“Dear T1 players. I want to send you the most sincere congratulations to the first championship after 7 years and also the 4th title of the team,” South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol wrote.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized: “In ASIAD 19 Hangzhou, where electronic sports were officially recognized as a competition, South Korea won 4 medals. Following this success, T1 won the World Championship and once again affirmed its position as the leading country in electron sports sports of Korea.
Lee Sang-hyeok, Choi Woo-je, Moon Hyeon-jun, Lee Min-hyeong, Ryu Min-seok. The scene of 5 players who competed in inspiration for many Koreans as well as globally.
The Korean government will have the most accurate support policies for our country's gaming industry to lead in the international environment.
Once again, I congratulate the T1 players for winning the championship. “
According to the Esports Chart, the finals of Worlds 2023 attracted more than 6.4 million viewers at the same time. This is the first electronic sports event in the world to surpass 6 million viewers at the same time.
The finals of Worlds 2023 also set a record for the number of viewers at the same time the finals of Worlds 2023 on the Korean language channel is more than 2 million. In addition, the finals of Worlds 2023 also brought Afreecatv Esports to a new milestone on the number of viewers at the same time with more than 534.5 thousand.
