TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics of competitive playing experiences among male players with a history of competitive playing activities.

	Participants (N = 190)
Medium of the tournaments n (%)
Offline (LAN)	6(3.2%)
Online	114(60.0%)
Offline (LAN) and online	70(36.8%)
Years spent in competitive playing Mean (SD)	3.5 (3.6)
Frequency of attendance in tournaments in the past year n (%)
Offline tournaments
Weekly or more frequently	12(6.3%)
A few times a month (1–3 times)	34(17.9%)
6–11 times	23(12.1%)
3–5 times	15(7.9%)
1–2 times	23(12.1%)
No participation	83(43.7%)
Online tournaments
Weekly or more frequently	56(29.5%)
A few times a month (1–3 times)	100(52.6%)
6–11 times	19(10.0%)
3–5 times	7(3.7%)
1–2 times	5(2.6%)
No participation	3(1.6%)
Participation in tournaments based on location in the past year n (%)
International	90(47.4%)
National	78(41.1%)
Regional	57(30.0%)
Local	87(45.8%)
Training for the tournaments n (%)
More than 4 h a day	15(7.9%)
2–4 h a day’	29(15.3%)
1–2 h a day	48(25.3%)
Less than 1 h a day	30(15.8%)
No training	68(35.8%)
Career plans n (%)
Already member of a professional team/professional esports player	3(1.6%)
In progress to become a professional esports player (team or solo)	19(10.0%)
Already planning a career	50(26.3%)
No career plans	118(62.1%)