On Aug. 28, the opening ceremony for Korea’s esports national team for the Hangzhou Asian Games was held. The players for four events, League of Legends (LoL), PUBG Mobile, Street Fighter V, and FIFA Online 4, assembled under the banner of the national representatives. The event, hosted by the Korean Esports Association (KeSPA) in partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, included the signing of the partnership, the introduction of the national representatives, media interviews, and fan signing sessions.
The Korean esports national team consists of 15 members across the four games: ▲LoL’s Choi “Zeus” Woo-je, Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon, Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk, Ryu “Keria” Min-seok, ▲PUBG Mobile’s Kim “SPORTA” Seong-hyun, Kim “TIZ1” Dong-hyeon, Park “FAVIAN” Sang-cheol, Kwon “BINI” Soon-bin, Choi “Cyxae” Young-jae, ▲Street Fighter V’s Kim Kwan-woo, Yeon Je-gil, and ▲FIFA Online 4’s Kwak Joon-hyuk, Park Ki-yeong. Guiding them are coaches Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun, Yoon Sang-hoon, Kang Sung-hoon, and Shin Bo-seok.
▲ Seoul Mayor, Oh Se-hoon
Addressing the audience with welcoming remarks, Kim Young-man, the President of the Korean Esports Association, conveyed his encouragement to the national representative players. To the players, he said,