China News Service, January 18. According to the news of the "Europe Times" WeChat public account "East to West", on January 14, local time, the "First Chinese E-Sports Invitational Tournament in France" hosted by the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (ESLAP). "The award ceremony will be held in Paris to present trophies, certificates and bonuses to the champion and runner-up teams of the League of Legends and King Glory competitions.
The award ceremony was held offline at 15:00 on the same day. Due to the epidemic, the award ceremony strictly limited the number of participants. Nearly 100 contestants and their families attended the competition in batches. The whole award ceremony lasted about 3 hours. It ended successfully at around 18:00.
The champion of the League of Legends project was won by the "AFW" team composed of Chinese students. Captain Chen Haiyuan said: "This championship was within our expectations. Our players played very well, and every game was broadcast live online and online. Post-match replay, this is the best point, with our strength, I hope to defend the title next time." Chen Haiyuan said: "In France, I don't think we are afraid of anyone."
The champion of the King's Glory project was won by the "Paris One" team with the French second generation as the main body. The captain Dai Bocheng admitted that he was very happy to win the championship. Through this competition, he met many friends who like to play games. I will continue to participate in the competition and try my best to defend my title.
During this competition, a number of powerful Chinese second-generation players, represented by William Yang, emerged.
William Yang said in the interview that participating in this competition was a very good experience for him. The competition not only helped him find a competitive atmosphere, but also got bonuses as an incentive.
As a professional League of Legends player, William Yang said: "There is not much difference between Chinese players and European players. The opponent in the final (AFW) has performed very well as a team composed of fans."
The competition officially kicked off on December 25, 2021 local time, and ended on January 10. It attracted a total of 28 League of Legends and King of Glory teams from France, the Netherlands, Italy and other European countries to participate, with more than 400 players. Chinese students and the second generation of Chinese students participated, of which the second generation of Chinese accounted for nearly 60%, and the number of viewers exceeded 1,000.
Sun Yin, the head of the ESLAP international project and the initiator of the competition, said that he hopes to give French Chinese, international students and e-sports enthusiasts more opportunities to communicate and learn through platforms such as e-sports, which can not only enrich everyone's cultural life, but also Let young people feel the charm and infinite possibilities of digital art derived from games.
"I believe that the first competition is just the beginning. It shows us the enthusiasm and sportsmanship of the second generation of Chinese and Chinese students. We will also sum up our experience, constantly improve and refine the rules, and look forward to the next one.", Sun Yin said.
(Ma Xingjian)