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To look at the numbers, youd have to be a fool to claim eSports is insignificant. Butch Byrd . 20 million people watched the recent Call Of Duty Championships, a tournament in which $2m in prizes was given away to competing teams. This years Dota 2 International - the biggest event of the eSports calendar - had a huge $20.8m in prizes given away. Last years World Championship for League Of Legends was watched by 36 million people, with a concurrent peak of 14 million - with this years tournament expecting to reach an even higher amount.Despite this, there is still a stigma attached to eSports, especially in the UK where the idea of competitive gaming is often met with ridicule, a fact that Charleyy Hodson - presenter of Ginx eSports TVs IRL programme - has to deal with regularly. I have a very supportive family, says Charleyy.So theyve all watched every single episode of IRL but I get messages every single week from them saying: I dont have a clue what theyre saying, are you sure this is real? It seems very silly. Watch Charleyy on IRL The docu-reality show that takes a look at the lives of pro gamers – this Tuesday at 9pm I have to say to them every single time, just imagine that its like every other sport on the planet and it makes sense.You know basketball is a thing, you know hockey is a thing, you know every single sport is a thing and though you may not understand those rules because youre a football fan or youre a golf fan, you still respect that theyre a thing in their own right. And video games are absolutely no different.The common argument against eSports revolves around its digital aspect, calling into question its legitimacy as a sport due to the indirect physical action.I remember going to Canada ages ago and watching American football, and I absolutely loathed it, Hodson continued.I didnt understand what was happening. But ever since Ive come back from there Ive watched the Super Bowl every single year and now I get it because I see it on the screen and it tells me all the rules.It makes more sense to me now because Ive committed to understand it, rather than just saying Nah, that ones not for me, its rubbish, its not a sport.As part of Ginxs IRL, Charleyy met with a selection of professional gamers - some who played as part of teams in huge, sold out arenas and some who broadcast their gaming live through streaming services like Twitch. Charleyys struggles with Hearthstone make it a favourite of the Ginx TV presenter She grew up with a love of gaming, and over the last five years has run her own video games blog titled Confessions Of A Gamer Girl.For Charleyy, it was only when competitive gaming took off that she realised there was a sport for her.Im a very competitive person, says Charleyy.While I never submitted myself to any competitions, I was always into that aspect of people playing each other. My dads a massive football fan and when I was younger I tried to compete in sports but it never worked.But I always had that competitive edge - and I dont think I cared about any other sport until I realised where people were doing it with video games.Whether or not you agree that eSports should be classed as a sport or not, it is clear it is here to stay - however it is defined.It needs to not be so much on the skirts anymore, says Charleyy of how pro gaming can become more widely accepted.Theres a lot of mainstream people saying Eh, its a thing, but I dont know... we wont touch it, because we do what we do and we dont want to try something different.As soon as eSports is included - and that might be a very long time until you might go Ah, theres a Call Of Duty match on today, I think Ill watch that - but I think that as long as its not presented as something weird, something on the side then it will take off.Once its treated as its own legitimate form of entertainment, I think that is when people will come into it. Overwatch is one of the games that fans can enjoy watching In terms of the sorts of games Charleyy is into, she names Overwatch, Hearthstone and Destiny as the titles she enjoys watching at tournament level.Im a big fan of Overwatch, mostly because I havent got it myself yet, so I just like watching other people play it, she says.I think Hearthstone is an interesting one because for some reason I struggle with that game myself, I cant wrap my head around the logic. I think Im winning and suddenly Ill lose. So I think its more just curiosity of how the hell are people doing this? that makes me go and watch Hearthstone tournaments.As for Destiny, Charleyy draws attention to a recent video on YouTube where a Destiny player achieves 50 kills with no deaths, adding that its that kind of world record smashing stuff that I like watching.You can see Charleyy on IRL - the docu-reality show that takes a look at the lives of pro gamers - this Tuesday on Ginx eSports TV, at 9pm. Also See: WATCH: What is eSports? UKs first 24-hour eSports channel Shaun Bodiford . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Justin Canale .com) - The surprising Calgary Flames host the winless New Jersey Devils at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/jason-spriggs-jersey-for-sale/ . - The Carolina Panthers believe Steve Smith lost "top-end" speed, a big reason the franchise parted ways with its all-time leading receiver.SAN ANTONIO -- Faced with the possibility of having a second straight season end with a Game 7 loss, the San Antonio Spurs played with emotion and let Tony Parker have some fun. Parker scored 32 points and the San Antonio led by as many as 31 on its way to a 119-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, closing out a stressful first-round series Sunday in seven games. The finale featured Tim Duncan diving into Dallas bench to save a ball and the Spurs reserves continually on their feet to celebrate baskets. But no one had as much fun or hit the floor more than Parker. The All-Star point guard was 11 for 19 from the field and 10 for 13 on free throws as Dallas was unable to keep him from attacking the lane, despite a series of hard fouls. "I just knew that I had to be aggressive if we wanted to have a chance to win the game because of the strategy that the Mavericks chose," Parker said. "They just dared me to score." Manu Ginobili scored 20 points, Danny Green added 16 points and Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had 15 points apiece for San Antonio. Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and nine rebounds to lead Dallas. Last season ended for the Spurs with a Game 7 loss in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Facing a much earlier end, San Antonio rode a raucous home crowd and overwhelmed Dallas. San Antonio advances to face the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, who upset the Houston Rockets in a six-game series. The series opens Tuesday in San Antonio. The Spurs got off to a quick start as they had done at home all series, but the Mavericks were unable to respond as they did in winning Game 2 on the road. Leonards 16-foot jumper gave San Antonio an 18-7 lead 6 minutes into the game and the lead swelled to 29 with 2 minutes remaining in the first half. "We gave ourselves a chance but today we got hit by a tidal wave early," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "They had their best game today and we just werent able to do quite enough to stay in it early. "Its hard when you get hit with an onslaught early the way the guys did." Nowitzki struggled through much of the series, but the Mavericks pushed the Spurs to the brink of elimination behind strong post-season performances from Monta Ellis, Vince Carter, Devin Harris and DeJuan Blaiir. Gary Roberts. "On the court what confounded us was that theyve got shooters all the way around," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "Dirk Nowitzki gets a crowd, if you double him you, you leave a lot of other open shooters. So we played him pretty much one-on-one, so we could stay at home a little bit better. That and the ability to shoot it; spread the floor, run the sets that Rick does and the speed of Harris and Ellis was tough for us to handle." Dallas also played a physical series. There were two technical fouls and two flagrant fouls in Game 7 and two more flagrants reversed upon review. Parker was assessed a technical with 31.6 second left in the first quarter after making a layup on and jawing with former teammate Blair as the two ran down the court. The two had been talking to each other all series and Parker was clearly frustrated at times with the hard fouls committed by Blair on his drives earlier in the series. But Parker said it was all in good fun. "I was just laughing with DeJuan," Parker said of the technical. "Thats why it was so funny to get a technical for that, because I was not even cursing at him. DeJuan played four years (for the Spurs). He lived for a year at my house. I love DeJuan." Blair was later assessed a flagrant foul for elbowing Ginobili in the face on a drive. After the foul, Blair stared down Popovich, who was screaming at officials over the severity of the foul. The flagrant foul energized the Spurs, who went on a 14-2 run to take a 51-27 lead with 8 minutes remaining in the first half. "Everybody was active and kind of focused," Duncan said. "We had very little mistakes." San Antonio never led by less than 14 points in the second half. NOTES: The Spurs were 7-0 in games decided by three points or less during the regular season but were 0-2 against Dallas in such games in their first-round series. . Sundays game between Dallas and San Antonio was the 50th post-season game this season. It was also the fifth Game 7 of the first round. "I think its great for basketball and for the fans," Popovich said. "It drives all the coaches crazy. (But) for the game and everybody, its been a wonderful thing. " ... Blair was booed heavily each time he entered the game or committed a foul. ' ' '