Moose Asian Games 2023 awarded the first Olympic medals after inclusion in the eSports as formal disciplines.
And one of the first gold medals in this category was awarded South Koreacaptained by a famous player ‘Forger,” after winning the video game finale League of Legends against Chinese Taipei (Taiwan).
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The South Korean team was made up of real world figures of this rank.
The most important of these was obviously Lee Sang Hyuk, best known for “Forger” and who was the multiple world champion of this video game with the team T1. He was accompanied by key figures such as ‘Zeus’, ‘Kanavi’, ‘Chovi’, ‘Kerio’ and ‘The Leader’.
Therefore, it was clear that at least this delegation would go to the finals. The biggest rival to be defeated was China, a country that had also become a world power League of Legends. however, South Korea He would calmly eliminate him in the semi-finals, which was already predicted the fate of the gold medal.
The final match was a matter of process. The Koreans defeated Chinese Taipei 2-0 and would go on to win the gold medal in the event.
The ceremony was held as in other sports. The players climbed to the podium and received their recognition, which was added to the official medal table of the competition.
He said goodbye to military service
U South Koreaall qualified men must complete at least a year and a half of military service, mainly because the country of 52 million is still at war with neighboring North Korea.
However, the law exempts athletes, classical and traditional music performers, ballet dancers and others from military service if they have won top honors in certain competitions and are deemed to have enhanced their national prestige.
Now six Korean players, thanks to their medals, will be able to continue their careers thanks to their victory.
As the global gaming market continues to grow in player numbers and revenue, eSports has taken its place this year in Asian games for the first time as a competitive sport and have been crowd favorites ever since. It is the only event held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, for which the organizers had to introduce a lottery to deliver tickets to the audience.
Moose eSports They first appeared at the last Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia as a demonstration sport and proved incredibly popular, so they were added to the competition this year in Hangzhou.
China won the gold on Tuesday Arena of valorThailand won gold in FC EA Sports on Wednesday and Korea itself won gold in the Street fighter V on Thursday, but his champion Kim Gwangwoo has already finished his military service.
The International Olympic Committee has been looking forward to the potential of video games and virtual sports to help attract and stay relevant among young audiences, and this month created an official eSports commission with a focus on virtual sports.
