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Ukrainian gamer's team won the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) held in Paris last week. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in his meeting with the winners yesterday said: "It's a great honor for us that our team has become the world champion," adding that the government attaches great importance to the development of innovative technologies and is ready to allocate significant funds for Ukraine to take leading positions on the hi-tech market. Read the story here.

Note: The Electronic Sports World Cup is an international professional gaming championship. Every year winners of national qualifier event around the world earn the right to represent their country in the ESWC Finals. The event has won a lot of praise for its organisation and ability to put on a good show for spectators. (Source: Wikipedia.org)