By Darren Allan
Coverage of esports is slowly but very surely gaining traction via major media outlets, and BBC Three – which provided Gfinity Elite Series coverage last summer – is going to broadcast the semi-final and final of the UK’s first ESL Dota 2 major this weekend.
Live coverage of the ESL One Birmingham 2018 will kick off tomorrow (Saturday, May 26) at 2pm when the semi-finals are played, with the grand final being shown on Sunday at 3pm. The tournament has a total prize pool of some $1 million (£750,000, AU$1.3 million).
You can watch with BBC iPlayer or via the BBC Three website (it’s an online channel these days, in case you missed that development), and this, the Broadcasting Corporation notes, is the first time that an ESL event has been shown live on the Beeb.
Julia Hardy, of BBC Radio 1 fame, will be presenting, backed up with pro Dota 2 casters Gareth ‘Gareth’ Bateson and Shane ‘Shaneomad’ Clarke commentating on the action as it happens.
Just as with any big sporting event, you can expect some preamble to build up the atmosphere, including interviews with the top Dota 2 players.
Accessible coverage
James Dean, managing director of ESL UK, commented: “With over …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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