Yesterday, the Olympics declared eSports an official sport. If all goes well, Paris in 2024 may be able to witness the emergence of e-sports competitions on the Olympic arena.
The arrival of eSports on the mainstream stage is a predictable thing.
On November 18, 2003, the State Sports General Administration officially approved and listed e-sports as the 99th official sports competition;
The total prize money of the 2015 TI5DOTA2 International Invitational Tournament exceeded 18 million US dollars, making it the 15th most prized game in the world in terms of prize money, beating the US Super Bowl.
The popularity of the game live broadcast market in the past two years is also evident.
I have to say that the living environment for e-sports players is really good, there are many events, fans support, and parents and schools are more enlightened.
A lot of young people with outstanding skills, just out of society, earn millions a month. A ruthless remark in the live broadcast room can cause thousands of people to cheer and become popular. It is inevitable to be arrogant and frivolous to become famous at a young age. We often criticize the current e-sports circle for being mixed. A few days ago, there was a "death announcement" live broadcast of beating his wife, etc. This is also one of the reasons.
In contrast, 20 years ago, in the world, e-sports was still the existence of "spiritual opium" in the eyes of many people. At that time, e-sports players were forging ahead with faith when they could not see any prospects.
It was the worst of times for esports and the best of times for esports.
For China, like table tennis, it was the era when China was on the world stage and China played the world .
Valve held the first DOTA International Invitational Tournament, inviting DOTA players from all over the world to participate .
In addition to the prize money, it was also the largest eSports competition at the time. Before, many well-known Dota players from other places only lived in videos or other people's dictation, and even if they had occasional discussions, it was only a small-scale slapstick in comparison. This match is more like a martial arts conference attended by many long-established martial arts heroes .
It took two and a half years to make the documentary "Sports of the Heart", which almost restored the grand occasion of thousands of people carnival in the arena at that time, and reproduced that day in the history of e-sports. But this documentary finally implemented the shooting on the players themselves, or in other words, on the players' dream-chasing journey.
"Heart Athletics" follows three professional e-sports players from different countries to tell the story of this grand event.
Fear, HYHY, Dendi
What is "chasing a dream"?
In 2011, e-sports was still rejected by most parents all over the world. They were eager to use a victory to prove themselves in the e-sports circle, hoping to bring back huge bonuses to change their living conditions, and plan to use their own efforts. To reverse the attitude of parents and ease family relations.
Everyone has their own reasons why they must not lose.
Fear is the living fossil of the Dota world , and has been involved in it since 2005, when Dota was just released.
Abandoned by his father at the age of two, Fear matured far earlier than his peers and knew what he wanted.
The only thing that bothers Fear is his mother, who lives with him. The two have a deep relationship, but their different attitudes towards electronic competition are a contradiction that they cannot avoid.
Mother said: If you insist on playing games, then please leave my house.
Under his mother's puzzled and heartbroken eyes, Fear put away his keyboard and continued to practice with a 90s desktop computer lent to him by a friend in a rental house with only one desk.
"I don't talk to my mother about dreams because such dreams are ridiculous. I need a victory to reconcile with my mother ."
The members of the Fear team come from different countries, and communication and exchanges on the field have always been a problem for their team .
Fear wanted to bring his patchwork international team to the finals, but faced with HYHY, who also had a dream, the problem of communication finally became a fatal factor.
Fear was lying on the table, and the game seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
HYHY, who defeated Fear, came from a very bad family. The father has no culture. In order for his son to receive a good education, he moves containers at the dock every day.
However , HYHY, who was originally a "top student" , almost gave up his studies for the sake of e-sports.
"Games will kill you sooner or later."
"He is the pride of Singapore, the top player."
The polarized comments from outside the family came up repeatedly in HYHY's ears.
HYHY is convinced that she is on the right path, but sometimes gets lost.
He called himself Million HY . When the aunt and aunt mocked the name, he opened his mouth and still didn't refute anything.
"If this year's TI is a gamble, I'm all-in."
HYHY went all the way from the loser group to the loser group final, and encountered the king from China, EHOME. The huge pressure prompted HYHY to come up with a heroic shadow demon with great risk. Facing the doubts of his teammates, HYHY was unshakable, just as he chose to give up the exam to participate in the competition.
By the river in Cologne, Germany, HYHY lingered here smoking cigarettes one by one, choking one by one. Seeing the camera, HYHY was a little flustered and explained, " I never thought smoking was a good thing, but... "
His eyes were red and he didn't say any more.
It was Dendi, the youngest player in the final battle against the Chinese Army.
Dendi's fascination with esports was an accident.
When he was young, one of his favorite things to do was go fishing with his father on the river. A sudden illness took Dendi's father's life, and the riverside became Dendi's sad place. Dedicating himself to e-sports became his way of forgetting the pain.
By the time Dendi himself realized he was putting too much time into esports, esports had gone from his way of forgetting pain to something he loved.
Dendi felt he had to give his dead father an explanation.
But the game gave him a blow to the head at the beginning, and he lost the first game without any suspense. Dendi is good at building an advantage early in the game by attacking, snowballing his way to victory. Few teams can resist Dendi's early attack, but here in China...
Do you know why the wonder of China is the Great Wall?
The mighty Red Legion shattered his self-confidence, and Dendi, who was on his way, was knocked down, just like the time his father died.
"I have to learn how to stand up."
Dendi chose a control hero puzzle that he barely used, based on the team's needs. This choice took everyone by surprise.
Just like fishing as a child, Dendi was always the most patient fisherman. He controlled the mystery and waited quietly for the opportunity, waiting and waiting, just like a fisherman sitting quietly by the lake all morning, and finally he hoisted the biggest fish. A crucial wave of team battles controlled the opponent's five people and helped his teammates win that game.
The title of the final champion is no longer important.
So far, everyone's goal of participating in the competition has been achieved.
Fear returned home and was surprised to find that his mother recorded all the scenes of his game on TV with a camera, and his outstanding performance on the court also attracted many teams to throw olive branches to him.
At present, Fear has become the godfather of American DOTA2 .
Although HYHY did not win the championship, his $150,000 bonus seemed to prove to his family that million HY is not a joke.
HYHY is currently studying for an MBA with a bonus. The father, who had worked hard all his life, gradually put down his burden, and he began to become the hope of the family.
Dendi fully demonstrated his talent in this game and gained a lot of attention and popularity. He has more followers on Twitter than the Ukrainian national football team.
It is foreseeable that he will be a high-profile star of Dota in the future.
The whole documentary is so smooth that it can make you feel the passionate blood in the hearts of these dream chasers.
One of the things that the documentary "Sports of the Heart" does very well is that it is non-professional. For me it means the non-professional type on the game . Even a layman of the game can still understand the persistence of each player in the camera.
I really want to find a domestic related documentary to recommend to everyone, because the miracles created in China during this period are more brilliant, and there are more legendary characters and stories to tell. However, at that time, the mainstream film and television industry in China had not paid attention to this piece, and it was more of a documentary work created by game enthusiasts with their own passion. For those without game experience, there are many knowledge barriers in viewing these works, and they are also relatively rough.
But we can still learn the glory of Chinese DOTA - as a powerful villain from many foreign documentaries. Yes, the Chinese legion is usually portrayed in foreign documentaries as a villain who has been occupying the championship position all the year round .
In "Sports of the Heart", there is an interview with foreign teams' evaluation of the Chinese Army.
Although the captains of foreign teams are also a group of young people, they sincerely show respect for the Chinese team.
When I saw this scene, I really felt how awesome my country is in the field of e-sports.
"In China, the competition between teams is never which game wins the championship."
"It's the one who won the most championships this year, so that people can remember, such as Ehome's tenth championship and DK's nine consecutive championships."
In China, where the education system is more traditional, esports has struggled to develop.
Many talented players, without the understanding of their families, without social recognition, and without enough tournament bonuses to support their lives, stubbornly support the development of Chinese e-sports with their own hobbies .
In that era when Chinese players could only sleep on the road when they went to Malaysia to participate in the competition, it was the era of the strongest e-sports in China.
Although no one knows, the flags they wear are equally bright, and we should not forget.
"The current situation is that China is fighting the world."
"Our tradition is not to bring back the trophies except the championship trophies. They just threw them at the airport."
I am proud of the achievements of Chinese eSports.
Now I pass on this pride to you, if only our heroes would not be unknown.
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