2025 Korea's Esports League will hold its second offline competition in Gwangju from the 21st to the 22nd

Jun 19, 2025

2025 Korea's Esports League will hold its second offline competition in Gwangju from the 21st to the 22nd





The Korea Esports Association announced that the second offline competition of the '2025 Korea Esports League' (hereinafter referred to as 2025 KEL) will be held at Gwangju Esports Stadium from the 21st to the 22nd.

Starting with the fourth week of the finals, 2025 KEL will turn the league's halfway point. '2025 KEL' is a region-based league that was launched for the first time this year and aims to grow local players and revitalize the e-sports industry. In cooperation with local e-sports stadiums such as Busan, Gwangju, Gyeongnam, and Daejeon, offline competitions will be held and the local economy will be revitalized. Some sports will be used as a standard for selecting national teams in the future, and the school will also strengthen the foundation for esports in connection with middle and high school competitions and national youth sports competitions.




On the 7th, the third day of the finals of the 'Battleground Mobile' event was held. Nongshim Red Force, which ranked second on the first day and first on the second day, secured five runoff points to take the lead alone. DRX, FN Sejong, and D-Plus Kia are tied for second place with three points each. Local teams' performances are also noticeable. On the first day, Daejeon Game PT ranked third, and on the second day, Gyeongnam's representative G.N. Restart CG ranked second. On the 3rd day, FN Sejong took the top spot, and Jecheon Palanx ranked third, proving its competitiveness.

The 'Battleground Mobile' event will have a break during the 2025 PUBG Mobile World Cup (2025 PMWC) scheduled to be held in July after the 4th day of the game on the 21st. The league is scheduled to resume on August 9 with games on day five of the finals. As a result, the fourth day of the finals is expected to be an important turning point in the future rankings.

In the `Eternal Return' event, All Ways Incheon ranks first in terms of accumulated prize money until the third week of the finals, followed by Jecheon Palanks and Seongnam Rocks. In addition, Daejeon Auto Ams, All Way Incheon, FN Sejong, and Busan BeSPA, which ranked at the top in the 3rd week and 2nd day of the finals, will go straight to the seed on the 2nd day of the 4th week, and the remaining 8 teams will participate from the 4th week and 1st day of the finals.




In Group A of the "FC Mobile", Lee Won-sang (FN Sejong) ranks first, followed by "Hanul" Lee Han-ul (Busan BeSPA) and "Ahine" Yoo Chang-ho (Jeonnam Dragons Esports). In Group B, Nam Hyun-wook (Wales, Yangju) ranked first alone with 10 wins, while Kim Kyung-rae (Gyeonggi Inate) and Hong Ji-hong (SODA) ranked second and third, respectively. Meanwhile, attention is focused on whether there will be any changes in the rankings of each group as Lee Won-sang and Hong Ji-hong, who won the runner-up prize in the 「FC Mobile" festival held in Thailand on the 14th, returned to participate in the finals again.

The 4th week of '2025 KEL' to be held at Gwangju Esports Stadium for two days from the 21st to the 22nd will start with the 4th day of the finals of 'Battleground Mobile' at 3 p.m. on the 21st, followed by the 1st day of the 4th week of 'Eternal Return'. On the 22nd, the 5th day of the finals of the 'FC Mobile' and the 2nd day of the 4th week of the 'Eternal Return' will be held at 12 p.m.

Meanwhile, 2025 KEL is hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, co-organized by the Korea e-Sports Association, Krafton, Nimble Newlon, and Nexon Korea, and sponsored by the Korea Creative Content Agency and Gwangju E-Sports Stadium. The total prize money is 100 million won.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.