eSports are a fast-growing segment of the online gaming community overall. This year promises to be a big year for eSports with big events being prepared for traditional tournament favorites like Starcraft II and MOBA games such as League of Legends. Read more about this what potentially lies ahead for eSports in 2012 at RTSGuru.com.
I've competed in several 1v1 tournaments via Unreal Tournament and Quake III. Precise mouse movements, reflexes, and control depict the winners. There is none of that in an MMO.
"eSports" is an embarrassing word. It's even more embarrassing when you're talking about a MMO.