{"id":23183,"date":"2026-02-12T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23183"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:04:43","slug":"south-korea-selects-esports-coaches-for-2026-asian-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23183","title":{"rendered":"South Korea selects esports coaches for 2026 Asian Games"},"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\/south-korea-2026-asian-games-coaches-large.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of South Korea's 2026 Asian Games esports coaches on a background displaying the South Korean flag\" class=\"wp-image-240280\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: KeSPA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>South Korea<\/strong> has selected the esports coaches who will support its players competing in the <strong>2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Taking place from September 19th to October 4th in Japan\u2019s Aichi Prefecture, the esports portion of the event sees a variety of participating nations compete across 11 titles.<\/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\/01\/south-korea-group-olympic-esports-games\">South Korea forms working group for Olympic Esports Games<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/11\/south-koreas-ruling-party-leader-calls-for-stronger-esports-policy\">South Korea\u2019s ruling party leader calls for stronger esports policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/2026-nachi-nagoya-asian-games-esports-titles-revealed\">2026 Nachi-nagoya Asian Games esports titles revealed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Revealed on February 12th, the four selected coaches will be responsible for selecting 37 players to compete across nine medal events. <strong>Kang Sung-hoon<\/strong> will spearhead South Korea\u2019s fighting game efforts, recruiting players for Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and The King of Fighters XV competitions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Elsewhere, former KT Rolster Head Coach <strong>Kang \u2018Hirai<\/strong>\u2018<strong> Dong-hoon<\/strong> is in charge of assembling the country\u2019s national <strong>League of Legends<\/strong> roster. The country will be hoping to defend the title it won at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Esports_at_the_2022_Asian_Games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the 2022 Asian Games<\/a><\/strong> with a star-studded roster including six-time world champion Lee \u2018<strong>Faker<\/strong>\u2018 Sang-hyeok.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>For PUBG Mobile, Nongshim RedForce coach <strong>Yoon Sang-hoon<\/strong> will pick a team to compete in the battle royale title, while <strong>Jung Myung-hoon<\/strong> will choose players to compete in eFootball, Gran Turismo 7, and puzzle game Puyo Puyo Champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The selected coaches will collaborate with the national team to create rosters capable of achieving success. South Korea will share further details on the player selection process at a later date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Notably, South Korea will not field rosters in Pok\u00e9mon Unite, Honor of Kings, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South Korea\u2019s Asian Games Success<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In addition to its League of Legends victory, South Korea won three other medals during its 2022 Asian Games campaign. The country\u2019s PUBG Mobile roster scored a silver medal, while <strong>Kwak Jun-hyouk<\/strong> took home bronze in the EA Sports FC Online competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s second gold medal of the Games came in Street Fighter 6, with Kim \u2018<strong>M.Lizard<\/strong>\u2018 Gwan-woo defeating Bruce \u2018<strong>GamerBee<\/strong>\u2018 Yu-lin Hsiang in the final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With the selection of coaches with plenty of experience spanning several genres, South Korea looks to build on the success of the 2022 Asian Games, with more medals this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/south-korea-2026-asian-games-coaches\">South Korea selects esports coaches for 2026 Asian Games<\/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\/south-korea-2026-asian-games-coaches-large.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"South Korea selects esports coaches for 2026 Asian Games\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Image credit: KeSPA South Korea has selected the esports coaches who will support its players competing in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. 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