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First-ever gaming audition program features new talent, legendary mentors

Aug 2, 2020

Four legendary retired professional gamers joined the program as mentors. Two-time world champion “Wolf” has teamed up with “PawN,” the 2014 world champion, to create a five-person roster team. 2015...
First round recap for LCK as World Championship remains uncertain with ongoing pandemic

Jul 20, 2020

At a record of 9-1, DRX only dropped a match to KT. The team full of rookies in 2020 has become a formidable force, with Chovy dominating the laning phase and bottom lane holding the team steady. Da...
First foreign head coach of LCK continues his magic

Jul 13, 2020

Jakob Mebdi, the first non-Korean head coach in the League of Legends Champions Korea, is proving that importing foreign talent can work in the Korean esports scene game after game. Mebdi is also kn...
S. Korea to host pre-qualifying event for 2022 Olympic women's hockey

Jun 24, 2020

South Korea will host a pre-qualification round for the 2022 Winter Olympic women's hockey tournament, the sport's national governing body announced Wednesday. The Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA...
LCK Summer Split kicks off with a pentakill

Jun 20, 2020

League of Legends Champions Korea’s 2020 summer season kicked off Wednesday, to the joy of many fans watching from home. Although the seats were empty in the LoL Park Arena in Jongno, Seoul, to prev...
Postponed int'l Olympic meeting in Seoul rescheduled for Oct. 2021

Jun 16, 2020

A meeting of national Olympic organizations set to take place in Seoul this year has been rescheduled for October 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Association of National Olympic Committees...
LoL Champions Korea to kick off summer season

Jun 16, 2020

The 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer season will start Wednesday with its opening match. CGV, South Korea’s largest multiplex chain, will screen the competition on 22 screens across t...
Volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung sacrificing money for 'last remaining dream' at Olympics

Jun 10, 2020

South Korean volleyball great Kim Yeon-koung has won a slew of individual trophies and team championships, and made more money than she can spend. There's just one thing that's missing from her spar...
Table tennis worlds in S. Korea postponed again due to coronavirus

Jun 5, 2020

The world's top table tennis tournament set to take place in South Korea this year has been postponed to early next year due to lingering concerns over the novel coronavirus. The organizing committe...
Volleyball star Kim Yeon-koung mulling return to S. Korean league: source

Jun 2, 2020

South Korean volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung is considering a return to the domestic league, a source close to the player said Tuesday, amid uncertainty in international markets caused by the new coro...
Chinese team wins LoL Mid-Season Cup, Korean teams left idly watching

Jun 1, 2020

A Chinese team became the inaugural champion of the League of Legends Mid-Season Cup on Sunday, defeating several Korean teams. The cup features the top four teams from the Korean and Chinese league...
S. Korean volleyball icon Kim Yeon-koung leaves Turkish club

May 22, 2020

South Korean volleyball superstar Kim Yeon-koung has left her Turkish club after two seasons, with her second tour of duty in China potentially up next. The Turkish team Eczacibasi VitrA announced o...
Int'l Olympic meeting in Seoul postponed due to coronavirus pandemic

May 19, 2020

A meeting of national Olympic organizations set to take place in Seoul this fall has been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC...
Olympic athletes' return to training center postponed indefinitely by surge in coronavirus cases

May 14, 2020

The scheduled return of South Korean Olympic athletes to the national training center has been postponed indefinitely in light of a recent spike in new coronavirus cases. The Korean Sport & Olympic ...
Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Ki-chun banned for life over sexual assault allegations

May 12, 2020

The 2008 Olympic judo silver medalist Wang Ki-chun has been banned for life over sexual assault allegations. The Korea Judo Association (KJA) reached the decision unanimously following its disciplin...