BlizzCon took place at the Anaheim Convention Center in sunny Southern California this past weekend, but inside the venue, you might have mistaken it for Seoul, South Korea. Out of the five esports tournaments at the annual Blizzard Entertainment conference (four of which were world championships), three were won by South Korean players or teams. It could have been four out of five tournaments, but Kim "Che0nsu" Cheon-su, the country’s top-ranking Hearthstone player, was eliminated in the semifinals of his respective world championship by Virtus.Pro’s Ukrainian Artem "DrHippi" Kravets.
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