China videogame craze drives booming eSports market

Students attend a class of the eSports and management course at the Sichuan Film and Television University in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, November 17, 2017. The curriculum of the course is designed to prepare students for jobs in the growing industry that supports professional esports players who reach the peek of their career in their teenage years. The students study a wide range of subjects from commentating and script writing to event organising and gaming strategy. Picture taken November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

WUHU, China/SHANGHAI: In an industrial park on the edge of Shanghai, a dozen Chinese teenagers are taking a break from battling digital armies to focus on their yoga. 

They are members of EDG, one of China's top electronic sports teams, who spend six days a week in a military-style training compound to become world beaters in videogames.