South Korea’s League of Legends national team won the gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, securing the title after defeating Taiwan in the final. The victory delivered the country’s second consecutive Asian Games championship in the discipline and confirmed South Korea’s continued strength in international League of Legends competition.
- Competition
- 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
- Final opponent
- Taiwan
- Result
- South Korea won the League of Legends gold medal
- Title record
- Second consecutive Asian Games championship
The final was notable because Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok of T1 did not play in the opening two sets. Zeus Choi Woo-je, Canyon Kim Geon-bu, Zeka Kim Geon-woo, Gumayusi Lee Min-hyeong and Keria Ryu Min-seok started both sets, according to the match report. South Korea recovered from difficult early situations in both games and recorded two straight comeback wins.
Taiwan made the stronger start in the second set, successfully executing an early dive and taking the first two kills. Its global gold lead grew by more than 2,000, and Taiwan maintained the advantage into the middle portion of the game. South Korea nevertheless turned the contest around and took the set, moving one step closer to the championship before completing the final victory.
Faker advised young fans not to become excessively absorbed in gaming.
Faker later appeared at the medal ceremony and was shown biting his gold medal. In remarks directed at young fans, he advised them not to become excessively absorbed in gaming. The result adds another major international title to South Korea’s League of Legends record, while the final also highlighted the depth of a team capable of winning without its most famous player on the starting lineup.