Korean teams advance at Esports World Cup, Faker named ambassador

South Korean League of Legends teams swept the 2026 Esports World Cup, as Gen.G Esports, T1 and Hanwha Life Esports advanced to the tournament's upper bracket after winning their opening group-stage matches for LoL. Gen.G secured a spot in the upper bracket by defeating France's Karmine Corp in the Group B opener on Wednesday. T1, competing in Group C, followed with a 32-minute victory over Vietnam's Gam Esports and Group D's Hanwha Life Esports, fresh off its Mid-Season Invitational title, disp