I dont understand why every takedown is an actual stab. Why not a nice clean slice off the throat.

That's a real person??!!

I think you meant to say "This isn't for fun anymore...."

I think the biggest barrier for e-sports to becoming a veritable mainstream broadcast event is the perception of gaming in general. Right now, most viewers already plays the game (or its predecessor) or are friends tagging along for the ride. In a way, it is incredibly niche.

Its true, there are a lot of anti-chinese sentiment not just in this article, but throughout the live in-game broadcasts among streamers in the US servers.