Strategically Speaking, What Real Life Sport Does LoL Most Resemble?
Taking into account pacing, frequency of action, strategic make up, decision making, etc. If any, that is.
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Rugby meets Triathalon meets Chess
A cross between europe football & american football; obsessive fans & excessive time-spans just talking about the match, while having repeated strategies & wagers on the side.
Golf, lots of little things lead to advantages, if you suck early it's hard to come back
If you count Chess as a sport.
I've always considered it (and other eSports) somewhat related to the activities of the Roman Colosseum.
You've got man vs man (hello fellow gladiator) and man vs environment (hello savage beast they let in) situations, and the audience wants a barbaric spectacle, not some peaceful gathering.