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Christian Staedter

Christian Staedter

Hey there! 🙂 I'm Christian, a gaming and esports researcher, esports freelancer, university lecturer, and newsletter writer. I've been working in esports for 13 years, and doing research for 5 years.
May
04
Why 5v5 Games Keep Us Hooked: The Science Behind Gamings' Favorite Format

Why 5v5 Games Keep Us Hooked: The Science Behind Gamings' Favorite Format

All of the major esports titles are 5v5 games—that's not a coincidence. Why is this format so
4 min read
Apr
27
Cohesion Wins Games: What High-Performing Teams (Don't) Say

Cohesion Wins Games: What High-Performing Teams (Don't) Say

CHRISTIAN | APRIL 27, 2025 Want to win more games? Then your team’s communication and cohesion might matter more than
4 min read
Apr
20
Nikita 'SKillous' Gurevich | The Art Of Watching

Nikita 'SKillous' Gurevich | The Art Of Watching

"Improving at playing videogames is a very painstaking process, and in order to make the best of it you
6 min read
Apr
13
One Trick or Flex Pick?

One Trick or Flex Pick?

CHRISTIAN | APRIL 13, 2025 "Can you play anything else?" [1]—a classic starter to the discussion about who
4 min read
Apr
06
Brain Sync: How Teams Think as One

Brain Sync: How Teams Think as One

CHRISTIAN | APRIL 06, 2025 Did you know that your brain literally syncs with others when you do things together—and
3 min read
Mar
30
Choking Under Pressure: What Breaks Amateur And Professional Players?

Choking Under Pressure: What Breaks Amateur And Professional Players?

CHRISTIAN | MARCH 30, 2025 Did you know that amateur and professional esports players 'choke' (moments of critical underperformance
4 min read
Mar
23
From Rivals to Teammates: Learning to Coordinate by Competing

From Rivals to Teammates: Learning to Coordinate by Competing

CHRISTIAN | MARCH 23, 2025 "... performance improves through repetition [because] repeated collaboration improves coordination among teammates." [1] But is
3 min read
Mar
16
Same Experience, Different Ranks

Same Experience, Different Ranks

CHRISTIAN | MARCH 16, 2025 "Overall, these results suggested that changes in MOBA gaming performance were shaped by both gaming
4 min read
Mar
09
The "Grinding Culture": Why We Can Do Better

The "Grinding Culture": Why We Can Do Better

CHRISTIAN | MARCH 09, 2025 "Anecdotal evidence suggests that current approaches to training [in esports] may be suboptimal in terms
5 min read
Mar
02
Smart Kills And Worthless Deaths In League of Legends

Smart Kills And Worthless Deaths In League of Legends

CHRISTIAN | FEBRUARY 02, 2025 How much does an individual contribute to a team's performance? In this episode, we
3 min read

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