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"Athlete."
eAthlete would probably fit better.
Since Athlete means
Just saying "esports competitor" (and then "competitor" thereafter) always sounded like a completely reasonable description to me. Not calling them an athlete, while also not belittling their skill or accomplishments.
Agreed.
Professional Chess players are athletes.
They absolutely are not.
Physical exercises, physical sports, or physical games.
I physically have to move the pieces, or press buttons on my PC/game console to play. I cannot use telekinesis.
If you could you could be a Psythlete
No they bloody aren't though
"Opinion."
Literal definition.
Its a sport
They are games at a gaming event.
Its sport there are two teams competing.