SHANGHAI: A record US$33.5 million is up for grabs, but professional eSports players like those competing in The International in Shanghai this ...
Ri plays for Natus Vincere, or NAVI, and this week is competing in The International, a world championship said to have the biggest prize pool in the history of eSports.NAVI and 17 other teams will play the multiplayer battle game Dota 2 in front of thousands of fans at a major indoor stadium while hundreds of thousands more will watch online.
"I didn't worry before but now I feel like my eyes are really ... I can't see so much," said Ri, who practices up to 12 hours a day.Gamers will battle for big money in front of thousands in Shanghai this week - but those at the top of eSports pay a physical price, including deteriorating eyesight, digestive problems and wrist and hand damage.
"Actually he also told me not to play the computer for six months to get back my vision, but I didn't listen.According to several players in Shanghai, the most common health complaint for pro gamers is Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Another hazard of eSports, a fast-growing but little-understood sport, is the mental toll, particularly with life-changing sums of money on the table.
"I just sometimes feel that my body is so sore," said Ryan"Raging Potato" Jay Qui of the Mineski team, who nevertheless says that his vision is still"20/20". While the money at the top of eSports is soaring, in other respects gaming remains well behind many other professional sports.
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