming can be a cruel success story, it was not the While top level play and gigantic mistress. While a game seems gigantic phenomenon it is. So championships are the main meat simple from a first glance, it can what are some of the things that of eSports right now, we wouldn’t be difficult to master and not elevated competitive gaming to have new competitors without everyone is willing to accept that. what it is now? The love of the amateur level competitions. For a time it was very rampant community is one thing, but we among newcomers to competitive supported advert 42 The SMITE Community Magazine Issue #4 The GameOn Magazine