On May 24th, 2023, the Korea E-sports Association announced the final lineup of the League of Legends South Korea team in the Hangzhou Asian Games, with Li Xianghe (ID: Faker) in the legendary T/KLOC-0 team sitting in the middle.
At present, Park Jae-hyuk (ID: Ruler) and Xu Jinhe (ID: Kanavi), who are playing for JDG team in China, are played by AD He of Korean team, and the player in the auxiliary position is Liu Minxi (ID: Keria) of T 1 team.
The last player is Cui Youqi (ID: Zeus) of T 1, the substitute singles player is Rain (ID: Chovy) of Gen.G team, and the head coach is Jung-kun Kim (ID: KKOMA) of Dplus team (formerly DWG and DK team).
The establishment and status of Asian Games Journey;
With the development of the mobile Internet era, e-sports has become one of the mainstream cultures of young people, attracting more people and more circles' attention. As a formal project, e-sports has also been selected for the Hangzhou Asian Games.
On the basis of the rapid development of e-sports culture, the Asian Games journey was born. It is an official Asian e-sports event co-founded by the Olympic Council of Asia and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation, which represents the highest level of e-sports in Asia and is also a warm-up match for the Asian Games. The result of the competition will directly affect the grouping of the Asian Games.
For e-sports, the establishment of the journey of the Asian Games is a milestone. It not only represents the public's further recognition of e-sports, but also provides an all-round communication platform for e-sports enthusiasts in various regions of Asia. It also means that e-sports will go further on the road of standardization, maturity and systematization, which will greatly boost the development of e-sports in Asia.