Eel-Powered Japan Whizz-Kid, 11, Dominates in Historic Asian Games Debut

ASIAN GAMES: Eel-powered Japanese child dominates

Japan’s 11-year-old e-sports whizz-kid Yuki Kurihara yesterday crushed the competition on his debut at the Asian Games, beating opponents almost three times his age.The bespectacled primary-school student, who says he eats eel to prepare for contests, is the youngest athlete at the Games. He is also

Eel-powered Japan whizz-kid, 11, dominates in historic Asian Games debut

NAGOYA: Japan's 11-year-old eSports whizz-kid Yuki Kurihara crushed the competition on his Asian Games debut on Thursday (Sep 24), beating opponents almost three times his age.The bespectacled primary school student, who says he eats eel to prepare for contests, is the youngest athlete at the Games.He

Asian Games: eSports star Yuki Kurihara, 11, aims to become youngest medallist

Primary school student Yuki Kurihara makes a flying start as he becomes the youngest athlete at this year's Asian Games.

Eel-powered Japan whizz-kid, 11, dominates in historic Games debut

The bespectacled primary school student, who says he eats eel to prepare for contests, is the hosts' youngest athlete in Asian Games history. He competes in Puyo Puyo Champions, a puzzle game where players try to clear their screen of coloured blobs by lining them up and popping them. Kurihara beat all four opponents he faced to top Group A in Nagoya, rounding off his morning's work with a 3-0 win over 28-year-old Yu Wing Lim of Hong Kong. Kurih…