Fantasy leagues are no longer for sports nerds — they’re for e-sports now, too

Move over, sports fans. It’s time to welcome the e-sports crowd to the world of fantasy leagues.

The upcoming ASUS ROG DreamLeague Season #1 tournament for Dota 2 will be the first competitive video game tournament to have official fantasy leagues. Anyone who buys a $10 digital ticket to watch the event may create a Fantasy Dota league, to which they can invite five people (for a total of six competitors). Fantasy leagues, commonly based on conventional sports, are tournaments where participants draft real professional competitors on fictional teams and score points based on their players’ performances.