Has ‘transferable skills’

The 16 teams from all around the globe are split into four groups that play in a round-robin format to determine the two squads that will advance from each group to the bracketed knockout stage. There are five major regions from a game team standpoint, which are comprised of North America, Europe, China, Korea and Taiwan. Korean teams are usually seen as the top competitors for the Summoner’s Cup, the name of the World Championship trophy. A Korean team has won the last three World Championships, with only Taiwan beating Korea in 2012.

“League teaches you how to put your emotions aside and get tasks done” Jinbo said. “Those are transferable skills, not only for work but for relationships with people, for life itself. It teaches you how to learn from mistakes and not dwell on losses, to better yourself instead of blaming things out of your control.”

Jake “Xmithie” Puchero is a member of Counter Logic Gaming’s League of Legends roster, and the 25-year-old is seen as a veteran in the eSports scene. CLG is a North American organization and picked up Puchero in 2015, but the Philippines native has been playing League of Legends competitively since 2012. Puchero is one of the top Junglers – a role in the game – in North America, having gained his competitive nature by playing basketball in the Philippines.