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by Dylan16807 4154 days ago
us. them. plural words. the viewer and player being part of the same group.

You're badly misinterpreting that line. It's about the fans, not whether the players compete (obviously the players compete). "us vs them" is when you hear a fan say a phrase like "we won".

It's certainly possible to get wrapped up in a fandom in eSports, but from my limited perspective it's much less common.