The 17th Presidential Cup Amateur Esports Competition Reclaims the First Championship in 3 years in Seoul
Aug 17, 2025
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The Seoul Metropolitan Government held the president's boat back in its arms thanks to the team's good performance.
Seoul beat Gyeongsangbuk-do and Ulsan Metropolitan City for the first time in three years since 2022 based on their wins in two official events, such as the '17th Presidential Cup Amateur Esports Competition" (hereinafter referred to as the Presidential Cup KeG) held at Jecheon Gymnasium in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do from the 16th to the 17th.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government got off to a good start, beating Gyeongsangbuk-do 3-1 in the final of 'Brawl Stars' held first on the 17th. He then stood out in the team event, winning 2-1 against Busan Metropolitan City in the final of the 'League of Legends'. The runner-up was followed by Gyeongsangbuk-do, which came in second in both 'FC Online' and 'Broll Stars', and Ulsan Metropolitan City, which came in third in 'FC Online' and 'Eternal Return'.
The Presidential Cup KeG is a competition aimed at balanced regional e-sports development, finding prospects, and expanding the base of amateur e-sports, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea e-Sports Association. It began in 2007, and has been promoted to the presidential boat since 2009, and has been in existence for 19 years until this year.
About 1,800 people from 16 metropolitan cities and provinces across the country, excluding Sejong City, participated from the regional preliminaries, and representatives of four official events and one strategic event, 'Street Fighter 6', gathered in Jecheon to compete for a fierce championship.
Earlier on the 16th, about 500 athletes from 16 metropolitan cities across the country attended the opening ceremony, including Choi Jae-hwan, head of the game content industry division at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mayor Kim Chang-gyu, Chairman Park Young-ki of Jecheon City Council, Eom Tae-young, a member of the Jecheon City and Danyang County, and Jeong Sun-mi, director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau in Chungcheongbuk-do.
Choi Jae-hwan, director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said in his opening speech, `In order for Korea to firmly maintain its status as an e-sports suzerain state and lead the nation internationally, fostering amateurs is of paramount importance. Just as world-class players like Lim Yo-hwan, 'Faker'Lee Sang-hyuk started from amateur, the professional ecosystem can grow only when amateur competitions are activated. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to support various regional competitions, including the regional league system that started this year, and will do its best to build an e-sports ecosystem by expanding infrastructure and training manpower" he said.
Mayor Kim Chang-gyu, who actively entered the e-sports industry last year since the foundation of Jecheon Palanks, an e-sports team participating in the 'Eternal Return' event, said, `Jecheon City recognizes the potential of e-sports and is actively promoting it to secure the initiative in the central inland. In particular, based on the achievements of Jecheon Palanx, we will make the permanent e-sports stadium leap to the center of e-sports in the central inland area" he said.
Meanwhile, various side events with visitors were also arranged at the venue. SK Telecom's AI playground, MSI, arcade games, board games, indie games, e-sports events experience, and clean e-sports campaigns were operated for two days, and family e-sports fans actively participated in winning various prizes.
On the 16th, the Jecheon Falcons' fan meeting was held, and on the 17th, a talk concert by Ko Soo-jin, an e-sports commentator from Jecheon, and 'Brollstars Showdown' with creator 'Shiro' and 'FC Online' finding true fans were also held.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.