"eSports" meaning in English

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          "text": "[Counter-Strike] quickly replaced Quake as the most popular title in competitive gaming and has since then remained the central element in western eSports events.",
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          "text": "A collaboration between KeSPA (the managing body of eSports in Korea) and MLG brought a selection of StarCraft professionals to the USA for an exhibition tournament."
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          "text": "2014, Paul Tassi, Forbes, \"Illinois College Makes 'League of Legends' A Varsity Sport, Offers Scholarships\" (6/20/2014) http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2014/06/20/illinois-college-makes-league-of-legends-a-varsity-sport-offers-scholarships/\nRobert Morris University is a 7,000 student college in Chicago that is now making headlines by being the first institution of its kind to incorporate eSports into its official athletic program."
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