AUSTRALIA is hitting the big time in e-sports, with a crack team of players becoming the first in Oceania* to compete in the League of Legends World Championship this month.
The five Australian men, playing as the LG Dire Wolves, gave up their jobs to train full-time in professional video gaming this year, and have become the first Australian team to qualify for the competition.
Team manager Nathan Mott said the win could be a breakthrough for e-sports in Australia, as the team’s matches would be seen by thousands of people in Chinese stadiums but watched by millions more online.
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