Malaysian esports team finish second but get invite to RM46mil meet


Focused: Malaysian esports team in action against China in the Arena of Valor final. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star

AT the end of the day, the grandfather was better.

The Malaysian esports teams had been bristling with confidence when they took on China in the Arena of Valor (AoV) final – but were outplayed by a dominant host side comprising Sun Liwei, Lin Heng, Chi Xiaoming, Xu Bincheng and Tao Jiang at the Hangzhou esports Arena.

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Asian Games , Esports , Malaysia , Arena of Valor

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