Here comes a new challenger: The Cork videogames team backed by Usain Bolt

Irish esports team WYLDE is based in Cork city, and with Olympian gold medallist Usain Bolt as a co-owner, it's gone from strength to strength

Marketing and Media associate with WYLDE, Liam Ferguson and Professional gamer Ciaran Walsh, aka Welly pictured in the state of the art esports training centre on Cork’s South Mall which is co owned by Usain Bolt. Picture Chani Anderson

It’s fair to say that not everyone can be professional footballers like Caoimhín Kelleher and Denise O’Sullivan or represent their country at the Olympics like Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy — but esports offer the chance to compete in a different way.

Esports is basically multiple people and/or teams playing a video game competitively for spectators both in person and online. The players are usually professional gamers and are seen as the top echelon of competitors in the scene.