2024-08-20Cheng Yip-kai, 16, becomes first Hongkonger to win Pokemon Go World ChampionshipsA 16-year-old boy has become Hong Kong’s latest world champion, not at the Olympic Games, but in Pokemon Go.
Cheng Yip-kai, who plays under the username Yekai0904, secured the title on Sunday at the Pokemon World Championships in Honolulu, Hawaii, becoming the first Hongkonger to do so.
He beat his Dutch opponent Martijn Versteeg, or Inadequance, 3-1 and took home the US$20,000 (HK$155,760) prize.
2024-08-20HKers urged to show more support to gamersHongkongers are being urged to be more supportive of gamers, after a teenager from the SAR was crowned the world’s best Pokémon trainer this week.
Cheng Yip-kai, who played under the username of “yekai0904”, took home Hong Kong's first Pokémon GO World Championship title and a US$20,000 prize after pulling off a 3-1 win against a Dutch opponent in the grand final in Hawaii.