What is Simulated Reality League?

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What is Simulated Reality League?

Sports have always had a special place in human society. Since our earliest settlements, we’ve been playing games, performing tasks showing off our physical skills, and competing in various competitions. And though sports have certainly evolved throughout the years, their popularity has remained a constant. 

Of course, different societies value different sports. In Europe, Africa, and South America, football/soccer is the undisputed favorite. In North America, American football and ice hockey are much more popular. And in Southeast Asia cricket is the dominant game. However, though the sports they love might be different, all sport’s fans have one thing in common: they all love to bet. 

How Betting has Evolved

The history of sports betting goes back just as far as the history of sports themselves. People have always enjoyed staking their assets on the outcome of a game. However, in the digital era of the 21st century, sports betting has evolved to keep up. And thus we now have the SRL premier league, and similar simulated reality sporting events.  

What is SRL?

Just what is the Simulated Reality League (SRL), you may be asking? The answer is simple, and yet incredibly complex. For those who don’t know, the SRL is a digital sports competition. A sort of evolution of fantasy sports, the SRL allows for programmers to feed data about a tournament, the players participating, the teams they represent, etc. into a computer. The AI then creates a computer-generated game, depicting said players competing, and showing off the likeliest outcome. 

But why might someone do this? Well, aside from the fact that it is incredibly fun to watch, the SRL is also a huge draw for punters. In South Africa, for example, simulated reality leagues are a surprisingly popular pastime. It helps that the South African population is really into all kinds of different sports. For example, the SRL cricket fandom is quite big. Let’s take a look at what the most popular SRL sports are in 2023. 

Most Popular SRL Sports

The answer to this question is quite simple. In order to find out what the most popular SRL sports are, we simply need to look at the most popular sports in the world. It is very likely that the two lists will overlap quite significantly. 

If we were to go over the most popular sports to watch and bet on, we would find that they are the following: 

1. Football/Soccer

2. Cricket

3. Basketball

4. Tennis

5. Boxing

While you might have a difficult time of finding top-quality tennis and boxing simulated reality leagues, football, cricket, and basketball are certainly popular. So, we can conclude that the popularity of SRL sports is a reflection of the popularity of land-based sports. 

If you are curious in specific events, all you really need to do is go over the most-watched sporting competitions in the world. Examples of this would include the following: 

• The European Football Leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish La Liga, etc.) 

• The Indian Premier League (India’s national cricket league) 

• SA20 (South Africa’s national cricket league)

• The FIFA World Cup

• The FIBA Basketball World Cup

Certainly, you can find plenty of SRL versions of these popular tournaments. And to make things even more interesting, the SRL versions may often have different results from the land-based versions. So, you are unlikely to ever get bored, even if you follow both. 

Conclusion

Simulated reality leagues are a fun and innovative new method to enjoy sports and sport betting. They’ve grown significantly in popularity, especially in the last couple of years. Many are predicting that in the future, some SRL events might completely supplant the land-based sports. For example, SRL horse racing might become the norm.