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2026 LCK Cup finals to take place in Hong Kong

The finals of the 2026 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Cup are set to take place in Hong Kong, marking the first time any LCK competition will be held overseas, its organizer said Tuesday.

2026-01-27

League of Legends LCK Cup to return with new format, team roster changes

The League of Legends (LoL) Champions Korea (LCK) Cup will return this year with a revised format and extensively reshaped team rosters.

2026-01-07

Esports legend Faker opens up about Elon Musk's challenge, contract extension and more

Faker, the face of professional League of Legends, said that he was ready to take on Grok 5, accepting a challenge Elon Musk issued last month to stage a LoL match between xAI's next-generation AI model and T1, the reigning world champions.

2025-12-18

League of Legends Champions Korea awards to take place on Dec. 19

The 2025 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Awards is set to be held on Dec. 19, organizers said Monday.

2025-12-08

Disney+ to livestream League of Legends competition across 11 Asia-Pacific regions

Global streamer Disney+ said Thursday it will exclusively broadcast a Korean League of Legends (LoL) competition to 11 Asia-Pacific regions, including Korea, Japan and Australia.

2025-12-04

T1 wins LoL World Championship for 3rd straight year

Korea's T1 claimed its third consecutive title at the League of Legends (LoL) World Championship on Sunday, becoming the first team in history to achieve the feat.

2025-11-10

ILLIT's Minju performs at League of Legends Champions Korea finals

Singer Minju of the girl group ILLIT awed gamers on Sunday with her opening ceremony for the 2025 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) final round held in Incheon.

2025-09-29

League of Legends beat 'em up game to begin early access on Oct. 7

Riot Games will start early access for its upcoming fighting game 2XKO on Oct. 7, giving a chance for gamers to pit their favorite League of Legends (LoL) characters against one another in one-on-one combat.

2025-09-24

Esports legend Faker signs 4-year contract extension with T1

Korean esports legend Faker, 29, has signed a four-year contract extension with T1, the team announced on Sunday. "Faker will remain with T1 through 2029," T1 said after its League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) home game in Incheon.

2025-07-28

Korea's 'unkillable demon king' to vie for second title at 2025 Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia

League of Legends star Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is gunning for a second title at the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, where Saudi Arabia is putting up a record $70 million prize pool to brand itself the global home of gaming.

2025-07-07