League of Legends World Championship Finals live: FPX defeat G2 as home favourites flounder
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Your support makes all the difference.China's FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) have won the finals of the 2019 League of Legends World Championship, achieving victory over home favourites G2 ESports (G2) in what many claim to be the pinnacle of eSports.
Nearly 100 million people around the world tuned in for the 2018 finals and this year's event may go on to smash that figure when viewing figures across all streaming platforms are tallied up.
Billed as Europe vs. Asia, G2 were hoping to become the first Western team to lift the Summoner’s Cup in eight years.
But after a spectacular opening ceremony that featured augmented reality hip-hop collective True Damage, FPX dominated their rivals with a clean sweep of victories to win the match 3-0.
The Independent was at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris to cover the event.
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We're back underway and FPX are laying waste to G2. The Chinese team are up to 13 kills now, with a 10,000 gold lead.
There seems no way of coming back here.
FPX swarm the Nexus and they have destroyed it!
They are now one win away from the World Championships.
The teams are back on stage for game three. It's now or never for G2.
The crowd is behind them. "Let's go, let's go G2".
G2 have come back from 2-0 down before. Can they do it when it matters most?
Five minutes into the third game and it's a cautious start from both teams. It remains 0-0.
First blood to G2 for the first time this match. An important start.
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