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South Korea Asian Games 2026 — Overview and Format
League of Legends at the 2026 Asian Games
Eight national teams competed at Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, from 29 September–2 October.
South Korea defeated 
Chinese Taipei 3–0 in the final to win a second consecutive Asian Games gold medal.
South Korea completed the tournament without dropping a game. 
Vietnam and 
Saudi Arabia received bronze
medals after reaching the semifinals; no separate bronze-medal match was played.
South KoreaChinese TaipeiVietnam · Saudi Arabia- Two groups of four played single round robins of best-of-one games.
- The top two teams from each group advanced to best-of-three semifinals.
- The semifinal winners played a best-of-five final; both semifinal losers received bronze medals.
Asian Games 2026 — Participants
Participant names preserve the event listing casing; the cards show each team's final tournament outcome.
Group A
Final Group A standings: Vietnam 3–0, Saudi Arabia 2–1, 
UAE 1–2, 
Malaysia 0–3.
- Saudi Arabia West Asia Semifinals · bronze
Saudi Arabia West Asia
- TOP
- Alkhowaiter
- JNG
- Wazzan
- MID
- Almubarak
- BOT
- Aljuaid
- SUP
- Waggass
- COACH
- Abgarian
- Vietnam Southeast Asia Semifinals · bronze
Vietnam Southeast Asia
- TOP
- S TRAN / K NGUYEN
- JNG
- H LE
- MID
- D TRAN
- BOT
- N HOANG
- SUP
- T DINH
- COACH
- D LE
- COACH
- T TRAN
- COACH
- L VO
- UAE West Asia Group stage
UAE West Asia
- TOP
- Taheri
- JNG
- Almansoori
- MID
- Almazrouei
- BOT
- KAldhaheri / AlMentheri
- SUP
- Almatrooshi
- COACH
- Mascarenhas
- Malaysia Southeast Asia Group stage
Malaysia Southeast Asia
- TOP
- Kamarulnizam
- JNG
- J ANG / E SIA
- MID
- J SOH
- BOT
- Y LIM
- SUP
- A LIM
- COACH
- S KULWANT
- COACH
- R RAHMAN
Group B
Final Group B standings: South Korea 3–0, Chinese Taipei 2–1, 
Hong Kong 1–2, 
India 0–3.
- India South Asia Group stage
India South Asia
- TOP
- S MALIK
- JNG
- A SHANDILYA
- MID
- A SHENOY / A Israr
- BOT
- M RANJAN
- SUP
- R BISHT
- Hong Kong East Asia Group stage
Hong Kong East Asia
- TOP
- S CHAU
- JNG
- T TSANG
- MID
- C NG / K LEUNG
- BOT
- S LI
- SUP
- K LING
- COACH
- J WONG
- COACH
- C CHAN
- South Korea East Asia Champion · gold
South Korea East Asia
- TOP
- W CHOI
- JNG
- GB KIM
- MID
- S LEE / GW KIM
- BOT
- M LEE
- SUP
- M RYU
- COACH
- D KANG
- Chinese Taipei East Asia Finalist · silver
Chinese Taipei East Asia
- TOP
- Y CHEN
- JNG
- J YU
- MID
- M TSAI
- BOT
- T CHIU
- SUP
- J LIU / Y LIN
- COACH
- J CHEN
Asian Games 2026 — Group Stage
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | A | Vietnam | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
| Sep 29 | A | UAE | 1–0 | Malaysia |
| Sep 29 | A | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | UAE |
| Sep 29 | A | Vietnam | 1–0 | Malaysia |
| Sep 29 | A | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Malaysia |
| Sep 29 | A | Vietnam | 1–0 | UAE |
| Sep 30 | B | Hong Kong | 1–0 | India |
| Sep 30 | B | South Korea | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
| Sep 30 | B | South Korea | 1–0 | India |
| Sep 30 | B | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
| Sep 30 | B | South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
| Sep 30 | B | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | India |
Final Group Standings
| Group | Place | Team | Games | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Semifinals |
| A | 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Semifinals |
| A | 3 | UAE | 1–2 | Eliminated |
| A | 4 | Malaysia | 0–3 | Eliminated |
| B | 1 | South Korea | 3–0 | Semifinals |
| B | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Semifinals |
| B | 3 | Hong Kong | 1–2 | Eliminated |
| B | 4 | India | 0–3 | Eliminated |
Asian Games 2026 — Knockout and Placements
Single-Elimination Knockout
Vietnam Chinese Taipei South Korea Saudi Arabia Chinese Taipei South Korea | Date | Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | Semifinal | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Vietnam |
| Oct 1 | Semifinal | South Korea | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
| Oct 2 | Final | South Korea | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
Final Placements
| Place | Medal | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gold | South Korea |
| 2nd | Silver | Chinese Taipei |
| 3rd | Bronze | Vietnam |
| 3rd | Bronze | Saudi Arabia |
| 5th–6th | — | UAE |
| 5th–6th | — | Hong Kong |
| 7th–8th | — | Malaysia |
| 7th–8th | — | India |
No cash prize pool or tournament MVP was published; the awards were the official Asian Games medals.
Tokoname, Japan
5-10-1 Centrair, Tokoname-City, Aichi Prefecture · 29 September–2 October 2026
Unknown
No individual tournament MVP was formally documented