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Esports World Cup: The contest teams can't afford to miss


The controversial competition returns for a second year - and competitors say its vital for them to be involved.

BBC Newsbeat went behind the scenes at their HQ to find out why the EWC is so important to them, and why they feel they can't ignore the controversial contest. Many of Liquid's top players live and train in the building, where an on-site chef provides three meals a day, all of them designed to boost concentration and reaction times. Victor admits it's necessary to compete in as many events as possible in order to take the top spot, but that "it's not worth expanding if your core rosters aren't already great".

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