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Qatar's 'majlis' gamers target eSports big leagues / 32D37PZ
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World Cup host Qatar doesn't just have its sights set on football -- it also hopes to harness its people's gaming skills as it launches into the burgeoning eSports sector. A digital army is at the ready in the gas-rich emirate, where many "majlis" rooms -- communal gathering places attached to homes -- have long doubled as video game hubs for groups of friends, mostly young men.
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