E-sports League of Legends South Korean national team player Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (R) walks past supporters during a fan meeting event ahead of the upcoming Asian Games in Gwangmyeong on September 11, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Esports tickets costing up to US$137 (RM642) are like gold dust at the Asian Games with desperate fans signing up multiple times through a lottery system in hope of seeing their gaming heroes live.
For the unlucky ones, they have instead waited outside the gates of the futuristic-looking Hangzhou Esports Center, craning their necks to look inside the official Games buses passing through.
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