HANGZHOU, China (AP) — South Korea's League of Legends team breezed through its first day of esports competition Monday at the Asian Games, bolstered by a strong performance by top player Lee Sang-hyeok. Lee, better known in the online gaming world as “Faker,” and his four teammates beat Hong Kong to open the day and then dispatched Kazakhstan in a one-sided match that lasted only about 17 minutes in an esport where tournament games are often double that. “Today's games went really well, just as
HANGZHOU, China — South Korea's League of Legends team breezed through its first day of esports competition Monday at theLee, better known in the online gaming world as “Faker,” and his four teammates beat Hong Kong to open the day and then dispatched Kazakhstan in a one-sided match that lasted only about 17 minutes in an esport where tournament games are often double that.
South Korea and China are the favorites in the League of Legends competition, and Hong Kong player Chau Shu Tak said he cursed when he saw that his team had drawn a match with South Korea to open the tournament. Malaysia's team beat Vietnam in the opening game of that competition, played in the 4,500 seat hall where competitors sit at terminals in the center and spectators can follow along on big-screens overhead. China beat Thailand in the afternoon game.
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