The South Korean LoL national team has successfully advanced to the finals in their quest for a gold medal. Having secured their spot in the finals, South Korea will face Chinese Taipei for the gold medal tomorrow at 12 p.m.
On the 1st, the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games LoL semifinal match between South Korea and Saudi Arabia, held at the Aichi Sky Expo in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, ended without upset in a dominant 2-0 victory for South Korea. In this semifinal, South Korea fielded Kim 'Zeka' Geon-woo instead of Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok in both games 1 and 2.
In Game 2, Saudi Arabia's bot lane certainly had its strengths. Holding their own against 'Gumayusi' and 'Keria', they exerted map pressure early through laning and roaming, resulting in a 2-2 kill trade by the 4-minute mark. In the top lane, 'Zeus', playing Nidalee, mounted a relentless laning phase against Illaoi, recording 3 kills. Meanwhile, the bot lane also applied continuous pressure with Caitlyn and Bard, beginning to build a significant lead in CS.
Within just 9 minutes, the balance in both top and bot lanes crumbled, while in the mid lane, 'Zeka's Cassiopeia held a meaningful lead in CS despite not having any kills. Saudi Arabia committed 3 players to the top lane to shut down 'Zeus's thorn-in-the-side Nidalee. Even while taking lane losses, Saudi Arabia managed to pick up kills here and there. However, as time went on, the gap between the two teams widened further, with the kill score reaching 15-6 and the gold lead expanding to over 7,000 by the 16-minute mark.
At the 20-minute mark, South Korea secured Baron and pushed forward to end the game, opening up a 10,000 gold lead. After destroying the top and mid inhibitors, South Korea pressed their assault without stopping, destroying the Nexus to win in just 22 minutes and secure their place in the finals.
