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    South Korea views esports as a legitimate sport. The government established organizations like KeSPA to regulate major esports events in the country. KeSPA works with other international bodies like the IEOC and IESF to promote esports globally. League of Legends, StarCraft, and Overwatch are the most popular games in South Korea, and top teams like T1 have won multiple international championships. South Korea has a much stronger esports infrastructure and culture compared to the UK, where esports is still debated as a true sport versus just a game.

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    South Korea views esports as a legitimate sport. The government established organizations like KeSPA to regulate major esports events in the country. KeSPA works with other international bodies like the IEOC and IESF to promote esports globally. League of Legends, StarCraft, and Overwatch are the most popular games in South Korea, and top teams like T1 have won multiple international championships. South Korea has a much stronger esports infrastructure and culture compared to the UK, where esports is still debated as a true sport versus just a game.

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    South Korea views esports as a legitimate sport. The government established organizations like KeSPA to regulate major esports events in the country. KeSPA works with other international bodies like the IEOC and IESF to promote esports globally. League of Legends, StarCraft, and Overwatch are the most popular games in South Korea, and top teams like T1 have won multiple international championships. South Korea has a much stronger esports infrastructure and culture compared to the UK, where esports is still debated as a true sport versus just a game.

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    SOUTH KOREA ESPORTS

    BY ZAK, AIDAN, EVIE


    South Korean Esports: How it is classified
    In South Korea, esports is considered to be a sport.
    The Korean Esports Federation has been especially
    active in trying to get the official recognition of
    esports from nations around the world. It’s no secret
    that South Korea I sone of the biggest esports
    markets in the world and they are not afraid of using
    this position to actively support other nations’
    esports movements.
    South Korean Esports: National Bodies and organisations

    KeSPA (Korea e-Sports Assaciation)


    The Korean e-Sports Association is a South Korean
    organisation that manages Esports in South Korea. They
    were created by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and
    Tourism. This was the Korean government’s way of
    getting ahead of the curve back in 2000. KeSPA is
    responsible for managing all major Esports events that
    take place in South Korea. The KeSPA is made up of
    people from the Korean Olympic Committee alongside
    the International Esports Federation.
    South Korean Esports: National Bodies and organisations

    IEOC (International Esports


    Omnipotent Committee)
    The IEOC are headquartered in London and are
    paired with over 70 countries in an effort to grow
    Esports. IEOC Korea is focused on supporting
    Esports in South Korea by holding regional
    tournaments across Korea. They held their first
    international tournament in Tokyo back in 2020.
    They are heavily focused on getting the younger
    generation into the ‘sport’ in an attempt to start
    up and Olympic type system for Esports.
    South Korean Esports: National Bodies and organisations

    IESF (International Esports Federation)

    The IESF are located in South Korea and they


    promote Esports by hosting meeting and the
    yearly IESF World Championship. They currently
    have over 50 countries in their federation. Besides
    hosting international Esports tournaments, they
    established standards for Esports referees, players,
    and competitions. In addition, they have a school
    for Esports referees called the International
    Esports Referee Academy in Busan.
    South Korea Esports: Most Popular Game Company

    A wide range of the most popular games in South Korea


    are made by the publisher Activision Blizzard. This is
    due to the popularity of fantasy games and the specific
    playstyle that their games offer to not just the younger
    generation but also to every gamer in the region.
    South Korean Esports: Most Popular Games

    Most Popular: League of Legends

    League of legends is the most popular game South


    Korea, with over 20 million accounts made making
    up a large majority of players. About 38% of total
    playtime of game sin South Korea was on LoL. Due
    to this there are a large amount of tournaments
    hosted annually throughout the region for the
    game.
    South Korean Esports: Most Popular Games

    2nd most popular: StarCraft

    StarCraft is yet another incredibly popular


    game throughout South Korea. This is due to
    the games accessibility to a wide range if
    players and the countries appeal the strategic
    elements of the game which teach children
    and others many good life skills. Alongside
    this many have found job opportunities
    within the game.
    South Korean Esports: Most Popular Games

    3rd most popular: Overwatch

    With nearly 3 million monthly active players


    Overwatch has come to be one of the most
    popular games throughout South Korea’s gaming
    population. This is due to the multiplayer aspects
    and the fun factor that people love and enjoy
    along with so many others, but it also offers a
    large competitive opportunities for so many trying
    to become pro in video games.
    South Korea Esports: Most Popular Team
    T1 is a South Korean Esports organisation that specialises in
    StarCraft and League of Legends. The team is a joint
    venture by SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. The team
    was first founded in 2002 by a StarCraft player named
    ‘BoxeR’ under the name team Orion. In April of 2004 SK
    Telecom inherited the team after they began sponsoring
    the team a placing an investment in the team of over $2
    million US. Players: LoL Roster
    • Top – Zeus
    • Jungle – Oner
    They have won many championships with the most prominent being in • Mid – Faker
    2013, 2015, and 2016 League of Legends World Championships. • Bot – Gumayusi
    • Support – Keria
    • Mid – Sky
    South Korea Esports: Events and Tournaments
    The WSL (World Super League of Esports)

    WSL is an annual global e-sports competition where the world’s best e-


    sports gamers participate under the accreditation of the International e-
    Sports Federation (IESF), which has 92 member federations around the
    world.
    WSL selects players through regional preliminaries in four divisions: Asia-
    Oceania, America, Europe, Middle East Asia-Africa. The preliminary
    consists of the open tournament and pro-gamer or pro-game team
    invitation. The open tournament that anyone can participate in as an
    amateur esports event and pro-gamers or pro-game teams are invited
    through fan votes because WSL is a PRO_AM tournament. At the end of
    the year, the fans can see the winners of respective game title in the WSL
    global finals.
    Difference between attitudes for Esports: UK v South Korea

    The organisation and structure of esports in south korea are slightly


    different compared to the united kingdom. South Korea is known as
    the birth of esports and it has developed at a swift pace compared to
    other countries. They take esports very seriously and claim it to be a
    sport. However in the United Kingdom, esports is recognised around
    the country but not as heavily as it is in South Korea. The UK
    government claims Esports to be just a game and hobby like chess
    instead of an actual sport in which some agree and others dont.
    However there are multiple associations in the UK trying to push
    Esports out there more and get people to recognise its true beauty
    and skill and to not take it as just a hobby/game.

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