Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with Faker during his first stop in South Korea: South Korea is the birthplace of esports.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's first stop on his visit to South Korea was the T1 base in Hongdae, Seoul, where he met with T1 player "Faker" Lee Sang-hyeok, drawing attention from the esports community. Huang stated that South Korea is the birthplace of esports and a shaper of its viewing culture, with many top Korean players contributing to the success of GeForce graphics cards. He emphasized that South Korea holds a special place in his heart and is a very important market for NVIDIA, adding, "We are also your fans." The meeting took place at the T1 base, with T1 players Doran, Oner, Peyz, Keria, and T1 COO Ahn Woong-ki all in attendance. This exchange continued the foundation of previous collaborations on projects such as Valorant. During the interactive session, when asked about his graphics card, Faker responded with "5070," drawing attention. Huang also introduced NVIDIA's next-generation AI PC platform, RTX Spark, stating that it will become the new computing architecture for the future AI era. Faker stated that the meeting with Nvidia's CEO was very meaningful, and he thanked the technology and industry support for the development of professional esports. (Zdnet)