Nexon (Co-CEOs Dae-hyun Kang and Jeong-wook Kim) announced on the 23rd that BNK Peer
Noh ‘Noise’ Young-jin advanced to the finals by winning against prominent players such as DRX ‘Chan’ Chan-hwa Park, Lee ‘Won’ Won-ju, and KT Rolster ‘Uta’ Ji-hwan Lee from the final stage loser’s bracket, and defeated Zen City ‘Wonder08’ Go Won-jae, who was predicted to be a strong candidate for the championship, in the finals, creating another narrative called ‘Rebellion of the Underdog’. The emergence of a new champion was met with enthusiastic cheers from on-site visitors, and the highest number of simultaneous viewers exceeded 110,000, demonstrating the popularity of ‘FSL’.
The final was held on March 22nd at the DN Coliseum in Jamsil, Seoul as a best-of-seven series. It was a thrilling match with a fierce battle between ‘NoiZ’, who used quick tactics based on solid defense, and ‘Wonder 08’ Go Won-jae, who showed off his overwhelming offensive power. The two players fought closely until the second set, but Noise took the initiative from the third set and used his unique offensive tactics, recording his first career win with a set score of 4:1.
This season’s winner ‘Noise’ was awarded a personal prize of 50 million won. The team BNK PeerX was awarded a prize of 240 million won. The runner-up, ‘Wonder08’, will receive an individual prize of 25 million won and his team, Zen City, will receive a prize of 140 million won, while other players and teams will receive differential prize money according to their season rankings.
‘Noise’ Young-jin Noh expressed his thoughts, saying, “I prepared for the game by thoroughly studying the opponents I faced in each game, and I am happy that I was able to achieve good results with the efforts I have made over the years. I would like to thank the fans who have always supported me and I will do my best to present a game that can repay the support they have given me in the future.”
Meanwhile, the ‘2026 FTB (2026 FSL TEAM BATTLE) Spring’ will be held from April 4 to 19. ‘2026 FTB’ is a team-level competition held for the right to advance to the international competition ‘FC PRO Masters’. A bracket will be formed according to the individual performance rankings of ‘2026 FSL Spring’, and the two teams that ranked first and second will participate in the international competition.
Detailed information about ‘2026 FSL Spring’ can be found on the ‘FSL’ official website and the ‘FC Online’ official e-sports YouTube channel.
Reporter Kim Yong-woo (kenzi@dailyesports.com)