Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

And then there were none: Reigning LoL champions crash out of Worlds

If you’re new to the international, fantastical, massively franchised world of the 150-million-player-large online game League of Legends, firstly welcome. Also, there’s a world championship going on in Korea, and it’s a big deal.

2023-10-31

Deft knocked out in final Swiss Stage upset at LoL Worlds

Eight teams remain in the 2023 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship as the tournament heads to Busan for the sudden-death Knockout Stage. But oh how the mighty have already fallen.

2023-10-30

League of Legends World Championship descends on Seoul

The League of Legends World Championship, the World Cup of Esports, begins in Seoul this week with top local team T1 competing at home for the first time. The tournament features the world's best teams competing for a multi-million dollar prize pool

2023-10-09

Hanwha Life Esports complete miracle run to Worlds 2021

Hanwha Life Esports beat Nongshim RedForce in a dominant 3-0 sweep on the second day of the Korean regional qualifiers for the 2021 League of Legends World Championship. With the victory, Hanwha Life claimed Korea's final ticket to Worlds.

2021-09-02

HLE barely scrape past Nongshim to continue LCK playoffs run

Hanwha Life Esports scraped together a thoroughly unconvincing 3-2 victory over Nongshim RedForce in the first round of the 2021 League of Legends Champions Korea Spring Split playoffs, on Wednesday evening.

2021-04-01