Meal Timing and Nutrition for Tournaments in Esports

Abstract

Electronic sports (commonly known as esports) is a sport in which video games are played at a competitive or professional level, and it is growing rapidly worldwide. Esports has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with a steady increase in the number of players, spectators, tournaments, and other stakeholders. This situation increases the competition level daily and reveals the necessity for players to consider every detail to reach the highest performance. Nutrition is one of the key elements on an athlete’s path to success, regardless of the sports branch. Esports requires less physicality and more mental concentration, cognitive ability, reaction time, and hand–eye coordination than traditional sports. These differences provide important clues in determining appropriate dietary recommendations for esports athletes (e-athletes). This chapter discusses meal timing and nutrition for e-athletes during tournaments and nutritional practices for optimal performance. © 2025 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.