The League of Legends World Championship Finals in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov. 3.

The League of Legends World Championship Finals in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov. 3.

Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg

Inside the ‘World Cup of E-sports’

Two squads battled it out at a 50,000-seat stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon. Photography by Jean Chung

This weekend, legends were created in South Korea, the birthplace of esports.

Watched by tens of millions of people each year, the world championship finals of League of Legends this year featured two squads battling it out at a 50,000-seat stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon.

Chinese squad Invictus Gaming beat out European team Fnatic in the final, the first time a Chinese team has won the League of Legends championship.