September 13 Finals, First Round of Ticketing Begins The first round of ticket sales for the 2026 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) Finals officially opened on August 28 at …
Gaming & Esports
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Gaming & Esports
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Gaming & Esports
Gen.G Clinches 1st Place in LCK Regular Season on Head-to-Head Record… Play-In Stage Begins
by J. Haanby J. HaanTied at 19-7, Head-to-Head Record Decides the Top Spot Gen.G Esports has wrapped up the 2026 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) regular season in first place. Both Gen.G and …
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Gaming & Esports
Dplus KIA Gets Revenge on T1 at Home Ground, Fueled by a Comeback From Payment-Delay Scandal
by J. Haanby J. HaanRevenge Completed a Week Later, on T1’s Own Turf When the first game of T1’s Home Ground event wrapped up on August 14, Dplus KIA’s (DK) chance at revenge looked …
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Gaming & Esports
Hanwha Life Storms Back to Beat KT 2-1, Locking In Playoffs and Worlds
by J. Haanby J. Haan17th Win Locks In a Playoff and Worlds Berth Hanwha Life Esports beat KT Rolster 2-1 on August 15 at Chizik LoL Park in Seoul’s Jongno District, in a Round …
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Gaming & Esports
T1, Hanwha Life, and Gen.G Are All 16-6. One Set Separates First From Third.
by J. Haanby J. HaanBy Wins Alone, Three Teams Are Tied At the close of the third round of the 2026 LCK regular season, T1, Hanwha Life Esports, and Gen.G each stood at 16 …
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Gaming & Esports
Nongshin Lost the Opening Set to T1 and Still Advanced — What That Reveals About the KeSPA Cup’s Variables
by J. Haanby J. HaanNongshin Is the First Team to Reach the Final It’s easy to assume the regular-season power rankings carry over directly into a short tournament. The 2026 League of Legends KeSPA …
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Gaming & Esports
A Single Mobile Game Just Opened Its Tenth World Championship — Starting With Korea’s Qualifier
by J. Haanby J. HaanA Tenth Season That Started With a Korean Qualifier Global esports is usually associated with PC titles like League of Legends or Counter-Strike. But Korean game company Com2uS has run …
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Gaming & Esports
DN SOOPers End a 122-Day Drought: What Rookie Shavel Actually Changed Was the Jungle’s Tempo
by J. Haanby J. HaanLonger Than the Losing Streak Itself Was the Team’s Stagnation Bringing in a rookie in the middle of a losing streak is common enough. In most cases, though, the rookie …
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Gaming & Esports
The Aiming-Jiwoo Trade: Why KT Rolster and Kiwoom DRX Chose Different Solutions to the Same Problem
by J. Haanby J. HaanThis Wasn’t an ADC Swap. It Was a Reallocation of Team Trust. In the LCK, ADC-for-ADC trades tend to get explained in the language of roster reinforcement — whose average …
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Gaming & Esports
T1’s First Profit Leaves Questions Behind: What the Fee Controversy Is Really Asking
by J. Haanby J. HaanA First Profit Is an Achievement, Not a Complete Answer Esports organizations have long struggled with profitability despite commanding global fandoms and marquee tournaments. Player salaries, coaching staff, content production, …
