China e-sports competition sees international participation

Black Space Time Beijing Sports Company has concluded the inaugural CHINA TOP - National Cup E-Sports Competition (2016 CHINA TOP·国家杯电子竞技大赛) in Shenzhen, China, an event sponsored by the State General Administration of Sports, China Sports Information Center - the government agency overseeing sports in China.

Live coverage of the competition was covered on five continents and in 21 countries and regions, reaching about 1.7 billion people. Eight teams and 12 e-athletes from China, America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other regions participated:

• Two Chinese players faced each other in the finals of Clash Royale. Babystar defeated Gui Mei Ying, becoming the National Cup E-Sports Competition's first champion;
• The Hearthstone championship was claimed by Dutch player ThijsNL;
• Swedish team Fnatic took a 2:0 victory over South Korean team MVP to secure the Counter Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) title;
• Chinese player TH000 won the Warcraft III championship by defeating the South Korean player Lyn with a score of 3:1;
• US team EG defeated Chinese team Newbee in the DOTA2 competition.

The five winning e-sports athletes and teams will share a total of RMB3.51 million.