Honor of Kings Team TS Wins $1.9M in Esports First Live-Event, Beijing Authority Partners With Tencent Esports
Last week was significant for China’s esports industry. Not only did the industry witness the first offline international esports event, the $4.6M Honor of Kings World Champion Cup with a small live audience, but China’s capital city Beijing unveiled a plan to invest heavily in the city’s esports infrastructure. The announcement came from the publicity department of the Communist Party of China during the “2020 Beijing Esports” conference. In addition, The Esports Observer interviewed former Fortnite esports players Li “XXM” Ming, and Hu “xMende” Wenchen, who accused Chinese esports organization