11-Year-Old Yuki Kurihara Wins Esports Gold at Asian Games
Summary
11-year-old Yuki Kurihara has won esports gold in Puyo Puyo Champions at the Asian Games, becoming the youngest gold medalist in the event’s history. He defeated South Korea’s Kang Dong-shin 10-2 in the final after a dominant run through the knockout rounds.
Key Points
- Yuki Kurihara won gold in the 'Puyo Puyo Champions' final at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
- At 11, Kurihara became the youngest gold medalist in Asian Games history and the youngest athlete on Japan’s team.
- He defeated South Korea’s Kang Dong-shin 10-2 in the final after earlier beating opponents from Singapore and Thailand.
- Kurihara began playing Puyo Puyo at age six and earned a professional player’s license in April this year.
