S. Korea wins gold in esports fighting games at Asian Games

South Korea won gold in the fighting games event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Tokoname, Japan, on Saturday. Lee Kwang-noh, Yeon Jea-gil and Bae Jae-min beat Japan 5-2 in the final at Aichi Sky Expo. It was South Korea’s first gold medal in esports at the Asian Games in Japan.

The fighting games event featured Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and The King of Fighters XV, with three gamers playing their respective games.

Yeon Jea-gil lost the opening Street Fighter 6 battle 2-1, while Lee Kwang-noh won his match in The King of Fighters XV 2-1 to level the final.

South Korea trailed again after Bae Jae-min lost his Tekken 8 match 2-1, but Lee then beat Akihito Sawada 2-0 to tie the score at 2-2.

South Korea went ahead 3-2 when Bae defeated Daichi Nakayama 2-1, and Yeon later extended the lead to 4-2 with a 2-0 win over Kojiro Higuchi.

Bae closed out the final with a 2-0 victory over Nakayama in Tekken 8.

Published Sep 26, 2026 7:39 pm KST

South Korea's esports players Yeon Jea-gil, left, Bae Jae-min, center and Lee Kwang-noh enter the stage for the fighting games final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan, Saturday. Yonhap

TOKONAME, Japan — South Korea won the gold medal in the fighting games event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, claiming the first title in esports.

The team of Lee Kwang-noh, Yeon Jea-gil and Bae Jae-min beat Japan 5-2 in the fighting games final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, some 35 kilometers south of the main host city of Nagoya, Japan.

The fighting games event includes Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8 and The King of Fighters XV, with three gamers playing their respective games.

Saturday's gold is South Korea's first gold medal in esports at the Asian Games in Japan.

Earlier in the day, Kang Dong-shin won silver in puzzle game Puyo Puyo Champions, while Kim Young-chan took bronze in the auto racing game Gran Turismo 7 on Wednesday.

Yeon dropped the opening Street Fighter 6 battle against Kojiro Higuchi by 2-1, but Lee won his match in The King of Fighters XV by 2-1 to even up the overall score.

In Tekken 8, Bae fell to Daichi Nakayama 2-1, as Japan reclaimed its overall lead at 2-1.

But in the next match, contested in The King of Fighters, Lee edged out Akihito Sawada 2-0. The teams were now tied again in the match score at 2-2.

South Korea went up 3-2 when Bae won his Tekken 8 match over Nakayama by 2-1. The South Korean lead grew to 4-2 when Yeon's C. Viper took down Higuchi's Guile by 2-0.

The seventh match went back to Tekken 8, and Bae closed out Nakayama and the Japanese team with his 2-0 win.

韩国队周六在日本常滑举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会电子竞技比赛中夺得金牌。李光鲁、延济吉和裴宰民在爱知天空博览会举行的决赛中以5比2战胜日本队。这是韩国队在日本亚运会电子竞技项目上的首枚金牌。

本次格斗游戏活动包括《街头霸王6》、《铁拳8》和《拳皇15》，共有三名玩家分别进行了各自的游戏比赛。

延济吉在街头霸王6的首场比赛中以1比2落败，而李光诺在拳皇XV的比赛中以2比1获胜，将决赛扳平。

韩国队在裴宰民以 1-2 输掉铁拳 8 比赛后再次落后，但李随后以 2-0 击败泽田明仁，将比分扳成 2-2 平。

裴勇俊以 2-1 战胜中山大地，韩国队以 3-2 领先；随后延尚昊以 2-0 战胜樋口幸次郎，将比分扩大到 4-2。

在《铁拳8》决赛中，裴宇以2-0战胜中山，赢得了冠军。

发布于2026年9月26日晚上7:39（韩国标准时间）

韩国电子竞技选手延济吉（左）、裴宰民（中）和李光诺周六在位于日本常滑市爱知天空博览会的舞台上参加爱知-名古屋亚运会格斗游戏决赛。常滑市位于亚运会主会场名古屋以南约35公里处。（韩联社）

日本常滑——韩国队周六在爱知-名古屋亚运会格斗游戏项目中夺得金牌，斩获电子竞技项目首个冠军头衔。

由李光鲁、延济吉和裴宰民组成的队伍在爱知天空博览会（位于日本名古屋市以南约 35 公里处）举行的格斗游戏决赛中以 5-2 击败了日本队。

本次格斗游戏比赛项目包括《街头霸王6》、《铁拳8》和《拳皇15》，每场比赛将有三名玩家分别进行游戏。

周六的这枚金牌是韩国在日本举行的亚运会电子竞技项目上获得的首枚金牌。

当天早些时候，姜东信在益智游戏《噗哟噗哟冠军赛》中获得银牌，而金永灿则在周三的赛车游戏《GT赛车7》中获得铜牌。

延在《街头霸王 6》的首场比赛中以 1-2 负于樋口小次郎，但李在《拳皇 XV》的比赛中以 2-1 获胜，将总比分扳平。

在《铁拳8》中，裴勇俊以1比2负于中山大地，日本队以2比1的总比分重新取得领先。

但在接下来的《拳皇》比赛中，李以2比0险胜泽田秋仁。双方比分再次战成2比2平。

韩国队凭借裴勇俊在《铁拳8》比赛中以2-1战胜中山真司，将比分改写为3-2。随后，延志成的C. Viper以2-0击败樋口真司的Guile，韩国队的领先优势扩大到4-2。

第七场比赛回到了《铁拳8》，裴宇以2比0的比分击败了中山和日本队。