Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s First Stop in Korea: Meeting Faker, Calling Korea the Birthplace of Esports

Odaily reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s first stop in Korea was at the T1 base in Hongdae, Seoul, where he met with Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, a player from the League of Legends team T1, drawing significant attention from the esports community.

Huang stated that South Korea is the birthplace of esports and the shaper of spectating culture, noting that numerous top Korean players have contributed to the success of GeForce graphics cards. He emphasized that Korea holds a special place in his heart and is also a very important market for Nvidia, adding, “We are your fans too.”

The meeting took place at the T1 base, with T1 players Doran, Oner, Peyz, Keria, and T1 COO Ahn Woong-ki in attendance. This discussion built upon their previous collaboration around projects like VALORANT and was themed around “PC Bang Player Meet-up.” During the interactive session, when Faker was asked about the graphics card he uses, he replied “5070,” sparking attention.

Huang also introduced Nvidia’s next-generation AI PC platform, RTX Spark, stating it will become the new computing architecture for the future AI era. Faker expressed that the meeting with Nvidia’s CEO was very meaningful and thanked the technology and industry support that has helped the development of professional esports. (Zdnet)