My circle of friends are all into e-sports in one way or another; or rather high level gaming to the point they follow pros to keep up -One has competed in mul

My circle of friends are all into e-sports in one way or another; or rather high level gaming to the point they follow pros to keep up -One has competed in multiple State-level Smash Bros Tournaments -Another has competed in some of the big SF4-SF5 and DBZ Fighterz Tournaments (Going to CEO in Orlando) -I have several friends who have achieved Master and Grandmaster in Overwatch (top 1%/ Top 500) and have played public matches with pros I personally have gone to TI8 (Dota 2 international tournament with $25 million prizepool, the largest of any esports tournament ever) and it was the most fun I had in any live event, including traditional sports. I don't know what to say, the interest is there, you just have to go find it. Unless you mean "Where are the competitors" and to that I say the pool is very small since you need a combination of the following: -A lot of free time to play -Access to tournaments / Local community of players -Ability to sustain your hobby / lifestyle The third point is what kills most up and comers. Most tournaments are top heavy and you end up losing cash for participating and not getting out of pools / qualifiers and some winners only get a few thousand dollars at most for winning. Most companies have different approaches to solving this issue with League offering some form of Base salary to players, Overwatch having a Franchise system similar to Traditional sports, while Fighting Games and Dota are very much grassroots with some official tournaments sponsored by the developers.