Korea wins 1st esport gold medal from Street Fighter V

Korea claimed its first esports gold medal from Street Fighter V at the 19th Asian Games in China, Thursday, where the video gaming competition made its debut as an Asiad program.

In the final of the Street Fighter V: Champion Edition competition at the China Hangzhou Esports Centre in Hangzhou, China, South Korean gamer Kim Gwan-woo beat Hsiang Yu-Lin of Chinese Taipei 4-3.

Kim became Korea's first Asian Games gold medalist in esports, first contested as an official medal event at the Asiad in Hangzhou.

The competitive video game tournaments, especially among professional gamers, served as a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (Yonhap)