(LEAD) (Asiad) S. Korea wins gold in esports fighting games at Asian Games
TOKONAME, Japan, Sept. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea won the gold medal in the figh...
On September 26, South Korea claimed the gold medal in the fighting games event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking their first esports victory at the Asian Games in Japan. The team of Lee Kwang-noh, Yeon Jea-gil, and Bae Jae-min defeated Japan with a score of 5-2 in the final held at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, located approximately 35 kilometers south of Nagoya.
The esports event encompassed Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and The King of Fighters XV, with each player competing in their respective game. South Korea's gold medal was their first in esports history at the Asian Games in Japan. Prior to this achievement, Kang Dong-shin secured silver in puzzle game Puyo Puyo Champions on the same day, and Kim Young-chan earned bronze in the auto racing game Gran Turismo 7 on Wednesday.
During the tournament, Yeon opened the Street Fighter 6 match against Kojiro Higuchi with a 2-1 loss. However, Lee secured a 2-1 victory in The King of Fighters XV, bringing the overall score to 1-1. Despite Bae losing to Daichi Nakayama 2-1 in Tekken 8, the Japanese team took the lead at 2-1. In the subsequent The King of Fighters match, Lee outplayed Akihito Sawada 2-0, tying the score at 2-2.
South Korea's lead expanded to 3-2 when Bae won his Tekken 8 match against Nakayama by 2-1. The score then reached 4-2 following Yeon's C. Viper defeating Higuchi's Guile by 2-0. The final match of the tournament was another Tekken 8 contest, where Bae secured a decisive 2-0 victory over Nakayama, clinching South Korea's gold medal in esports at the Asian Games.
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