The world of sport has been brought to a standstill, sport enthusiasts are looking around every corner to find some live sport action. Cricket lovers are anxious about whether the T20 World Cup Cricket that is scheduled to take place later this year is going to be postponed. At the moment no decision has been made about rescheduling the event.  In football, Uefa has urged football leagues around Europe to try and finish the season before cancelling. Both Uefa and the English Premier League have come up with eSport football tournaments to bring some relief to football deprived fans all over the world. The eEURO started with 55 teams battling it out to reach the Play-off round. The final Play-off round will be played on the 27^th of April. The winners of the Play-off round will then advance to the Finals which will be played on the 23^rd and 24^th of May. The English Premier League Invitational final is being played this Saturday and will be streamed live on various different platforms. The Electronic League in eSports is also underway with thee leagues being played at the moment, the leagues are; Liga Pro, eSports Battle – German Bundesliga and the Italian Cyber Stars League. Football is not the only sport that has gone virtual. Formula One fans have been able to watch the F1 Virtual Grand Prix and last Sunday saw the Chinese Virtual Grand Prix taking place.

The eSport world is growing in popularity at an incredible rate, last year an estimated 330 million people watched the sports.  Esports has been able to carry on with tournaments through this period. What exactly is eSport and how does it work?

Esport are made up of different video games for example League of Legends, CounterStrike,  Overwatch and Call of Duty. The games can be played individually or be played in a team format depending on which game is being played. The games can be played remotely with major events drawing massive crowds. Just like any other sport the tournaments will have knocked out rounds which advance to the finals. Each game has different leagues within it. Certain games can have up to eight different leagues. Games are streamed live and fans are also able to place bets on which team will win. Betway eSports betting has been added to their betting catalogue. You are able to bet on the above mentioned games including the football Electronic Leagues at Betway. All these games and many other games are available to bet on at the betway app. The app is quick and simple to download and the registering an account is a breeze.