Teams and individuals will battle for a total of seven gold medals across a range of titles.
HANGZHOU: Thailand claimed the first esports medal awarded at the Asian Games today, winning a bronze in a playoff against Vietnam in a mobile phone game at an event that will be closely watched by Olympic officials.
Teams and individuals are battling for a total of seven gold medals across a range of titles in Hangzhou, including online football and multiplayer battle arena games. Today, they cheered on five Thai gamers – Sorawat Boonphrom, Anusak Manpdong, Chayut Suebka, Vatcharanan Thaworn, and Kawee Wachiraphas – as they beat their Vietnamese counterparts 2-0 in a best-of-three match for bronze in ‘Arena of Valor’.
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