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South Korea national esports team

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South Korea
Full nameSouth Korea national esports team
NicknamesTeam Korea
SportEsports
National associationKorea e-Sports Association

The South Korea national esports team represents the South Korea in international esports tournaments. It is organized under the Korea e-Sports Association.[1]

History

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South Korea has been known for its significant role in esports. The country has been hosting amateur esports tournaments as early as the late 1990s. In 1999, Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) would be established. South Korea would host the first World Cyber Games.[2]

The KeSPA would become a semi-member of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) at a undetermined date until August 2017, when it failed to meet tighter membership standards introduced in December 2015.[3]

At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, esports would be held as a demonstration event.[2] South Korea looked to join the event but their non-membership with the KSOC at the time became an obstacle.[4] KeSPA was able to regain semi-membership after Daejeon recognized the organization as a sporting affiliate. They were able to send a delegation to the games.[3]

Esports would become a regular event at the 2022 Asian Games which was held in Huangzhou. South Korea sent an esports delegation once again. Now that esports is an official medal event, this also meant that Korean players would get exemption from military service if they clinch a gold medal at the games.[5][6]

Titles

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The South Korean esports team has fielded teams and/or players for the following titles.

(*) Demonstration event

Current roster

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 South Korea national esports team – 2022 Asian Games roster 
Players Coaches
Handle Name Game Team
  Kwak Jun-hyuk  EA Sports FC Online   
  Park Ki-young  EA Sports FC Online   
Zeus  Choi Woo-je  League of Legends  South Korea T1 
Kanavi  Seo Jin-hyeok  League of Legends  China JD Gaming 
Faker  Lee Sang-hyeok  League of Legends  South Korea T1 
Chovy  Jeong Ji-hoon  League of Legends  South Korea Gen.G 
Ruler  Park Jae-hyuk  League of Legends  China JD Gaming 
Keria  Ryu Min-seok  League of Legends  South Korea T1 
BINI  Kwon Soon-bin  Peacekeeper Elite  South Korea DUKSAN Esports 
TIZ1  Kim Dong-hyun  Peacekeeper Elite  South Korea Nongshim RedForce 
SPORTA  Kim Seong-hyeon  Peacekeeper Elite  South Korea Nongshim RedForce 
FAVIAN  Park Sang-cheol  Peacekeeper Elite  South Korea Dplus 
Cyxae  Choi Young-jae  Peacekeeper Elite  South Korea zz 
M. Lizard  Kim Kwan-woo  Street Fighter V   
Corgi  Yeon Je-gil  Street Fighter V   
Head coach
  • Shin Bo-seok (FC Online)
  • Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun (LoL)
  • Yoon Sang-hoon (Peacekeeper)
  • Kang Seong-hoon (Street Fighter)

Legend
  • Team – describes last
    team before the tournament

Roster

Competitive record

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Asian Games

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Host/Year Total
Total
China 2022 2 0 1 3
Total 2 0 1 3

References

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  1. ^ "Team Korea's Asian Games 2023 League team looks stacked". ONE Esports. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Korea on track to prove esports prowess at Asian Games". Korea Times. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "[The Future is Now] Esports has arrived and it's here to stay". KoreaJoongAngDaily. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (29 May 2018). "Korean e-sports players to attend Asian Games". Korea Times. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ Pollard, Martin Quin (28 September 2023). "Korean gamers on cusp of gold, and avoiding military service". Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ Duerden, John (16 September 2023). "South Korean esports star can skip draft with Asia Games gold". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 30 September 2023.