'League of Legends' players become eSport stars

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'League of Legends' players become eSport stars

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/league-legends-players-become-esport-stars-175022483.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WTe0aa9w9WfRfhNOykQkzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/33e7bd2f40059255b94a778602bc58fc8ea3affb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Team members including &quot;Krepo&quot; of the &quot;Evil Genius&quot; team are seen on the screen during the live taping of the League of Legends North American Championship Series Spring round robin competition, in Manhattan Beach, California February 22, 2014" align="left" title="Team members including &quot;Krepo&quot; of the &quot;Evil Genius&quot; team are seen on the screen during the live taping of the League of Legends North American Championship Series Spring round robin competition, in Manhattan Beach, California February 22, 2014" border="0" /></a>In front of a rapt audience in a Los Angeles film lot, Krepo hooks an enemy with his scythe and harvests virtual souls with a signature move called a &quot;death sentence&quot;. The grim scene played out time and again as Krepo and his Evil Geniuses team battled to victory in a &quot;League of Legends&quot; computer game match broadcast to viewers around the world. After the triumph, Krepo -- a 23-year-old Belgian whose real name is Mitch Voorspoels and plays the game as the dreaded character Thresh -- was swarmed by fans hungry for autographs and photos. &quot;Professional gaming has been trying for years and years to catch on and now it is suddenly spreading like wildfire,&quot; said long-time game analyst Scott Steinberg, now general manager of Phoenix Online Publishing.</p><br clear="all"/>

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