A flawless run in Aichi ended with a 3-0 final win over Chinese Taipei and a second straight title for Korea.
South Korea’s League of Legends team retained its Asian Games crown on October 2, beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, near Nagoya. The team did not drop a single game across the entire tournament, winning all eight it played.
For Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, it was a second Asian Games gold medal, following the title won in Hangzhou. He was joined by Choi “Zeus” Woo-je, Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu, Kim “Zeka” Geon-woo, Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong and Ryu “Keria” Min-seok, under head coach Kang Dong-hoon.
The path to gold
Korea topped Group B with wins over Chinese Taipei, India and Hong Kong, then beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the semi-finals before repeating their group-stage success against Chinese Taipei in the final.
Korea’s wider haul
The League of Legends title capped a productive esports programme for South Korea, which finished with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals from nine events. The fighting games team, competing across Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and The King of Fighters XV, delivered the country’s first esports gold by beating Japan 5-2 in the final.
Esports featured 11 medal events at the Games, held from September 22 to October 2.
Key facts
- Event: Asian Games 2026, esports, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
- LoL final: South Korea 3-0 Chinese Taipei (October 2, 2026)
- Record: 8 games played, 8 won
- South Korea’s esports medals: 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze