Video games have moved past a trend or a fad of the late 1990's and early 2000's. There is clearly something going on with video games. Should video games be considered a sport? Google defines sport as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." In the literal term Video game are not a sport unless you count moving your fingers as physical exertion. Esports are also known as e-sports, competitive gaming, and electronic sports. Esport is defined by Dictionary.com as "competitive tournaments of video games, especially among professional gamers." The earliest known video game competition took place on October 19, 1972 at Stanford University for the game Spacewar. Stanford students were invited to an "Intergalactic spacewar olympics" and the grand prize was a year's subscription for Rolling Stone.
Chess, Bowling, Golf, Poker and stock car racing are all considered sports. The main thing that they all have in common is skill. You need to be determined and practice at whatever skill you need for the sport you're playing. Counter Strike Global Offensive (csgo), is a huge competitive platform for Esports players. Amateur Csgo players say its takes anywhere from 300+ hours to become "good". When playing video games on a competitive level you need to research the game so you can have a competitive edge on other players. (https://youtu.be/ssJKBfcUi7Q) Learning smokes grenades in a game like counter strike is crucial. There are so many things you need to learn, Crosshair placement (where you aim and move), Map callouts (quick definitions that all players know on the map), Proper graphical setting (going into game computer files and optimizing them), game sense is something that can only be learned over time ( Game sense is when you can assume where the enemy player is just from experience).