When a 17‑year‑old in Leeds pulls up a mobile map and the score bar starts climbing, he isn’t just playing a game—he’s stepping into a national league.
United Kingdom: Last week, I sat across from Jamie, a university student who’s been grinding on Call of Duty Mobile for the past month. He told me that his team’s rank shot up from 200th to 45th in the UK’s official leaderboard after a single weekend of practice.