0:00 - intro
01:01 - kings dead
05:34 - infrastructure gap
07:55 - training gap
12:23 - educational gap
13:30 - celebrity gap
16:19 - economic gap
21:15 - community gap
22:38 - closing the gap gap
25:04 - close the gap or get gapped
26:23 - gapclusion
27:24 - gaptro and standgap
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From competitive cheese rolling to million-dollar esports tournaments, we've come a long way. But while South Korea and other Asian countries have built thriving esports ecosystems, America's infrastructure is falling behind. As a gaming parent watching the next generation of talent develop, I explore why the US is losing the digital sports race and what we can do about it.
In this video, we examine:
The infrastructure gap between Eastern and Western esports
How Korea built their gaming empire
Why American talent struggles to compete internationally
The real cost of our failing esports ecosystem
What we can learn from The Ocho
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