China has an undistinguished record in international team sports, from football to basketball to ice hockey, but it has been peerless in one competition this year.
Chinese teams have won every major tournament this year in League of Legends, the world’s most-played video game, and clinched the world championship last weekend.
Invictus Gaming, the Chinese team, thrashed its European rival Fnatic 3-0, taking home the giant silver “Summoner’s Cup” and more than $840,000 in prize money. A global audience of at least 200m fans tuned in to watch the final, according to Chinese streaming companies.
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