A convenient combination of tools wants to take the guesswork out of esports fandom.

Although the main event of ESL One Frankfurt kicks of Saturday, June 20 a very important Seeding Bracket will take place at the ESL One studios two days prior the LAN stage will start. 

Yesterday, ESPN 2 aired a live broadcast of a video game. A bunch of people on the Internet did not like what they saw. That alone is not news. A similar thing happened last year when the channel promoted the championship of a different video game, DOTA 2, which — like the game that was broadcast this weekend, Heroes of the Storm — is near-unwatchable unless you’ve played it, or games like it. For most channel-surfing viewers, it’s an easy invitation to yell, “Nerds!” and then keep clicking.

Last month, surrounded by around 45,000 fans in a Seoul stadium built for the World Cup, Samsung White put the final dagger into Star Horn Royal Club's dreams, claiming a championship live on ESPN 3.

Top video game players in South Korea are household names. Millions of people tune in to watch game competitions on television. The largest Internet portal, Naver, has its own section covering the results.

Back in 2011, Jonathan Belke was a professional gamer. He had modest success with strategy game StarCraft 2, culminating in a 1,000 euro prize at the ESL Pro Series in his native Germany. But while many of Belke's fellow pros struggled for cash, he found a lucrative side career: betting on matches. In February of 2014, he said on Reddit he made five figures in euros, exponentially more than his tournament winnings — though he didn't bet on his own matches.

Riot Games' League Championship Series is an esports phenomenon. But do its contracts treat players fairly?

You wouldn’t find your usual television programs while channel surfing in South Korea because you might stumble upon Starcraft gaming leagues airing live on national TV.