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Illini Esports Falls to Maryland in Big Ten Championship, Advance to College Championship Play-In

Have you every heard of eSports? How about League of Legends? If you haven’t, you’re not alone.

However, online gaming and gaming tournaments are becoming big business in 2018. As of June 2016, League of Legends has paid out just under $30,000,000 in prize money. And that was TWO years ago!

League of Legends is an online battle arena game that pits two teams against each other typically in five-on-five matches (like basketball, right?). The fast-paced reactions and a quick-thinking ability that are required to succeed in these games is largely what has made this game so exciting in terms of watching.