Jeollabuk-do, 2024 Presidential Cup Amateur e-Sports Competition National Finals 'Winning'

Aug 18, 2024

◇전라북도 'LoL'팀. Photo courtesy = Korea e-Sports Association

Jeollabuk-do won the overall title for the first time in the national finals of the 2024 Presidential Cup Amateur e-Sports Competition (KeG).

In the presidential cup KeG national final held at Asan Yi Sun-shin Gymnasium in Chungcheongnam-do on the 18th, Jeonbuk ranked first in the 'League of Legends (LoL)' and second in the 'FC Online' event. Jeonbuk's overall score was 163 points, beating second-ranked Gyeongnam (150 points).

The Jeonbuk 'LoL' team, consisting of Sung Tae-hyo, Jung Yong-joon, Yoon Do-hyun, Ryu Kang-min and Lee Jae-hee, lost to Incheon Metropolitan City in the first set of the final, but showed a scary background of bringing in the second and third sets in a row.

In an interview shortly after winning the championship, Ryu Kang-min, the team's captain, said, `I didn't expect such a good result in the preliminary round,' `I restored my form by playing the game, and I was able to win the championship.' When asked about their future moves, the players hoped to join the professional team in one voice.

Lee Jae-hee said, "It was an environment where Jeonbuk officials took good care of me, so I could focus on the game without a shortage"I really appreciate it."

◇Presidential Cup KeG National Runoff 'FC Online'Winner Je Hwidam. Photo = Reporter Kang Woo-jin

In 'FC Online', Gyeongnam's Je Hwidam defeated Jeonbuk's tattoo rights in the final with a set score of 3-0. Je Hwidam cited playing without being nervous based on his experience on the offline stage as a winning factor. He also expressed a strong desire for a professional league.

Je Hwidam "Trying not to be nervous, practicing a lot of lateral play"I was very inspired by KT Rolster's Park Chan-hwa play." Then "I really want to go to the ek League."," he added.

◇Presidential Cup KeG National Final "Street Fighter7"Winner Yeon Je-gil. Photo courtesy = Korea e-Sports Association

In 'Street Fighter6', which was adopted as a strategic event this time, Yeon Je-gil, the national team of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, beat Kim Sung-joon to win. Yeonje-gil "I think I'm still the best except for the active professional."," he said, expressing his feelings about winning the championship.

Jeonbuk, the local government that won the overall championship this time, was awarded the Presidential Award. In addition, the first team in each event was awarded the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award, the second team was awarded the Korea Creative Content Agency Award, and the third team was awarded the Korea e-Sports Association President Award,

The Presidential Cup KeG is an amateur e-sports competition with the government and the private sector to promote balanced growth of professional and amateur players. More than 900 people, including representatives from 16 metropolitan cities, participated in the competition, which was held from the 17th to the day. Professional gamers discovered through the competition, which began in 2007, include Kang Seung-rok of 'LoL', 'Kan'Kim Dong-ha, and 'Chobi'Jung Ji-hoon.

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