E-sports is an official sports competition officially approved by the General Administration of Sports of China. It competes in a gentler way than the usual sport. Because it is a project that uses electronic devices as sports equipment. To put it simply: it's just sitting in front of the computer and competing against the opponent on the other end of the network to see who has the best game level.

Such a way, in the previous term "movement", was not possible.

Why?

Because in the past, people thought that "exercise" was to go out of the house, which could make people sweat happily. Instead of sitting in front of the computer and typing on the mouse and keyboard. To paraphrase one of the most common real-world misconceptions, "Esports is all about playing games." ”

So, is this statement true or not? The answer is obvious, incorrect.

The so-called "e-sports" contains two basic characteristics: e-sports and competition.

'Electron' is the way and the means to it. 'Competition' is the essential characteristic of sports.

What is 'athletic'? 'Athleticism' means confrontation.

As a sport, confrontation is the most basic characteristic. Although there are many categories and projects of e-sports, the core of e-sports must be inseparable from the word 'confrontation'. And once there is 'confrontation', competitions and events will be born.

It's a process, as if a newborn baby is always wrinkled with a layer of skin. Although at first glance it is ugly and unacceptable. But as it grows up, you'll find that it's much more attractive than we thought.

Think about the beginning of e-sports, how many people scoffed at it. And look at it now, how many people are crazy about it.

The gradual acceptance of the people has made this kind of competition method begin to be valued by more and more countries. At the same time, it has also become one of the hottest industries in the world.

Yes, esports is a veritable industry these days.

Through related exercises (games), participants exercise and improve their thinking ability, reaction ability, heart-eye-limb coordination, willpower, and teamwork ability.

Looks pretty good, doesn't it?!

Unfortunately, this industry is very strict about the talent of its practitioners. Not just anyone can eat this bowl of rice. And if you don't have superhuman talent, even if you join the industry, it's unlikely that you'll be able to shine.

Speaking of which, this is one of the few sports that cannot completely replace talent with hard work. And under such harsh conditions, athletes engaged in esports are not destined to be too mature.

For example, the current captain of Team NE, GrandElf, is just 24 years old. 24 years old, in any way, is not an old age. But he is already a well-deserved veteran in the e-sports industry.

24-year-old veteran! This is not an exaggeration in the slightest.

Judging from the data given by the system, in the e-sports world that Wang Yifan has traversed, the average age of e-sports players is less than 20 years old. In other words, if Wang Yifan can't make history in two or three years, he will have little chance to complete the task by the time he reaches the age of 23 or 24.

At that point, there's a good chance he'll no longer be going on as a "pro." But once he re-challenges the task as a "coach" or whatever, the criteria given by the system are likely to change. Therefore, at the moment, Wang Yifan is not qualified to be distracted elsewhere at all.

It's like a popular saying in esports circles: "There are no breaks in esports!" ”

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Jianghan City, the base of the Dragon Club.

Qi Rui and Zhang Hao each dragged their luggage, their faces showing almost the same surprise, and said dryly: "Brother Wang, aren't you going home?!" It's been an offseason for more than a month. ”

Wang Yifan stood at the gate of the base, wearing the uniform of the Dragon Warrior Team on his upper body and a pair of black slacks on his lower body. He said with a smile: "I don't have anyone at home, so it's better to stay at the base than to go back and look at the house." At the very least, it's close to the city center, so you don't have to travel far to eat anything. ”

The two of them were stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was the truth. So he didn't persuade much, just waved his hand randomly, said "goodbye", and took a taxi away shoulder to shoulder.

It is worth mentioning that Qi Rui and Zhang Hao are already the last team members to leave the base. Like Yan Jishan, Yu Qing, and Lin Qi, as early as the night after watching the S12 finals, they hurriedly got on the high-speed train home.

Yes... In other words, there is one person in the base of the Dragon Warrior Team who also did not choose to go home.

Is it Zhao Zidong? No... It's a substitute jungler, Zhang Qi.

As for the reason why he didn't go home, he wasn't afraid to joke when he said it. It is said that it is because I will be forced to go out on a blind date as soon as I get home, so I don't dare to go back.

In short, for more than a month in this offseason, the two are destined to snuggle up to each other.

But before that, Wang Yifan needs to go out to make an appointment...

No way, because I went in and out of Elements Square too often some time ago (to watch the World Championship). was accidentally caught by Su Yi, who was used as a commentator. As a result, she asked for a group photo and a phone call.

Just imagine, Su Yi, as a well-known goddess in the e-sports circle, smiled and offered affection to a strange man in public, how much news it should be. At least, this is completely inconsistent with Wang's guideline of wanting to keep a low profile. As a result, he could only use the old-fashioned excuse of "please eat another day" to deal with the past.

And this time the appointment is precisely to pay off the debt owed last time.

"Squeak...", Wang Yifan pushed open his door and pulled a coat from the suitcase in the corner. Then, he picked up the mobile phone on the table, fished out the key to the base, and after saying hello to Zhang Qi in the training room, he slowly paced out.

After taking two steps, he seemed to remember something, and took out his mobile phone to confirm.

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Wang: Is it Elements Square?

Sue: yes.

Wang: Is it okay to have six o'clock?

Sue: Okay, I'm already here anyway. (snickering)

King:...

Sue: By the way, Okami, you don't go home in the offseason, aren't you bored at the base?

Wang: It's not boring.

Sue:...

Wang: I would like to ask you something.

Wang: In the history of the league, which team has won the most championships? Who has won the most championships?

Sue: Okami, are you kidding? Of course, the team that has won the most championships is Team BT in Korea with 4 times. As for the person who has won the most championships, of course, it is the 'clown'.

Wang: How many?

Sue: Is there a number of champions for 'Joker'? It seems to be 16 or 17, anyway, around 16 or 17.

Wang: At what age did 'Joker' retire?

Sue: God, do you want to give me a test? 'Joker' retired at the age of 24.

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