HANGZHOU, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — South Korea gained the gold medal within the esports League of Legends competitors on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Friday with a 2-0 victory over Chinese Taipei.
South Korea confirmed dominance within the sport, leaving its opponent with completely no probability to combat again within the match.
Such a consequence was unsurprising, as South Korea received revenge on host China, the one staff deemed able to defeating South Korea, in Thursday’s semifinals.
China defeated South Korea on the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, the place esports was the demonstration occasion.
With China eradicated, South Korea was already thought of the early winner, and Friday’s last proved it.
In the bronze-medal match, China recovered from one recreation right down to beat Vietnam 2-1.
“Participating in the Asian Games is valuable for these players’ life and career,” China coach Zhu Kai stated.
“This kind of experience will do a lot of good to us,” Tian “Meiko” Ye, the help of China commented.
This is the primary time that esports has been a medal occasion on the Asian Games and it’ll additionally seem in Nagoya, Japan in 2026.
Seven gold medals shall be determined over 9 days of esports competitors, together with two cell video games. League of Legends is broadly seen as the most well-liked occasion.
Saturday’s esports match will decide the medals of the Dream Three Kingdoms 2.