TIME Magazine Talks about E-Sports.

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The latest issue of Time Magazine Asia talks about the 'Games People Play'

One of it's article talks about South Korea and the growth of the E-Sports Market. Mentioned is the upcoming E-Stars at Seoul. And Warcraft 3 is mentioned as well as Grubby and Moon.

Tidbits:

The novelty of the format has attracted the participation of stellar professionals. Among those appearing for Team West is a 22-year-old Dutchman, Manuel (Grubby) Schenkhuizen, currently the world's leading exponent of Warcraft III. Schenkhuizen is well known in Seoul due to his three-month stint in the Korean league in 2004, after which he spectacularly deposed the national favorite, Tae Min (Zacard) Hwang during the World Cyber Games in San Francisco. "The Koreans have gotten rid of the stigma that gaming is a lonely, nerdy occupation," he says. "Obviously these guys aren't lonely. They're admired for their prowess because it's very hard to be a top gamer."

Ranged against them are several Chinese and South Korean players, including hometown heroes Jun (Lyn) Park and Park's archrival, Jaeho (Moon) Jang. Both are highly remunerated, 21-year-old Warcraft players. Jang, the five-time world champion, made around $130,000 last year. Park and Jang came up through the stable system but today spend most of the year playing as salaried imports on foreign teams.

Click http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...815675,00.html for the whole article.

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