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Esports vs regular sports(burnout comparison)

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#1
NexusNomad

E sports

  • Plays one game of 2-3 hours (each map averages around an hour) and plays the next match after a week. Making it a total of 22.5 hours(average) in 2 months if the tournament format is round robin.
  • If you qualify for play offs you play 4 matches(average) which is 10 hours(average).
  • If you don't you get months together break.
  • If you qualify for masters and Champs you play an average of 5 matches ( FNC played 6 in Masters Tokyo) which is against around 28 hours (average).

So in total top teams like FNC,PRX,LOUD played around 15 matches in league, 5 matches in Lock/IN, 4 matches in Tokyo and 6 matches in Champions which is 30 matches (+-5) that is around 90-110 hours entire year.
Bottom and mid tier teams play around 40 hours entire year.

Regular sports

Back when I used to watch ipl(Indian premier league) there were 8 teams and each team played 14 matches(twice against one team) for group stage in 3 months. Each game lasts around 4 hours. And matches are held even on weekdays. These guys played around 42 hours in 2 months and then there are multiple tours and world cups where they play much more time which might average around 200+hours. And they play all year

I don't see regular sports player going around complaining about burnout and if they do they get harsh criticism. But somehow valorant pro players get burnout after playing for 8 months with such a long break between matches and the fans blindly accept it.

P.S: Im not a pro player and i might have gotten things worng so take it with a grain of salt and I might be wrong comparing esport "athletes" to regular sports pro player.

#2
calicayuh
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I think part of it could be stability. A lot of the better pro athletes in traditional sports have been playing their whole lives (in basketball most people start in elementary school and play through high school and at least some college), and in europe some play professionally at a young age. They do also have a pretty long off season, which allows their body to recover, and some do complain of fatigue, especially teams that make deep playoff runs in consecutive years. In traditional sports, due to media rights deals and other sponsorships, athletes are paid millions and sometimes do not even play. However, in esports, while some players have been playing for a long time, they don't know when the money will run out, and what the format will be next year, let alone the meta. Their job is anything but guaranteed. They could be let go due to something outside of their control, or the money could just evaporate into thin air as we have seen recently.
You aren't really taking into consideration the amount that players in esports actually play the game outside of official matches. Sure, teams are in front of the cameras for anywhere from 40 to 110 hours a year, but they are also practicing (likely) at least 6 hours a day in and out of the server, and also play the game/stream outside of practice. All traditional sport athletes practice as well, but they also have recovery time that they can spend without having to physically play. Esports athletes, I feel use more of their non-practice time in the server playing and reviewing during the season.
Additionally, the staff for a lot of traditional sports are extensive, with mental health specialists, coaches for just about everything, and coaches do their best to allow the players to keep succeeding, for example, Steve Kerr would allow Steph Curry to play golf during the season.

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