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The grand final of one of the world's most popular competitive video game tournaments has been held here in the UK for the first time. The League of Legends World Championship final packed out London's O2 Arena, and with millions watching online, could break records for the most watched esports event of all time. Here's Andrew Rogers.

There are many events where you can dress up like this and also wear this.

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But you can hear This is League of Legends World, one of the most popular global esports competitions.

It's like Super Bowl for the League of Legends. It's an amazing atmosphere. Everyone comes from all over the world. You can see the amount of people that are here, and a lot more probably wish to be here. So it's just enormous. I don't know how to explain it worldwide.

The grand finals are being held in the UK for the first time at London's O2 Arena, with almost 15,000 here to cheer on the best players in the world. It's a five five online battle arena game. It's fast-paced, it's highly tactical, and these fans absolutely love it. This year, Korean side T1 raised the trophy, taking down China's BLG, a fairytale ending for a team that almost didn't qualify at all. Just one UK-based team made it to the final 20, London-based Fnatic, in a sport dominated by teams from Asia.

Gaming generates more than TV, film, and music combined. It's the Premier League to your Sunday League playing in your bedroom. You will have some of the biggest companies in the world here today because they've got that first move advantage. They've seen how important it is.

And with estimates from London's mayor, Sadek Khan, this event could add £12 million to the local economy through spending today in tourism tomorrow. There are hopes London's made a lasting impression on T1's army of loyal fans back home. Andrew Rogers, BBC News.