Chinese gaming industry keeps on leveling up

Last month Chinese e-sports club Royal Never Give Up conquered the world - and now the industry as a whole here is confident it can follow suit.

The club was crowned world champion at the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Paris, a milestone for the booming sector, which continues to produce stunning economic and participation figures.

China's e-sports market value reached five billion yuan ($780 million) in 2017, and that will grow to 8.48 billion yuan this year, according to the 2018 China E-sports Development Report, which was published by Tencent E-sports, Penguin Intelligence and China Electronic Athletics magazine at the Global E-sports Leaders Summit and Tencent E-sports Annual Conference on Thursday in Shanghai.