The Rapid Rise of French Esports

As esports continues to grow into a billion-dollar industry, countries like South Korea, China, and America have become industry leaders. But now France is looking to enter the conversation as well and establish itself as a hub for all things esports.
While it definitely comes as a surprise to many, the French esports community has built a lot of support for developing esports in the country from some of the biggest and most important entities within France.
So what has allowed France to become one of the top esports countries today and what do they have that other countries lack?
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0:00 – Intro
0:46 – The Early Days
2:20 – Rise of French CS:GO
6:34 – KennyS
8:52 – French Shuffle
9:57 – League of Legends x France
11:27 – Karmine Corp
12:53 – Paris Saint-Germain
13:42 – Government Support
16:08 – Outro