"VAN" (Asian Games 2018 Desk - Jakarta) :: Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak, a 16-year-old teenager from North Sulawesi, secured Indonesia’s first-ever e-sports gold in the Asian Games after defeating China in online battle game Clash Royale in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Ridel’s gold medal, however, will not be included in Indonesia’s medal tally of the 2018 Asian Games, as e-sports, which makes its Games debut this year, is categorized as a demonstration event.
Ridel, under the username BenZerRidel, scored a 3-1 victory over China’s top gaming athlete Huang Chenghui, username Lciop, who settled for the silver medal. Ridel made it to the grand final after defeating Vietnam 3-2.
Vietnam, represented by Huynh Duc Huyi, aka Legend, took home the bronze.
Clash Royale is a real-time multiplayer game developed by Supercell, which also produced another popular game, Clash of Clans. The game centers on strategy, where each player needs to collect certain cards to win the battle.
The Asian Games e-sports competitions run until Sept. 1 at Britama Arena, Kelapa Gading, in Jakarta. The competition started with an Arena of Valor event on Aug. 26 and will be closed with Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 on Sept. 1. The e-sport events also include League of Legends from Aug. 27 to 29, StarCraft II on Aug. 30 and Hearthstone on Aug. 31.
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