The Korea e-Sports Association holds an event to expand the base of four e-sports events at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games

Jun 23, 2025

The Korea e-Sports Association holds an event to expand the base of four e-sports events at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games





The Korea e-Sports Association announced on the 23rd that it will hold the '2025 KeSPA CUP Expansion Event' to prepare for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and expand the base of the event.

The competition will be held in a total of four events: 'Street Fighter 6', 'The King of Fighters XV', 'Efootball', and 'Pokemon Yunite'. Among the sports adopted at next year's Asian Games, it consists of those that need to expand their base in Korea. The association will continue to hold competitions in the event to secure a player base who can participate, and provide ranking points that are an indicator of national team selection according to the winning performance.




Among the competition events, the fighting game sectors such as 'Street Fighter 6' and 'The King of Fighters XV' will be operated under 'PlayID Masters: KeSPA CUP Expansion Event' co-hosted by Hoppae Inc. Participation in all events is held through the e-sports competition platform PlayID, and the total prize money is 10.5 million won.

Applications for the first round of competitions for the events of 'Efootball' and 'Pokemon Unite' will be held from the 23rd to July 3rd. Qualifiers for the two events will be held online on July 4, and the finals will be held offline on July 6. Applications for 'Street Fighter 6' and 'The King of Fighters XV' will be available from July 30 to July 10, and the finals will be held offline on July 13.

Eligibility for participation is a Korean national of 15 years of age or older, and detailed standards are applied for each event. 'Efootball' must have a record of at least the highest achievement rank division 3, 'Pokemon Unite' must have a record of at least the highest achievement rank master cup, and fighting events can be participated by anyone without any restrictions.




Ranking points will then be given according to the winning performance of the tournament, which can be used as a standard for participating in major tournaments such as the KeSPA Cup and national team selection matches in the future. However, the method and event of selecting the national team have not yet been confirmed, and detailed standards will be announced later, the association said.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.