At the League of Legends (LoL) world championship held last Sunday, November 19 at Gocheok Sky Dome; The national team T1 (LCK region) representing Korea had an overwhelming 3-0 victory over Weibo Gaming players from the Chinese LPL region to become this season’s world champion. This victory is a great achievement for the T1 team after 7 years and is also a testament to affirming global superiority in the Korean E-sports video game market.
In an interview on the same day, Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) and the players – faces who made an important contribution to the recent victory, shared: “Instead of always worrying about the results of winning and losing in tournament, our goal is to play hard, enjoy and focus on the competition process; and only then can we learn and draw many things.” This achievement also marked the 4th time Faker has won the championship after 2013, 2015, 2016 and this year 2023, affirming Faker’s position as the owner of the most wins (4 times).
Through a post on the Facebook page, President Yoon Suk Yeol sent congratulations to the team for winning the World Cup championship for the fourth time in 7 years, through which President Yoon Suk Yeol emphasized: “After won 4 medals at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, this victory once again made our country known as a leading, dominant nation in the E-sports industry sport; especially when this is the first time E-sports becomes an official subject at ASIAD. The Government will be a solid support and actively support so that the gaming industry can compete in the country. economy and leading the global market”.
In addition, the Korean Embassy in Vietnam coordinates with the Korean Game Culture Foundation, the Korean Electronic Sports Association, leading Korean game companies such as NC, Netmarble, Nexon and Pearl Abyss.. to organize organized the program <Korean Game Week 2023> at Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communications Technology (VKU), Da Nang from November 24 to 25. The event includes diverse activities such as experiencing Korean games, chatting with gamers, cosplay shows, friendly competitions with gamers, streamers… Hopefully the program will receive your attention and acceptance.
Source: Korean Embassy in Vietnam