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The following is part of a three-piece series looking at mental health in esports. The series, reported by Veronika Rodriguez and Noam Radcliffe, includes in-depth interviews with professionals in esports and psychology and explores the wide-ranging effects of various mental health issues among the competitors in different esports. You can view the other parts of […]

Esports has its own set of circumstances that see figures from players to talent often experiencing burnout. Factors like constant matches, endless news and an inability to disconnect makes this inevitable. The problem of burnout remains prevalent across most esports titles. Whether its endless days of competition with early starts and late finishes, constant travel,

While most 20-somethings have barely started their careers, many professional video gamers at that age are already nearing retirement. The peak of a professional esports competitor is so short-lived that players often toss their controller and call it quits by the time they’re in their mid 20s. The world of esports is demanding, both physically and mentally. Professional

Whilst many aspiring gamers are well aware of the potential rewards of becoming a professional esports player, it’s also evident that most will be unaware of the devastating physical and mental toll that this activity can carry with it. With the average age of esports players retiring being around the mid-twenties, there appears to be

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic

The popular NBA reporter has missed on his Finals projection each of the past six seasons, and the YouTube gods have put together a video montage highlighting his ineptitude from year to year to capture consecutive titles, and more crucial, the championship earned the USA an automatic bid into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic