An 11-year-old Japanese student won the Asian Games eSports competition, defeating opponents some of whom were more than twice his age.

An 11-year-old Japanese student won the Asian Games eSports competition, defeating opponents some of whom were more than twice his age.

🔸 Yuki Kurihara, who went through the various stages of the "Puyo Puyo Champions" competition with glasses and coolness, defeated his 24-year-old opponent from South Korea 10:2 in the final of this competition on Saturday, October 4, and won the gold medal.

🔸 Before that, he looked even more decisive in the semi-finals, knocking out his 28-year-old Thai opponent 10-1.

🔸 Kurihara is the youngest Japanese athlete in the history of the Asian Games, and is believed to be the youngest participant at this time of the Games in Ichi-Nagoya.

🔸 He started playing "Poyo Poyo" from the first year in elementary school and received a professional license this April. This puzzle game is based on speed of action and assembly and removal of colored bubbles from the screen. 🔸 The 11-year-old gamer said before the tournament that it's not easy to coordinate training with the school and reinforcement classes, but "it's really fun".