A new piece of research has explored the impact of stress on League of Legends pro players, and the coping strategies they employ to handle them.

The report, published by the International Journal of Esports, consists of interviews with 12 Master to Challenger players who earn their main source of income through competing in esports. They described experiencing stressors regarding competition in five main areas: performance expectations, internal evaluation, team issues, audience/social media and environmental constraints.

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