League of Legends crowns Chinese team as world champions

Chinese video gamers crushed a team from Europe on Sunday who were hoping to break the domination of Asian players in the world championship finals of online game “League of Legends,” reported the South China Morning Post.

With more than $1 million up for grabs, China’s FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) swept the tournament, beating Europe’s G2 Esports in all three games before a crowd of over 15,000 fans in Paris.

The game, developed 10 years ago by Los Angeles-based Riot Games, sees teams of players face off in a virtual battle arena with one main goal: destroying their opponents’ “Nexus” base.

After strong showings earlier in the series, the Europeans were the favorites to win the grand final of the 10th edition of the championship, held this year in Paris’ Accor Hotels Arena