South Korea has selected the esports coaches who will support its players competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Taking place from September 19th to October 4th in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, the esports portion of the event sees a variety of participating nations compete across 11 titles.
Revealed on February 12th, the four selected coaches will be responsible for selecting 37 players to compete across nine medal events. Kang Sung-hoon will spearhead South Korea’s fighting game efforts, recruiting players for Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and The King of Fighters XV competitions.
Elsewhere, former KT Rolster Head Coach Kang ‘Hirai‘ Dong-hoon is in charge of assembling the country’s national League of Legends roster. The country will be hoping to defend the title it won at the 2022 Asian Games with a star-studded roster including six-time world champion Lee ‘Faker‘ Sang-hyeok.
For PUBG Mobile, Nongshim RedForce coach Yoon Sang-hoon will pick a team to compete in the battle royale title, while Jung Myung-hoon will choose players to compete in eFootball, Gran Turismo 7, and puzzle game Puyo Puyo Champions.
The selected coaches will collaborate with the national team to create rosters capable of achieving success. South Korea will share further details on the player selection process at a later date.
Notably, South Korea will not field rosters in Pokémon Unite, Honor of Kings, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
South Korea’s Asian Games Success
In addition to its League of Legends victory, South Korea won three other medals during its 2022 Asian Games campaign. The country’s PUBG Mobile roster scored a silver medal, while Kwak Jun-hyouk took home bronze in the EA Sports FC Online competition.
South Korea’s second gold medal of the Games came in Street Fighter 6, with Kim ‘M.Lizard‘ Gwan-woo defeating Bruce ‘GamerBee‘ Yu-lin Hsiang in the final.
With the selection of coaches with plenty of experience spanning several genres, South Korea looks to build on the success of the 2022 Asian Games, with more medals this year.
