Viet Nam defeated Chinese Taipei by a score of 4-3 in a gut-wrenching final to win the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019 for the first time.

The Viet Nam team at the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019. — Photo zing.vn

Arena of Valor is a multiplayer online battle arena game that has become popular in the world of esports.

The tournament was held at the Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang.

The series went all the way to game seven, making for a truly intense final winner-take-all match.

Viet Nam won the Arena of Valor World Cup 2019 for the first time. — Photo zing.vn

The event attracted 12 top teams from nine regions competing for a share of a 500,000US$ prize pool. It is one of the largest prize purses in international esports and amongst similar mobile multiplayer online battle arena games.

With this title, Viet Nam walked away with a bonus of 200,000US$. Runner-up Chinese Taipei took home 110,000$ and 50,000$ went to the third place Viet Nam Wildcard team and fourth place Thailand Wildcards. 

(Source: VNS)