The Korea Herald

Esports arena opens in Busan, first outside greater Seoul

Nov 17, 2020

Busan Esports Arena will officially open Wednesday, Busan Metropolitan City and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency announced Tuesday. The esports arena to open in Busan on the 15th and 16th floors o...
[Herald Interview] Rookie LCK announcers reflect on their first season

Nov 3, 2020

Heading to next season, Youn and Lee wish to change the perception of LCK announcers in the gaming community, which until now has focused on their looks and dismissed their understanding of the game....
Riot Games finalizes 10 teams for LCK franchise

Nov 2, 2020

Meanwhile, eyes are on the off-seasonperiod leading up to 2021 LCK as contracts of big names such as Nuguri and BeryL, who won the World Championships last week, as well as DRX’s star player Chovy is...
Damwon defeats Suning to win LoL Worlds

Nov 1, 2020

During the introduction of Damwon players before the match, the audience of 6,312 remained dead silent, only cheering for the Chinese team, evoking criticism online. In the end, Damwon managed to sil...
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...