The organization is one of the most needed aspects of the esports community because of the different things that must be done quickly. Preparation of esports tournaments can take quite a while to manage before even putting things together. Choosing the place of taking the esports teams to the grand arena of the event must be thought through a long time before the actual data of the matches.

Speaking about the preparations for the most known activities such as The Internationals in Dota 2 or Majors in CS.GO, we need to realize that there must be several points, about which we will speak in this topic.

1. Is it so difficult?

And the answer will be – yes. According to managers’ comments of significant esports events, creating the whole thing is tough. Professional in creating, managing, and dealing with problems during the event arguing while working such huge events worldwide. Listening to them, we can define such essential points which should be done in advance:

• Finding an appropriate place to live for teams, which should be near the actual location of the event;
• Finding the place for an esports tournament, which can handle a large number of viewers and has an excellent technical base;
• Training rooms, food catering, outside activities;
• Plan the esports news reporters sessions and unique place for them;
• Sponsor activities for teams;
• Manage staff for taking care of teams and viewers;

So, we can see the extensive list of duties of organizers, which is not complete. You need to look at each possible aspect of a big tournament and make a solution in advance. The COVID-19 situation was a bit simpler, along which esports teams were hosted by themselves at their place, which decreases the cost and the organization list.

2. So, let`s compare with… 

Compared to other types of sport, there is a huge difference, making it much harder to organize esports events – individualization. It is challenging for players to unify all their habits regarding soft and devices, which they need to compete with each other during esports matches. If we look at other sports activities, we will mention that there is no need for certain aspects in which players need to participate in contests. In contrast, esports teams need a massive list of additional technical instruments.

Suppose we compare an organization of esports matches with other things, such as business forums or music festivals. In that case, it is straightforward to see that the level of organization for people`s comfort differs a lot. Seeing the competition, we notice people sitting around, having rooms to rest if they wish, and having fun not only during the matches but in different other activities which they get when they buy a ticket for it, so people will be able to enjoy their time and return for following events which will be soon. While watching the schedule, we are waiting for numerous occasions that should be organized.

3. Meta

The difficulty of managing the organization of the most significant events in human history, tickets are selling for less than 30 seconds. From multiple events in China to the world championship in Poland, professional managers should create an esports tournament for thousands of people. Comparison to other activities and why it is much more challenging to organize the esports one. The biggest prize pools in esports history and what is behind the beautiful image of real esports tournaments.