January 28, 2017

9 minutes

Available for over a year

In the early 2000s, competitive computer-gaming, or eSports, began to take off in South Korea before spreading to the rest of the world. Ashley Byrne talks to e-gamer, Lim Yo-hwan, nicknamed Boxer, one of the biggest names in the new sport.

(Photo: An e-gamer taking part in a tournament in South Korea. Credit: Getty Images)