Amateur e-Sports Competition 2025 Gyeonggi-do International e-Sports Festival to be held at the Leechung Culture and Sports Center Gymnasium in Pyeongtaek on the 6th

Dec 03, 2025

Amateur e-Sports Competition 2025 Gyeonggi-do International e-Sports Festival to be held at the Leechung Culture and Sports Center Gymnasium in Pyeongtaek on the 6th





The Gyeonggi-do Provincial Sports Council announced that it will hold the '2025 Gyeonggi-do International E-Sports Festival' at the gymnasium of the Ichung Culture and Sports Center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do on the 6th.

Hosted and organized by the Gyeonggi Sports Council and the Gyeonggi-do e-Sports Association, the festival, sponsored by Gyeonggi-do Province, will be held from 10:30 a.m. at the gymnasium of the Ichung Culture and Sports Center, along with celebratory performances by multinational girl group Kiras and trot singer Seol Ha-yoon, along with key figures such as sports association executives, athletes and e-sports officials, to encourage athletes.




The "2025 Gyeonggi-do International E-Sports Festival" is the first international e-sports festival presented by the Gyeonggi-do Provincial Sports Council, and it will provide events for athletes, users, and citizens to enjoy by expanding international exchanges of amateur athletes and promoting win-win programs with the region, according to the Sports Council.

As for the competition, the preliminary round was held online for two days on the weekend of each event from November 22nd to 30th, with three events: 'League of Legends', 'Valorant' and 'Broll Stars'.

The total prize money for the competition is 43.6 million won, the highest among amateur e-sports competitions in Korea. 'League of Legends' and 'Valorant' award 10 million won for 1st place, 5 million won for 2nd place, 2.5 million won for 3rd place, 1.5 million won for 4th place, and 1 million won for 5th place, respectively, while 'Brolstars' is 1.5 million won for 1st place, 900,000 won for 2nd place, and 600,000 won for 3rd place, respectively (two teams). The prize money will be given on a team basis, and the winning team will be awarded the trophy.




In addition to e-sports, various hands-on side events will be held. A game zone where you can enjoy console, VR, and board games freely, a professional gamer career experience zone where you can consult professional gamer career and job, and AR esports dodgeball will be operated. In addition, an event match and signing event with Nongshim Red Force (Valorant Professional Game Team) and a Brawl Stars battle with creator 'Hollet' Yoo Seong-ryeong will be held. All games and side events can be watched and participated free of charge without a separate reservation.

Lee Won-sung, chairman of the Gyeonggi Provincial Sports Council, said "I hope this international e-sports festival will be an opportunity for athletes to grow and a festival for visitors to enjoy together." The Gyeonggi Provincial Sports Council will continue to provide support for the sound development of e-sports."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.