Hotel training rooms, tables filled with computers and littered with empty boxes of fried chicken are also a universal esports experience. "I ordered a lot of chicken," Reynor said of his time in South Korea. Reynor competed in South Korea for the Global StarCraft II League (GSL) and even celebrated his 16th birthday there, but the day of his WCS victory was only his second time eating Korean BBQ. It's a shared meal with teammates, friends and staff, regardless of if a player is in Seoul to train against the best or in Los Angeles to compete, as Reynor was the weekend of April 7. The dining experience has oddly become a universal esports experience, thanks in large part to South Korea's dominion over most professional esports. Reynor might be a Grandmaster in Starcraft, but he has yet to master the skill of rolling up his Korean BBQ beef in rice paper. "You can win WCS at 16, but you cannot eat Korean BBQ," Mainguy said with a laugh. The next attempt nearly succeeded for a determined Reynor, until the rice paper slipped from his chopsticks and fell open. Mainguy wrapped his cut of pork belly with the rice paper and quickly popped it into his mouth. To his left, one of his team managers, GamersOrigin esports director Yann-Cedric Mainguy, laughed. To Reynor's right, his WCS trophy gleamed through the smoke rising from the grill. Despite his exasperation, once he finished eating the wayward beef, he picked up another piece, placed it on the rice paper and tried again. "I give up!" he said with a sigh, shaking his head.Ī piece of beef slipped out of its rice-paper wrapping and onto his plate.
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