Over six months earlier than the launch of the 2022 Asian Video games Hangzhou, the coaches of the groups representing South Korea within the esports tournaments have been appointed, in line with the Korean e-Sports activities Affiliation (KeSPA).
Kim “kkOma” Jeong Gyun will lead the nation’s League of Legends group later this yr and is ready to take part in choosing the participant roster for the official event. The skilled coach was chosen as the results of an “open recruitment course of” that started final January and included an official interview with a devoted committee, in line with KeSPA.
KkOma and the KeSPA committee will choose the six gamers forming the League roster forward of the event. The choice section will start subsequent month and the gamers will doubtless be revealed earlier than June since that’s when the regional qualifier will start in Hangzhou.
South Korea’s groups within the Asian Video games will get help from the Korea Institute of Sport Science, which can tailor a devoted coaching program specializing in psychological and bodily energy.
Whereas South Korea introduced dwelling the gold medal within the final version of the occasion’s StarCraft II event again in 2018, the Chinese language group gained the League event whereas South Korea earned the silver medal. South Korea’s group included KDF’s Kiin, Gen.G’s Peanut, Gen.G’s Rating (who now serves as a coach), T1’s Faker, Gen.G’s Ruler, and Staff Liquid’s CoreJJ. It’s nonetheless unclear if these gamers shall be in competition for a spot on the roster for this yr’s Asian Video games.
South Korea shall be represented within the 2022 Asian Video games by groups for 5 esports: League, FIFA 2022, Hearthstone, PUBG Cellular, and Road Fighter V. The nation determined to not ship gamers to compete in Area of Valor, Dota 2, and Dream of the Three Kingdoms 2 attributable to a scarcity of a steady participant base within the nation. The event will kick off on Sept. 10.
In the meantime, kkOma is managing LCK group DWG KIA, who will play their subsequent sequence within the 2022 LCK Spring Break up playoffs towards Gen.G within the semifinals on Sunday, March 27 at 2am CT.