[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea wins gold in LoL competition; Faker takes 2nd Asiad gold

Published Oct 2, 2026 3:42 pm KST

Updated Oct 2, 2026 3:44 pm KST

South Korea's League of Legend (LoL) team members stand in line before the final of the esports LoL competition at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, south of Nagoya, Friday. Yonhap

South Korea won its second consecutive gold medal in the League of Legends (LoL) esports competition at the 2025 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, with LoL superstar Lee Sang-hyeok bagging his second Asiad gold.

In the LoL final at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, just south of Nagoya, the team of Lee, Choi Woo-je, Kim Geon-woo, Ryu Min-seok, Kim Gun-boo and Lee Min-hyung beat Chinese Taipei 3-0 to claim the Asian Games crown for the second event in a row.

South Korea won the inaugural LoL title at the previous Hangzhou Asian Games, where the popular multiplayer online battle arena video game was first contested.

发布于2026年10月2日下午3:42（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月2日下午3:44（韩国标准时间）

周五，在爱知县名古屋以南的常滑市爱知天空博览会举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会英雄联盟（LoL）电竞比赛决赛前，韩国英雄联盟战队队员们排队等候入场。（韩联社）

周五，韩国在 2025 年爱知-名古屋亚运会英雄联盟 (LoL) 电子竞技比赛中连续第二次获得金牌，LoL 超级明星李相赫也获得了他的第二枚亚运金牌。

在名古屋以南的常滑市爱知天空博览会举行的英雄联盟决赛中，李、崔宇济、金建宇、柳珉锡、金建甫和李敏亨组成的队伍以 3-0 击败中华台北队，连续第二次夺得亚运会冠军。

韩国在上一届杭州亚运会上赢得了首届英雄联盟冠军，这款热门的多人在线竞技游戏首次成为比赛项目。