LoL Esports: Introduction
       
         To most people sports are limited to physical activities like American Football, Basketball, etc, but something is beginning to pick up steam among the younger audiences. E-sports, aka Electronic Sports, simply known as Video Games as a spectator sport has been sweeping the globe in popularity over the last two years. But it's not any video game but one single game in particular. Riot Game's League of Legends. Released in late 2009 the game surged in popularity and is currently the most played video game in the world by a large margin. Along with the popularity of the game itself, a competitive scene began to develop. As a result, several competitive Leagues began to spring up around the world. Now over 80 million unique users are playing every month.
       
       Due to my interest as both a player and fan, I've decided to do my AICE project displaying the current trends in LoL E-sports as well as exploring the players behind the famous accounts.