Fortnite vs. Football: How Esports Needs to Change to Satisfy Spectators

Esports could soon outpace traditional sports, but here’s what needs to change before that can happen

Alex Lindsay
OneZero
Published in
7 min readAug 15, 2019

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Mosaad ‘MSDossary’ Aldossary of Saudia Arabia and Stefano ‘Pinna’ Pinna of Belgium during the Grand Final match at the FIFA eWorld Cup 2018. Photo: Ben Hoskins/FIFA/Getty Images

AA few weeks ago,16-year-old Kyle Giersdorf claimed a $3,000,000 prize in the first Fortnite championship in front of a sold-out audience at New York’s Arthur Ashe Stadium…

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Alex Lindsay
OneZero

Head of Operations, 090.media — I solve complex video problems specializing in live streaming and interactive events. @alexlindsay on Twitter.