Despite the rising popularity of esports across the world, there has always remained a structural gap, as the sport has remained primarily a club-driven ecosystem. Even with its rising scale, ever-increasing prize pools, and a heady mix of publisher-backed leagues, for esports to level up and be in the conversation with traditional sport, one thing that has been missing is national identity.But with the Esports Nations Cup (ENC), there is an attempt to bridge that gap.If the Esports World Cup (EWC) has come to represent the pinnacle of club-based competition, the idea with ENC, as Hans Jagnow, Director, Special Projects, The Esports Foundation, puts it, is to “bring together the world’s best...
