Online versus offline esports tournaments: prize structure and individual performance

This article examines whether the online context affects tournament theory incentive mechanisms. It investigates the impact of prize structure on player performance in eSports under online and offline conditions. Using a quasi-experimental approach with data from the Counter-Strike Global Offensive eSports scene, the study finds that high prize distributions increase individual output in both settings, but the incentive effect is weaker in online events.
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Bibliographic Details
Subjects:
Notations:sport games social sciences
Published in:Journal of Sports Economics
Language:English
Published: 2025
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025241284056
Volume:26
Issue:1
Pages:115-132
Document types:article
Level:intermediate