Online Versus Offline eSports Tournaments: Prize Structure and Individual Performance

Evgeniya Shenkman, Mariia Molodchik and Petr Parshakov

Journal of Sports Economics, 2025, vol. 26, issue 1, 115-132

Abstract: This article examines whether the online context affects tournament theory incentive mechanisms. It investigates the impact of prize structure on player performance in eSports under online and offline conditions. Using a quasi-experimental approach with data from the Counter-Strike Global Offensive eSports scene, the study finds that high prize distributions increase individual output in both settings, but the incentive effect is weaker in online events.

Keywords: tournament theory; online; eSports; individual performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1177/15270025241284056

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