Will Video Games Surpass Sports? League Of Legends Championship

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"Hundreds of hours of gameplay came down to a scant ninety minutes last night as Korea's SK Telecom T1 took down China's Royal Club to secure their first League of Legends World Championship and a million dollar first prize provided by Riot Games. The Chinese champions were favored to win by all the top pros, but the public was mostly behind Korea's third seed, SKT T1, and were proven correct with the 3-0 sweep. 13,000 fans packed into LA's Staples Center, rented out and turned into an eSports Valhalla for the occasion. Starting at 8 PDT, the event was more or less wrapped by midnight, but actual gameplay only consisted of three thirty minute matches which were almost entirely dominated by SKT T1, surprising, given how China's Royal Club had performed in the rest of the tournament."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down. *Read more here from Paul Tassi / Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/10/05/league-of-legends-world-championship-shows-the-highs-and-hurdles-of-esports/ Download audio and video of the full two hour show on-demand + the members-only post game show by becoming a member at http://www.tytnetwork.com/member-options/. Your membership supports the day to day operations and is vital for our continued success and growth. Join The Young Turks Network mailing list http://www.tytnetwork.com/member-options/register-subscriber/ or Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://www.youtube.com/user/theyoungturks Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/theyoungturks Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://www.amazon.com/?tag=theyoungturks-20 Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/