Adelaide Crows acquire eSports team in an Australian first
by Steph Harmon from Technology | The Guardian on (#2PWKJ)
AFL club's acquisition of the eSports team forges new links between traditional and online sports
AFL club Adelaide Crows has dipped its toes into the world of competitive video gaming, acquiring a professional eSports team, Legacy, in the first deal of its kind in Australia.
Legacy, who are based in Sydney, are one of the eight top-tier League of Legends (LoL) teams in the Oceanic Pro League (OPL), which launched in the region in 2015.
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