Guo Ziang won the bronze medal in "Magic Bubble" and Taiwan's e-sports team added another medal

Guo Ziang. (Taken from the Electronic Sports Association of the Republic of China)

[Special Correspondent Wu Mengru/Nagoya Report] National Taiwan University top student Guo Ziang (Acliv) lost to South Korea's Kang Dong-shin (transliteration of Kang Dong-shin) 3:10 in the semi-finals of the Asian Games "Magic Bubble" in Nagoya today. He still received a bronze medal, which was also the second medal for Taiwan's e-sports team this year.

"Magic Bubble" is a puzzle block game. The gameplay focuses on eliminating bubbles of the same color and interfering with the opponent through sophisticated "chain" designs, which extremely tests the player's reaction and logic.

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Guo Ziang won all the group matches, and after defeating Hong Kong players 5:1 in the quarterfinals, he met South Korean players in the quarterfinals. After a 3:3 stalemate, he was taken away by the opponent's continuous attacks. He finally stopped in the top four and missed the gold medal match. This was the second medal for the Taiwan e-sports team since "Eternal Calamity".

As for Japan's 11-year-old Yuuki Kurihara, he finally defeated South Korea in the final and successfully won the gold medal. Not only was he the youngest player in the Japanese delegation, he also set a record for the youngest gold medal winner in the history of the Asian Games at the age of 11.