{"id":23177,"date":"2026-02-12T15:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23177"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:03:10","slug":"asian-games-2026-host-nation-japan-will-not-have-a-league-of-legends-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23177","title":{"rendered":"Asian Games 2026 host nation Japan will not have a League of Legends team"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-League-of-Legends-Asian-Games-2026-large.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japan League of Legends Asian Games 2026\" class=\"wp-image-240273\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credits: Olympic Council of Asia, Japan National Tourism Organisation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The<strong> Japan Esports Union <\/strong>has announced that the country will not take part in the <strong>League of Legends<\/strong> event at the <strong>2026 Asian Games<\/strong> to be held in Aichi and Nagoya.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Japan will be sending esports representatives to <a href=\"https:\/\/jesu.or.jp\/ag2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven competitions<\/a>, confirming its absence in four tournaments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/naci-rhilech-lec-growth-mindset-success-interview\">\u201cWe are the underdogs, and we are winning:\u201d NAVI Rhilech on his growth, mindset, and LEC success<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/disguised-fifflaren-departure\">Disguised co-founder Fifflaren departs organisation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/movistar-koi-open-application-league-of-legends-amateur-team\">Movistar KOI opens applications for League of Legends amateur team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The exact reasoning behind this decision hasn\u2019t been revealed by the Japan Esports Union. Alongside its absence in League of Legends, the host country will not participate in the Honor of Kings, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Naraka: Bladepoint events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Apart from Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AbJ3LtpSq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thailand also announced<\/a> its withdrawal from League of Legends on February 7th. According to the announcement, this was to \u201censure that the implementation is in line with the policy and appropriate budget with the National Sports Development Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Meanwhile, the Japan Esports Union has opened the selection process for <strong>Gran Turismo 7<\/strong>, <strong>eFootball<\/strong>, <strong>Puyo Puyo eSports<\/strong>, and team-based fighting games. Details regarding <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Unite<\/strong>, <strong>PUBG Mobile<\/strong>, and <strong>Identity V<\/strong> will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Esports Asian Games Schedule and Venue<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The Asian Games will be returning to Japan after 32 years, with esports being an <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/07\/2026-asian-games-esports-medal-sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official medal sport<\/a> and featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/2026-nachi-nagoya-asian-games-esports-titles-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13 tournaments across 11 titles<\/a>. All esports competitions will be held from <strong>September 23rd to October 2nd<\/strong> at Aichi Sky Expo, also known as Aichi International Exhibition Center, located in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The previous Asian Games held in 2022 featured <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/09\/lol-dota-2-and-street-fighter-v-among-2022-asian-games-medal-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven esports titles<\/a>, highlighting a massive expansion heading for its 20th edition. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Talking specifically about League of Legends, South Korea won the gold medal with a roster featuring T1\u2019s core line-up (Choi \u2018<strong>Zeus<\/strong>\u2019 Woo-je, Lee \u2018<strong>Faker<\/strong>\u2019 Sang-hyeok, and Ryu \u2018<strong>Keria<\/strong>\u2019 Min-seok).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Note: Some of the information above has been translated from Japanese and Thai, so there may be slight variations.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/asian-games-2026-host-nation-japan-no-league-of-legends-team\">Asian Games 2026 host nation Japan will not have a League of Legends team<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Japan-League-of-Legends-Asian-Games-2026-large.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"Asian Games 2026 host nation Japan will not have a League of Legends team\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Image Credits: Olympic Council of Asia, Japan National Tourism Organisation The Japan Esports Union has announced that the country will not take part in the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23177\" title=\"Asian Games 2026 host nation Japan will not have a League of Legends team\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Japan Esports Union has announced that the country will not take part in the League of Legends event at the 2026 Asian Games to be held in Aichi and Nagoya. 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