Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets Faker on first stop in Korea: Korea is the birthplace of esports

Odaily Odaily reports that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s first stop in Korea was at the T1 base in Hongdae, Seoul, where he met with League of Legends team T1 player "Faker" Lee Sang-hyeok, sparking interest in the esports community.

Huang stated that Korea is the birthplace of esports and a shaper of viewing culture, with numerous top Korean players driving the success of GeForce graphics cards. He emphasized that Korea holds a special place in his heart and is a very important market for Nvidia, adding "We are your fans too."

The meeting took place at the T1 base, attended by T1 players Doran, Oner, Peyz, Keria, and T1 COO Ahn Woong-ki. The exchange built upon their previous collaboration on projects like VALORANT and was themed around "meeting PC room gamers." During the interaction, when asked about the graphics card he uses, Faker responded "5070," drawing attention.

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