The annual League of Legends World Championship, commonly referred to as "Worlds," (feature) qualifying professional teams from across the globe competing over a prize pool of $2,225,000. On Saturday, Chinese team defeated South Korean team and (eventual) won the 2021 League of Legends World Championship in Iceland. The Chinese players (award) the world champion for the first time in history. Due to the pandemic, there was no (admit) to the live competition this year, but millions of audiences tuned in online to watch the game.
The International Olympic Committee is introducing new events (make) the games attract more young people, so why not go further and let national teams compete at video games?
In fact, compared with most mainstream sports, electronic sports "Fortnite" are more popular. But critics may consider is that e-sports are not proper sports. Some of them even offer moral objections, too. In their opinion, they are (violence).
Prince Harry has even called for "Fortnite" to be banned for this reason. Surely, at a time of global disharmony, it is a bad idea to make simulated (模拟的) killing Olympic sport. The Olympics aim to promote peace.
Yet video games are highly competitive, with professional leagues (head) for packed stadiums.
