After Korea’s advancement to the finals had been confirmed, several media outlets covered the news. Even media that usually didn’t cover esports started publishing articles about it. No matter how unpopular the game was or how esports was seen as a minor category, they could no longer ignore its scale. 0

The viewership for the Fake National Team series and the Civil Empire national competition kept increasing. The peak live viewership for the LIL World Cup in Korea was about 1.7 million. The highest count for the national competition had exceeded 400,000. The LIL World Cup was undoubtedly the most popular esports tournament reported on by various media outlets. Civil Empire had already caught up to about a quarter of that. 0

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“Encouraging,” Ju-Hyeok firmly declared. “We haven’t even reached the finals yet. We’re just at the point of advancing to the finals, right? It’s only the round of thirty-two in the tournament. There are many more matches to go. Imagine what will happen if we reach the quarterfinals.”0

Ju-Hyeok emphasized how many rounds the national competition had. He seemed to be arguing its mar...0