The South Korean eSports League of Legends (LoL) national team is vying for back-to-back gold medals at the Asian Games.
On October 2, South Korea will face Taiwan at noon at the Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, for the gold medal in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games LoL competition.
This final matchup marks the second time South Korea and Taiwan have met in the finals, following the 2022 Hangzhou Games, where LoL was officially included as a competition.
The final will be played in a best-of-five format.
South Korea advanced to the finals with an undefeated record. They defeated Taiwan 20-5 in their first group match and subsequently overcame India and Hong Kong, finishing first in Group B to reach the semifinals.
In the semifinals held the previous day, South Korea swept Saudi Arabia 2-0 in a best-of-three match, achieving victory without their star player, Lee Sang-hyeok, known as 'Faker.'
In the finals, South Korea will again face Taiwan, aiming for the first back-to-back gold medals in LoL history at the Asian Games.
This is Lee Sang-hyeok's third appearance at the Asian Games, and he is seeking to win a medal for the third consecutive time. South Korea won a silver medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, which featured LoL as a demonstration sport, and secured gold at the 2022 Hangzhou Games.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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