I participated in several online leagues and in person tournaments for Counter-Strike and Quake III before Starcraft II was released. The Evo Moment 36 [0], st

I participated in several online leagues and in person tournaments for Counter-Strike and Quake III before Starcraft II was released. The Evo Moment 36 [0], still one of the most iconic fighting games match, happened in 2004, six years before Starcraft II's release. Starcraft Brood War and Warcraft III both had tournaments and world rankings. There's been a culture of in person tournaments at arcades and lans for as long as there's been arcades and lan ports. If these aren't esports, where are you drawing the line to say Starcraft II was the first? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Moment_37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Moment_37