The aim of the study was to explore the key psychological, social and tactical skills that affect players’ performance in gaming. Qualitative research was carried out, consisted a total of ten players from a range of different individual and team from game pubg were interviewed. Semi structured interview method was used to collect the data. The data analysis was carried out through thematic analysis. The interview consisted of 13open-ended questions. The results obtained suggested the following three main dimensions underpin the optimal performance of the players: (a) technical-tactical skills, (b) psychological skills and (c) social skills. Within the category of psychological skills, 8 components were found: (a) Attentional control(b) Emotional control(c) Communication (d) Team cohesion (f) Thought control (g) Goal control and (h) Behavioural control. In addition, an emerging theme was found that they have developed own coping strategies within games, with all participants following a similar pattern. The results suggested the importance of emotional control as a performance-related activity, the similarity of the psychological skills found with those that are prevalent in traditional game, the importance of working on sustained attention and coping with tilt, and the importance of interest in gaming.
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