China’s Mu Xinyue made history at the Asian Games in Nagoya, becoming the first woman to win an e-sports gold medal at the continental multi-sport event.

The 20-year-old played a key role as China defeated hosts Japan in the final of the horror survival game Identity V on Wednesday.

“When the national anthem was played and the gold medal was around my neck, I was so excited and happy,” Xinhua quoted Mu as saying. “I think this may be the happiest moment of my life.”

Mu is the only woman in China’s 23-member e-sports squad at the Games, where 534 competitors are taking part across the e-sports events. Just 14 of them, fewer than 3%, are women, according to Xinhua.

South Korea, another major force in competitive gaming, also saw Park So-yeon become the first woman to represent the country’s national e-sports team at the Games.

For Mu, however, her landmark victory was about performance rather than gender.

“As the first female player to win the gold medal, I don’t think gender is something that should define us or be used as a benchmark,” she said.

“I think every player who makes it here has earned their place through their own ability.”