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Gen.G Global Academy graduate Jung ‘Xiesta‘ Si-hwan has signed a four-year contract with Gen.G Esports’ VALORANT division. This is the longest contract the South Korean organisation has ever finalised with a professional player in its history. Born in 2010, Xiesta was part of Gen.G Global Academy’s…
Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas has expanded into Tekken 8 esports with the signing of South Korean player Oh ‘Meo-IL‘ Dai-il. Meo-IL joins following a four-year stint representing South Korean organisation SOOPers in a range of Tekken 7 and Tekken 8 tournaments across the globe…
Saudi Arabian esports organisation Twisted Minds has won the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) 2026 Pre-Season Bootcamp. Taking place at the WDG Studio Hongdae in Seoul, Twisted Minds beat Crazy Raccoon’s full-Korean line-up in the final with a convincing 4-1 record, taking home $15,000 out of the…
The two companies’ partnership on Olympics productions dates to the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Week 2 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is underway, and crucial to NBC Sports’
Nongshim RedForce has become the second Ascension team to win a VCT Kickoff event after defeating RRQ in the 2026 Pacific Upper Finals. Following in the footsteps of America’s G2 Esports last year, the South Korean organisation won 3-2 in the Upper Final and will head to VALORANT Masters Santiago…
South Korean esports organisation T1 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South Korean Navy’s Power Analysis and Evaluation Team. As a result of the MOU, the two parties will collaborate to help strengthen the Navy’s cognitive and analysis capabilities via the integration of…
South Korean esports organisation DRX has revealed that the country’s Ministry of Education Award has been given to the DRX Esports Academy. According to the social media post, it marks the first time an esports team has received the award. The award was sealed on December 31st, 2025, and signed by…
South Korea has selected the esports coaches who will support its players competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Taking place from September 19th to October 4th in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, the esports portion of the event sees a variety of participating nations compete across 11 titles…
NOVA Esports has won the Honor of Kings Invitational Season 4 (KIS4) championship to kick off the mobile MOBA title’s global esports season. The Hong Kong-based esports organisation defeated South Korean side Nongshim RedForce 4-0 in the Grand Final over the weekend, taking home a lion’s share of…
South Korean organisation T1 has unveiled its roster for the Overwatch Champion Series (OWCS) 2026 season. Six players will once again represent the organisation, from long-time members to new additions, as they compete across multiple stages in a run to reach the OWCS World Finals later this year…
DRX Tekken player Yoon ‘LowHigh’ Sun-woong has won the Tekken World Tour (TWT) 2025 Finals, securing his first title at the circuit-ending event and a $100,000 (~£79,000) prize. The tournament concluded on February 1st in Malmö, Sweden, bringing together the top-performing players from the 2025…
Blizzard Entertainment has announced livestreaming platform SOOP as its official broadcast partner for the Overwatch Champions Series (OWCS) 2026 in Korea. As a part of the agreement, SOOP will have exclusive rights to stream OWCS Asia, along with global events in the Korean language. This is the…
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has announced the formation of a working group in preparation for the Olympic Esports Games (OEG), a global event by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). According to the translation of a press release, the working group aims to study the…
The T1 Home Ground is set to return as part of the LCK Roadshow, which will take place twice in 2026. The event, hosted by South Korean powerhouse T1, will occur twice this year — April and August — during the 2026 LCK Season. As part of T1 Home Ground, multiple fan-focused activities such as ……
League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) has announced that this year’s LCK Cup Finals will take place in Hong Kong. Taking place from February 28th to March 1st, the event marks the first time an LCK finals will take place outside of South Korea. The LCK Cup Finals will be hosted at the Kai Tak ……
Gaming hardware brand ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced a two-year partnership DRX. The deal will see the brand equip the South Korean esports organisation’s VALORANT and League of Legends rosters with products from its Ace Esports line-up. Unveiled on January 26th, the collaboration also…
