The 17th Presidential Cup Amateur Esports Competition will be held in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do from the 16th to the 17th
Aug 05, 2025
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The Korea e-Sports Association announced on the 5th that representatives of 16 metropolitan cities nationwide who will compete in the final round of the 17th Presidential Cup Amateur E-Sports Competition have been selected.
The 'Presidential Cup Amateur Esports Competition' (hereinafter referred to as the Presidential Cup KeG) is a competition aimed at developing a balanced regional esports and expanding the amateur base, and is the only amateur esports competition nationwide involving the government that has been held for 19 years. This year's competition is hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, organized by the Korea e-Sports Association and Jecheon City, and sponsored by Chungcheongbuk-do, the Korea Creative Content Agency, the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, Riot Games, Nexon Korea, Nimble Neuron, Supercell, SK Telecom, Sidiz and Gol Studio.
Starting with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on July 18, the 「Regional Representative Selection」 to select athletes to compete in the national finals was held sequentially in 16 metropolitan cities and provinces nationwide. A total of 1,748 people participated, about twice as many as last year.
By region, 'League of Legends' 1 team (five), 'FC Online' 2 people. Eternal Return' Team 1(3~4) and 'Broll Stars' Team 1(3) were selected as representatives. Among them, the Eternal Return event will be played in the national finals without a separate selection in the case of regions with related teams participating in the Korean e-Sports League (KEL). The online preliminary round of the 'Street Fighter 6' event, which was selected as a strategic event this year following last year, will be held at 7 p.m. on the 9th, and the top eight players will advance to the national finals.
The long-awaited presidential boat KeG 'National Final' will be held at Jecheon Gymnasium in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, for two days from the 16th to the 17th. Sixteen metropolitan cities and provinces across the country will participate, with the presidential award and the trophy for the overall winning area, and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism award for the official winning area. In particular, the winners of the national finals of the 'FC Online" will be seeded for the '2025 FC Online Futures League (FC ONLINE FUTURE LEAGUE, FFL)" SUMMER finals. In addition to the competition, various side events and events will be held at the national finals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
