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Yuki Kurihara, Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy, wins Asian Games gold
Gold medallist Yuki Kurihara, a primary school student, is youngest athlete in host country Japan's Asian Games history.
Al Jazeera•
Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was “embarrassed” after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age.
The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo Champions final 10-2.
Puyo Puyo Champions is a puzzle game where players try to clear their screen of coloured blobs by lining them up and popping them.
“To be completely honest, I felt a bit embarrassed, so I couldn’t really show my expressions or change my face much,” he explained.