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Let's go check out the action, here on CTS.

Close to 400 competitors are competing in computer games.

They closely watch their monitor and work together as a team.

Teams in the final round were chosen out of 1,006 teams across Taiwan.

A total of 32 teams from colleges, high schools, and junior highs are here vying for the championship.

The 5 classmates have been practicing for four months. They took a 5 hour, overnight bus from Pingtung to compete here in Taipei.

They are very confident they can win.

These junior high students from Changhwa are also experienced in online gaming.

They hope to become professional players one day.

Some parents accompanied their children from Kaohsiung to Taipei to show their support.

Organizers say online gaming competitions in other countries is like baseball and tennis, a professional sport.

Although Taiwan's professional online gaming has only been established for three years, Taiwan's competitors have done well in international tournaments. This type of tournament is held to help train future professional players and also introduce online gaming to the public to receive their support for professional gaming.

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