E-sports are boring, I’ve always felt. I wanted to follow them, have a favourite team or know who any of the players are, but almost every time I watched a game, I just couldn’t keep up. It looked like there was skill involved, but I couldn’t really relate it to my own experience of those games. But the scene has changed, and I’ve changed my mind. I think professional gaming has come of age. 

The last time I looked into the competitive scene thoroughly was for a feature on it in 2006. I was sent out to the E-Sports World Cup in Paris, not to cover the results of the tournament, but to watch the games, interview the players, and just tell you guys if this was something you’d enjoy if you got into it. I came away impressed by the talent, intelligence and even personalities of the players I met, but no more able to actually follow a tournament match and understand it.

4 years later I’m sitting on a train, transfixed by my laptop screen, pulse racing. I’m watching Cool play oGsTop on Kulas Ravine, and I care more about the outcome of this game than any I’ve played myself in months. Top has a screen-filling swarm of Thors, mechs the size of buildings, streaming in to Cool’s base. Cool has nothing. But Cool has just done what Cool does, what you can never let Cool do if you ever play him: he’s hatched 12 Ultralisks.

The resulting battle actually makes me gape. I don’t think anyone on the train notices, but if they did they probably wondered what the hell I was watching. What else can you watch that makes you sit bolt upright, mouth agog? Pro gaming isn’t just a good spectator sport, it’s now one of the most exciting and entertaining ways to waste your time.

continued @ http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/10/13/professional-gaming-is-finally-fun-to-watch/

I have to say watching starcraft 2 matches on youtube especially from Husky and HDstarcraft is both educational and entertaining. So what do you think about e-sports?

If its a game i like myself

Street fighter iv

Starcraft maybe but i think it would be too long winded

Wrestling games then maybe

I aint sure i never seen one befor so

maybe you should try watching a SC2 cast to see if you like it...

A dozen ultralisks sounds pretty awesome.

a pro game where 1 guy hatched 12 ultras at once? I dont think any pro has 3600 mins and 2400 gas in the bank, ever...

I like watching LiquidTLO play StarCraft 2.

He's pretty awesome.

Mixes up race too. Doesn't just go Terran all the time like so many other players.

Infact... Here, watch this. This is a pretty awesome piece of Gaming from a great SC2 player

I'd really like to see that game he's referring to, actually.

12 Ultralisks must be freaking terrifying to look at.

I usually really like watching them, but when I was at Gamescom I watched a live CS 1.6 match between an Ukrainian clan and some other one I don't remember now and they had big screens which followed every player individually (so I think like 8 or 10 screens).

Either way I just couldn't keep up, It always seemed like I was watching the one player that gets shot in the back....

There also was a 1 vs 1 Quake Live match, which was better, cause easier to follow.

However I think if there are more than 4 players involved, a live broadcast really isn't that fun. Filtering out the best scenes from the best camera angle and with added commentary is way better for that.
Commentary for strategy games is a must btw.

the little one is the man lol, he always changes it up and keeps his opponents on their toes, recently watched him in a team liquid FFA where he used mass Ravens and marines it was epic. 

mlgpro.com

watch that this weekend. Their going to have live streams of Halo Reach, Halo 3, Tekken 6, Starcraft 2, WoW (pvp) and maybe SSBB although I'm not sure on the last one.

Their the biggest competitive gaming circuit in the nation and watching their live streams is absolutely awesome, especially if you play the game yourself and understand it. I personally love watching the Halo streams as they have the undisputed greatest Halo pro's in the world but I've watched some tekken matches and they are so intense.

They just finished broadcasting their MW2 tournament a few minutes ago actually but the main tournament starts this weekend.