Those young men you see up there are five of the members of the Taipei Assassins, who on Saturday took out season 2 of the League of Legends World Championships at the Galen Centre in Los Angeles.
They easily defeated South Korean team Azubu Frost – at the centre of a cheating controversy that rocked the tournament last week—and in the process earned themselves $1 million in prizemoney.
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That’s professional sports levels of winnings. Like, seriously life-changing stuff. But then, what do you expect from a game that’s oh so quietly become one of the biggest on the planet?
The Taipei Assassins lift the tournament’s trophy, the Summoner’s Cup.
