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Damwon Gaming and Suning to clash at LoL World Championship finals

Oct 26, 2020

South Korea’s Damwon Gaming took down Europe’s G2 Esports in a convincing 3-1 win at the League of Legend World Championship semifinals on Saturday. This is the first time a Korean team has made the...
Side selection in LoL Worlds semifinals

Oct 23, 2020

The first game of the semifinals for the League of Legend World Championships will feature Korean top seed Damwon Gaming against European first seed G2 Esports on Saturday at 7 p.m. The match will d...
Damwon Gaming is sole Korean hope at Worlds

Oct 19, 2020

“I definitely think that I could have performed better, but there were parts where I underperformed, so that’s really regrettable,” said “Ruler,” the star player of Gen.G. Several players of Damwon,...
All Korean teams fall on the same side of bracket for LoL World Championships

Oct 14, 2020

China has won the World Championship for two consecutive years, and Korea has failed to make even the finals for the last two years. Fans await to see if China will cement their position as the best ...
[Herald Interview] Looking at the future of esports

Oct 6, 2020

Gen.G’s Arnold Hur predicts LCK turning to franchises will lead to improvements in esports industry
LoL Worlds play-ins: A miracle for the underdogs

Oct 2, 2020

Leading up to the 2020 League of Legends World Championships, many knew this year would be different. COVID-19 not only put an end to travel across China for the 10th year of LoL esports, but also m...
Damwon Gaming No. 2 in ESPN LoL Worlds power rankings

Sept 19, 2020

As the 2020 League of Legends World Championship looms closer with the opening ceremony on Sept. 25, ESPN released its annual power rankings for the teams competing this year, Wednesday. Damwon Gami...
DWG stomps DRX to win LCK, sets their eyes on Worlds

Sept 7, 2020

Damwon Gaming hoisted the LCK trophy for the first time in its history, sweeping DRX in three games in the 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer Finals on Saturday. Matches were played online...
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism draws up standard contract for esports

Sept 4, 2020

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism released standard contracts for esports on Thursday, addressing last year‘s online petition that requested action for fair contracts between players and or...
ShowMaker sweeps LCK Awards

Sept 4, 2020

To no one‘s suprise, Damwon Gaming’s Head Coach Zefa won Best Coach after an unrivaled summer season, placing Damwon Gaming in the LCK finals for the first time in the organization’s history. DRX an...
Riot Games announces preferred bidders for LCK franchise

Aug 30, 2020

Riot Games Korea on Friday announced the 10 preferred bidders for negotiating for LoL Champions Korea franchises next year, along with five teams that have the next priority, should negotiations with...
T1, Faker victims of first postseason League of Legends upset

Aug 27, 2020

The postseason for 2020 League of Legends Champions Korea Summer season kicked off with Afreeca Freecs playing against T1 in a best-of-3 series on Wednesday and resulted in a major upset where Afreec...
Korean players in LCS hope to make Worlds

Aug 22, 2020

As major regions in League of Legends hold on to their seats with summer playoffs starting, many Korean players can be found in teams outside the LCK, hoping to qualify for the LoL World Championship...
LCK announces transition to online for remainder of season

Aug 21, 2020

Riot Games Korea announced that the rest of the matches for the summer season will be held online, starting Friday, in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the capital area. LoL Champ...
Four teams qualify for LCK playoffs while AFS likely to take last spot

Aug 10, 2020

T1 secured their playoff spot with a 2-0 victory over Team Dynamics on Sunday, leaving only one final ticket left for the taking. Four teams -- Damwon Gaming, DRX, Gen.G and T1 -- have secured playo...