Esports World Cup 2026: How gaming is becoming a global sport

The Esports World Cup is taking gaming to a global stage — and in 2026, Paris is hosting the competition for the first time outside Saudi Arabia.

CGTN's Sally Ayhan speaks with Chenyu Cui, Senior Analyst at Omdia, about the rapid growth of esports, the world's biggest gaming markets, the rise of Chinese esports and what traditional sports can learn from esports' global expansion strategy.

00:00 Esports World Cup 2026: How big is esports? 01:18 Why Paris is hosting the Esports World Cup 02:37 Can esports become the next global sport? 03:41 Why esports fans follow games before teams 04:46 Why China could drive the global esports boom

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