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In 2022 an unlikely team nearly shocked the eSports world.

A team from Saudi Arabia nearly won a global Rocket League competition. A team that practised with bad internet.

This is a story of how bad internet is changing the way eSports are played, and giving some an unlikely advantage.

Written by Joe Devine, illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.


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