Korea wins another eSports gold in League of Legends at the Asian Games

Article: Faker couldn't attend finals, "Won thanks to the performance of my teammates"

Source: SBS via Naver

[+205, -16] Hold on, Faker. You'll forever be the #1 mid in my heart.

[+144, -9] Imagine being granted a military exemption because of a video game ㅋㅋ guys, in the time you're all sitting here feeling jealous, just congratulate them and move on. Or better yet, how about you try and become the world's best in something too?

[+42, -2] Times are certainly changing, especially now that I see that you can be granted a military exemption from winning a video game ㅋㅋ Back when I was growing up, no one thought positively of you if you were spending your time gaming at the PC bang... but this just shows that if you work hard at something you're good at, look at the opportunities that await you. I'm sure there are still haters out there but the kid you made fun of for gaming all day is now winning gold medals and making our country proud.

[+27, -1] Guys like them deserve the exemption. They've proven to be decent people. Some of our baseball players, on the hand! You better serve!

[+23, -7] The best~~~~~ you all worked hard, Faker-nim too 👍

[+13, -6] There needs to be a music battle or something in the future. Make it an official category of the Asian Games. Why are K-Pop artists still being forced to serve without a chance at exemption?

[+7, -0] Military exemptions are probably more worthwhile to them than any medal!

[+7, -2] And yet we still have people debating the merit of granting an athlete a military exemption over pixels on a screen over a ball on the ground. We should just get rid of the whole grant altogether.

[+3, -0] Now we're going to see chodings talking back to their parents like "I'm going to get on the national eSports team so get off my back!!"

Source: Naver

[+284, -6] Congratulations!

[+228, -4] An accomplishment made possible of our country's PC bang culture, congratulations

[+78, -5] How do you beat Koreans at gaming.. ㅋㅋ

[+49, -0] We're such a small country but there's nothing we can't do ㅎㅎ

[+43, -9] Good job! Great fight! What a gift to our people for this Chuseok break. Thank you and congratulations on the gold!!

Source: Insight via Instagram

[+213] Honestly, even if Faker did not participate in the match, it's thanks to his achievements that pro gamers are receiving the spotlight that they are at all now, and he has every right to stand up there with them

[+131] He may not have been able to play because he has a cold, but I bet his presence still made a mean lucky charm for the team... ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+109] Poor Dopa probably watching this from his barracks right now

[+81] Dopa enlisted not too long ago ㅠㅠ the winding roads of fate...!

[+20] Faker is honestly more like a lucky totem at this point