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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- South Korea utterly destroyed the competition in the first。 Overwatch 。World Cup this weekend at BlizzCon, ending with a Saturday finals victory over Russia that was nothing short of hard to watch. 。
Like Ali vs Liston (II), . South Korea crushed Russia, shutting them down each match. In fact, the whole tournament not one team managed to get a point over South Korea.。
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World Cup commenced Friday in Anaheim, where a total of 16 countries came together in Olympic-style teams to battle it out for medals, not prize-pools. 。
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Pictured left to right: South Korean team captain Jin Hygu "Miro" Gong and Tae Yeong "Migtairong" KimCredit: kellen beck/mashable 。
Asked if they felt like they have been challenged yet, South Korean player Tae Yeong "Migtairong" Kim stated that first-round opponent team U.S.A. "used a lot of strategy and probably challenged us the most."。
Kim also said that team Sweden had its moments -- notably team captain André "iddqd" Dahlström, the McCree main. 。
Quarterfinal and semifinal matches were best of three, though the final was best of seven.。