week 5 - my recent wikipidia edits

 I modified the 'e-sports' document in Korean Wikipedia and the 'LCK' document in English Wikipedia. E-sports refers to an activity in which players compete and compete with each other through a game. It is a market that has been growing rapidly due to the explosive increase since COVID-19, and it is very well suited to the developing trend of science. E-sports can be classified into a domestic league and an international league, and the LCK, which I edited on Wikipedia in English, is the top league in Korea. Considering Korea's advanced Internet situation, Korea's status in e-sports is quite high.


Below is a summary of the changes I have contributed.

- Editing by Wikipedia in Korean


1. Added sentences and references: "Since then, it has continued to increase, reaching 532.1 million users as of 2022. In collaboration with Interpre, a research institute, the U.S. Consumer Technology Association (CTA) predicts that the number of global e-sports viewers will reach 519 million by 2024.[4]"


2. Reference added: "The first video game competition was held on October 19, 1972 at Stanford University under the game "Space War!"[5]"


3. Added Sentence and Reference: "It's been quite a while since it was released, but until recently the competition has been actively held. The most recent competition is Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice 2024 [18] held in Katowice, Poland."


4. READ ALSO: "Riot Games, the developer of League of Legends, has been running the league directly in North America and Europe since 2013, season three. [19]"


5. Added sentence and reference: "Every year that interest has heated up, reaching about 6.94 million viewers for the 2024 World Championship final, a new record that beats the previous record."


6. Added sentence and reference: "Afterwards, the news of temporary suspension of the league at Nexon appeared to be coming, but [21]"


7. Added sentence and reference: "2024 GES Gwangju National Amateur e-Sports Competition" [22]"


8. Added sentences and references: "Amateur leagues such as the "2024 Gunsan Amateur Esports Competition" [23] are still receiving a lot of attention."


9. Added sentences and references: "The most recent BLAST Open Spring 2025 had 851,728 maximum simultaneous viewers, and achieved the third-highest ratings among the BLAST Premier series, excluding major competitions. In addition, the total viewing time exceeded 28 million hours, and the average audience reached 305,998, completing the competition with great success.[25]"


10. Added sentences and references: the most recent competition is "2024 Sudden Attack Championship Season 2" [26].


- editing of Wikipedia in English


11. Add Reference : Azubu Frost, along with NaJin Sword, went on to represent South Korea in their first appearance at the League of Legends World Championship in October.[5]


12. Add Reference : SK Telecom T1 K went on to win the Season 3 World Championship later that year, becoming the first team from the league to do so.[6]


13. Add Reference : Ozone's sibling team, Samsung Galaxy Blue, went on to win Champions Spring 2014 but were bested in the finals of Champions Summer 2014 by KT Rolster Arrows.[7]


14. Add Reference : Furthermore, organizations were prohibited from owning more than one team - in particular, this change most heavily affected KeSPA-affiliated teams, all of which operated two squads as part of a sibling team system - forcing numerous organizations to merge or disband rosters.[9]


15,16. Add Reference : A newly minted SK Telecom T1, a product of the prior year's merger between SK Telecom T1 K and SK Telecom T1 S, swept the calendar year by winning both LCK Spring 2015 and LCK Summer 2015.[10][11]


17. Add Reference : Their streak of dominance was ended in LCK Summer 2016 by ROX Tigers (currently Hanwha Life Esports), who became only the second team to win the league since its restructuring.[12]


18. Add Reference : In LCK Summer 2017 Finals, Longzhu Gaming won their first title on 26 August 2017 after defeating the spring winner SK Telecom T1.[13]


19. Add Reference : kt Rolster won the LCK Summer 2018 championship, defeating Griffin in the finals.[14]


20. Add Reference : All series during the LCK Cup utilize Fearless Draft, where champions selected during a game cannot be selected again for the remainder of the series.[23]


Any new, interesting, or unusual items learned

It is very surprising that the first video game competition was in 1972. This is because it was difficult to feel that the event has a duration of about 50 years. I thought that e-sports itself was not long because of the rapid development of electronic devices, which are essential for e-sports to develop. However, I think that the reason for the rapid development of e-sports in recent years is probably the Asian financial crisis and Corona.


Identify at least one question, concern, or discussion 

There is still a lot of discussion about whether to recognize games as a sport. Is there any problem with recognizing games as a sport?


Comments

  1. Yeonseo KooApril 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM

    Although not yet in the Olympics, E-sports is already adopted as an official event in the Asian Games. Seven games were played at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. South Korea actually won the gold medal in the League of Legends. Nevertheless, there are concerns. While traditional "sports" do not have copyrights and owners, games are "products" sold by companies. What happens if the sponser owns the league? Are we sure that E-sports is free from all lobbying and match fixing?

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