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This article has been mentioned by a media organization: Nicole Carpenter (2018-10-18). "Wikipedia drops "eSports"". Dot Esports.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination. Discussions: Electronic sports → Competitive gaming, not moved, closed 18:53, 16 July 2011 (UTC) Electronic sports → Esports, moved, closed 17:59, 13 June 2015 (UTC) Esports → ESports, moved, closed 11:34, 5 January 2016 (UTC) ESports → Esports, not moved, closed 18:50, 12 May 2016 (UTC) ESports → Five options (E-sports, Professional video-gaming, Pro gaming, Electronic sports, Other), not moved, closed 08:04, 8 July 2016 (UTC) ESports → Esports as result of MOS:VG RFC, moved, closed 02:44, 16 October 2018 (UTC) Other discussions on page title: 1, 2, 3, 4

ESports in Thailand was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 7 November 2016 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Esports. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

Reference ideas for Esports The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future: Szablewicz, Marcella (March 2016). "China's E-Sports Paradox". Slate Magazine. Orland, Kyle (2013-07-12). "Why Nintendo can legally shut down any Smash Bros. tournament it wants". Ars Technica. Financial Times - Esports: Is the gaming business ready to come of age? - Nov. 5 2017 Browning, Kellen (November 26, 2022). "The Excitement Around E-Sports Is Growing. But Where Are the Profits?". The New York Times.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports#Tournaments

Suggest adding the announcement of the Esports Nations Cup: https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en/news/ewcf-announces-esports-nation-cup

The current largest esports tournament is the Esports World Cup, held in Saudi Arabia as a two-month event.[195] The Esports World Cup Foundation announced on Aug 23, 2025 the creation of the Esports Nations Cup to be hosted in late 2026. EchoPixel42 (talk) 22:43, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. We need more than just a company press release for this. See WP:PROMOTION WP:CRYSTAL Xan747 (talk) 22:42, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding HINLA as an Early Multi-Game Esports League

Hello editors,

I’d like to suggest adding the Croatian Informatics Competitions League (HINLA) to the "Growth and online video games (1990–1999)" section.

According to former players' comments, HINLA started in 1995 by playing team multi-game matches in playrooms. Officially, on March 1, 1997, it launched as one of the earliest multi-game esports leagues, featuring team-based competitions in cinema venues with games like Quake2, StarCraft, Warcraft 2, Duke Nukem 3D, and C&C: Red Alert. This predates the Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL), which began in June 1997. Evidence includes comments sections from netokracija.com and forum.hr, a 1997 official web page scan (mentioning organizer, start date, place, and rules), a 1997 event poster (Cinema/Arena Venue - Kustosija, Zagreb, April 12), a 1998 grand finale (Cinema/Arena Venue, Live Commentary, Prizes, sponsorship - SC, Zagreb, December 19) listing multiple games, and coverage in Hacker magazine.

Could editors consider including HINLA as an early European example of organized multi-game esports?

Links: https://www.netokracija.com/hinla-hrvatska-gaming-liga-152235 https://www.facebook.com/hinlaesport https://www.forum.hr/showthread.php?p=104502773 shared folder link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1L3BKujMcspTJ06NQu3couW60LdL_3JbU?usp=sharing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.32.91.254 (talk) 09:47, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m happy to provide more details or links if needed. Thank you! 86.32.91.254 (talk) 13:54, 29 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]