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Esports is a form of competitive video gaming sports. Only a few video games are represented in the Esports world. The most common video game genres associated with esports are real-time strategy, fighting, first-person shooter (FPS), and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). Tournaments such as The International Dota 2 Championships, the Battle.net World Championship Series, the League of Legends World Championship, the Evolution Championship Series, provide both live broadcasts of the competition, and prize money and salaries to competitors.

In 2013, it was estimated that more than 70M people worldwide watched competitive gaming. The increasing availability of online streaming mediaplatforms, particularly Twitch.tv, has become central to the growth and promotion of eSports competitions. Major League Gaming has reported viewership that is approximately 85% male and 15% female, with 60% of viewers between the ages of 18 and 34.

Top 5 eSports games genres :

5. Sports games

A sports game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports.

FIFA Football (EA SPORTS Franchise)

FIFA Football is the only sports video game played in competition, on consoles as well as PCs. It is mostly played individualy at a profesionnal level. FIFA has been an official game of the World Cyber Games since its first tournament in 2001. The frenchmen Bruce "Spank" Grannec is the most successful player in the world of virtual football games.

4. First-Person Shooters (FPS)

First-person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre centered on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through a first-person perspective; that is, the player experiences the action through the eyes of the protagonist.

Counter Strike series (Valve Corp. Franchise)

Counter-Strike (frequently abbreviated as CS) is a series of multiplayer FPS video games, in which teams of terrorists and counter-terrorists battle to, respectively, perpetrate an act of terror (bombing, hostage-taking) and prevent it.

Call of Duty series (Activision Franchise)

The Call of Duty series is a FPS that has been played as an esport primarily in North America and is primarily played on consoles. It has been featured in MLG tournaments ever since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was introduced to the league in 2008.

Halo series (Microsoft Studios Franchise)

Halo is a military science fiction FPS video game. The Halo series has been featured prominently in the American MLG.

Battlefield (Electronic Arts Franchise)

Battlefield is a series of FPS video games. The first Battlefield game was released in 2002. Battlefield series games have been played in multiple tournaments. The PC version of the games are usually used.

Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment Franchise)

Overwatch is a multiplayer FPS in development by Blizzard Entertainment. Unveiled at BlizzCon 2014, the game emphasizes cooperative gameplay using a cast of various "heroes", each with their own abilities and roles within a team. The game is scheduled to be released in 2016 but already as Esports tournament on the beta.

3. Fighting games

Fighting game is a video game genre in which the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as blocking, counter-attacking, and chaining together sequences of attacks known as "combos". Fighting games were among the earliest games to be played in professional tournaments, with the founding of what would become the Evolution Championship Seriesin 1995.

Street Fighter (Capcom Franchise)

Street Fighter is a fighting game franchise by Capcom. The game's playable characters originate from different countries around the world, each with his or her own unique fighting style. It is Capcom's second best-selling franchise, having significant success worldwide.

Tekken (Bandai Namco Entertainment Franchise)

Tekken is a fighting game franchise created, developed, and published by Namco. Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and fighting styles.

Mortal Combat (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Mortal Kombat is a fighting video game published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The series is known for high levels of bloody violence, including, most notably, its Fatalities.

2. Real-Time Strategie (RTS)

Real-time strategy (RTS) is a subgenre of strategy video games where the game does not progress incrementally inturns.

Starcraft II (Blizzard Entertainment Franchise)

StarCraft II is a military science fiction RTS video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment. A sequel to StarCraft, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010. In 2012, Blizzard Entertainment created the StarCraft II World Championship Series. In the tournament's initial 2012 season, Korean player PartinG beat Creator to win the $100,000 grand prize.

Warcraft III (Blizzard Entertainment Franchise)

Warcraft III is a high fantasy RTS video game released by Blizzard Entertainment in July 2002. Warcraft III has been played professionally all around the world, especially in South Korea, China, France, and Germany.

1. Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA)

Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games are historically a spin-off of real-time strategy games, but are different enough that they are now generally considered a separate genre. While traditional RTS games feature many units controlled by a single player, MOBAs are typically team focused, the model being five players on a team, each controlling a single "hero" unit. MOBAs are generally played on personal computers.

Dota / Dota 2 (Valve Corp. Franchise)

The Dota franchise began as a fan-made Warcraft III mod named Defense of the Ancients (DotA), released in 2003. The popularity of the original mod, both in casual and competitive play, encouraged Valve Corporation to create a stand-alone sequel, Dota 2.

League of Legends (Riot Games Franchise)

League of Legends (LoL) is a MOBA video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows, primarily inspired by Defense of the Ancients. It was released on October 27, 2009.

Smite (Hi-Rez Studios Franchise)

Smite is a third-person MOBA developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios. In Smite, players take on the visage of a mythological god or other mythological figure and take part in arena combat, using powers and team tactics against other player-controlled gods and non-player-controlled minions.

Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard Entertainment Franchise)

Heroes of the Storm is a MOBA video game developed by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game features heroes from Blizzard's franchises including Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, The Lost Vikings and Overwatch.