![]() ![]() ![]() He had suffered a form of tennis elbow, severe enough to bench one of the most storied Dota players, and one of the best NA players in the past decade. In 2014, it struck the North-American Dota 2 scene when Clinton “Fear” Loomis was sidelined by his team Evil Geniuses. Sometimes, I can’t even pick up the mouse.” “Because of the pains in my spine, sometimes my arm will go numb. It even hurt me a little, but I am doing my hardest to recover,” he said during his therapy.Ī fellow in misery is Jung “Mvp” Jong Hyun, StarCraft 2 ’s third-highest earning player at that time, who suffered from pains in his neck that caused numbness in his shoulder and arms: “At the beginning, my arm was stiff and I was not able to hold my mouse. In 2011, Lee “Flash” Young Ho, known to be one of the most dominant players in the history of StarCraft 2, endured a surgery to get rid of his wrist problems, and had to take a recovery break, including a stay at a sports rehabilitation facility. In fact, the list of top-notch esports players suffering from injuries gets longer every year. Across games and nations, injuries derail the careers of pro-players for some time past. Injuries in esports are nothing new, as well. The estimated average cost of player injuries in the top four professional soccer leagues in 2015 is $12.4 million per team. It is estimated that every year, soccer teams lose an equivalent of 10 to 30 per cent of player payroll to injuries. ![]() In the NBA, knee injuries alone cost more than $350 million in 2014. Moreover, there is no union or association to deal with this aspect of player protection, and teams with dedicated medical staff remain a vain wish.Ī look at traditional sports shows what esports might have in its future: a report showed that on average, half of all NHL players have missed at least one game due to injury with a total salary cost of more than $200 million per year. But, health benefits in player contracts isn’t common. Injuries in esports are going to become an economic burden in the near future. Soccer teams lose an equivalent of 10 to 30 per cent of player payroll to injuries. The issue of injuries is being hurtfully overlooked and needs to be addressed as fast as possible-by all parties involved, including league operators, tournament organizers, teams, players, peripheral manufacturers, physiotherapists, surgeons, etc. Their absence hurts the competitiveness of DreamHack Malmö, as well as all affected events to come. This is not only tragic on an individual level, but also a major setback for their respective teams, Fnatic and Na’Vi. Wrist injuries have become a performance-crippling, if not career-threatening issue for pro-gamers the likes of Ladislav “GuardiaN” Kovács and Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer-who clearly underperformed at the Major due to their wrist issues.īoth olofmeister and GuardiaN won’t be able to attend the next premier tournament, DreamHack Masters Malmö, as it was announced today. The predominant conditions are unsurprisingly wrist problems, particularly the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In the aftermath of MLG’s CS:GO Major in Columbus, Ohio, it becomes clear that esports has yet another topic to address: sports injury. ![]()
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