The eSport is struggling in Germany since years, the recognition as an official sport and has a harder time than in other countries. Why is of German Sport with the digital world?
The German Olympic sports Confederation (DOSB) recently commissioned should investigate whether eSports with the Sport was compatible. The Answer Is: No. Compared to sports, the eSports industry is moving “in another galaxy”, the report shows. We will answer the main questions of the theme:
With what justification the study rejects eSports as sports?
The justification of the study focuses on the physical demands of sports. In the document, which is present the German press Agency, says that Sport is concretized “through the many years of case-law in the traditional sense of the demands on the body.” The Chairman of the Board of the DOSB, Veronika Rücker, said that the report confirmed the “consistent refusal to uptake of E-sports in organised sports”. Hans Jagnow, President of the German eSport Federation (ESBD), said in a DW Interview, however, that the study was commissioned by the DOSB in order. The 120-page-long opinion and support, therefore, the Central arguments of the Association. In comparison with other sports, he thinks the justification, however, will not be permitted in “dart throw, Motorsport, but also of the non-profit classified table football are all sports that require a total physical effort, but precise movement – as well as eSports.”
Hans Jagnow, President of the eSport-Bund Germany (ESBD), calls on the policy decisions of the coalition agreement to implement.
What is eSport?
Basically, eSport includes play all the direct competitions between human players in all the computer. In October of last year, the DOSB rejected the entire concept of eSports and difference henceforth two categories: Virtual sports and eGaming. Virtual sports should include the Transfer of existing sports in the virtual world – as it is in the case of sports simulations in the case. The DOSB had shown itself to be open to the recognition of these titles as sports – but not for those that fell under the eGaming. Including the DOSB summed up the majority of the games. ESports League of Legends”, “Dota”, or “Counter-Strike are popular, for example,””.
The current report comes to the conclusion that such a distinction is not legally robust. ESBD-President Jagnow is located. The division into Virtual sports and eGaming technically not justifiable distinction, which we have criticised time and again to be “. The DOSB has now apparently also his own expert against itself.” DOSB-Chairman of Rücker expressed, however, the Review of this subdivision had not been the order of the opinion.
Veronika Rücker, Chairman of the Board of the DOSB, is against the recognition of eSports as a sport.
Why are you fighting the ESBD for the recognition?
The recognition would facilitate the eSport organisations in the life. It goes hand in hand with financial benefits in the Form of tax incentives and a legal equality with Clubs from other sports. In addition, a participation of eSports learning to Olympia may open another perspective:. The more Nations recognize eSports as a sport, the more the discussion will be led, whether, and when, eSports Olympus is. After all, with medals also for more revenue to wave.
How is the international acceptance of eSports?
In particular, in Asia, eSports is already a mass phenomenon. In South Korea, was founded in the year 2000, the Korean e-Sports Association is an umbrella Association in order to establish eSports in South Korea and to manage. In other countries such as Japan, Brazil, the USA or France eSport is now a recognised sport. ESBD-President Jagnow stresses that you see in neighbouring countries, such as Denmark or Poland, as the eSports plays a major political role. International Transferability of the decisions, but also depends on the national legislation.
On the computer games fair Gamescom in Cologne, visitors can play the latest Version of the popular eSports title “League of Legends”.
How do the traditional sports clubs to the theme?
Very different. In recent years, a large number of football clubs have their own eSports departments are built, but mostly limited to the sports simulations. Examples of VfL Wolfsburg or Werder Bremen. FC Bayern is currently considering making a start, Borussia Dortmund has announced recently to want to continue to not own eSports Department reasons. FC Schalke 04 are therefore occupies a special position in Germany: As the only Bundesliga club he holds in addition to a eSports team for sports simulations also teams for the game title, “League of Legends“ – as, for example, the French series champion Paris St. Germain.
Mohamed “MoAuba” Harkous won in August, as the first German the eWorld Cup final in the game “FIFA 19”. He is at Werder Bremen.
What does the sport science say?
For several years, the sport science deals increasingly with the question of what physical efforts are exposed to male. In the year 2016, the German sport University in Cologne examined the loads of the male. Professor Ingo Froböse said at the time in the DW-Interview: “in Particular, the motor needs and capabilities have impressed us. The male will create up to 400 movements per Minute to a keyboard and a mouse, four Times more than the normal citizens!”. A high value of the stress hormone Cortisol and a “heart rate between 160 and 180 beats per Minute would be the equivalent of almost a marathon”. At the same time many of the players, deficits in Fitness began to impact. In a study of this year Froböse criticized in many subjects, a lack of sleep, an unbalanced diet and too little exercise – topics in the eSport only Recently on the Agenda and for the players increasingly gain in importance.
The recognition of eSports as a sport with the opinion of the table?
No. The recognition of sports is not from the study-dependent. DOSB Chairman of the Board Veronika Rücker has also announced further talks on the subject within the DOSB and in politics. In 2018, the agreed coalition agreement between the CDU, CSU and SPD, the recognition of eSports for this term was written as a goal down. Then they had announced to leave the evaluation to the DOSB. ESBD-President Jagnow says: “the opinion of The DOSB has also shown that the competence for the decision is actually the DOSB, but in the case of the policy-makers”. This could make the eSports due to a change in the law in the tax code with other sport types. This would not lead to the official recognition as a sport, but to the Status of public benefit – such as traditional sports clubs. This provides tax benefits and a reduced administrative burden. The recognition of eSports organizations as a charitable organization stands for a long time, the focus of the requirements of the ESBD.