CHINESE eSports club Invictus Gaming (iG) claimed Chinese mainland’s first world championship in League of Legends (LOL) after beating European team Fnatic 3-0 in Inchon, South Korea, on Saturday.

This victory was just one of many surprises during the eighth championship tournament.

Few predicted iG to win, as the club was the last team remaining from the Chinese mainland.

The most hopeful team, Royal Never Give Up (RNG), lost in the quarterfinal to another European team G2. The powerful South Korean teams, ruling the championship for five years, also failed to make it out of the quaterfinals. But iG carried on with an excellent performance, beating both G2 and Fnatic 3-0 to take the crown.

This is also iG’s revenge after the loss to Fnatic three years ago in Paris, France.

The Chinese mainland teams, including iG, have been pursuing the championship for eight years.(CGTN)