Gunsan City Hosts Korea's Largest-Scale eSports Finals Tournament

In August 2022, the 13th Presidential Cup eSports Tournament

This is a scene from the 11th Presidential Cup eSports Tournament held last year. Photo by Gunsan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Gunsan City, Jeonbuk Province, has succeeded in hosting the largest domestic eSports final tournament in collaboration with Jeonbuk Province.

According to the city on the 24th, it was finally selected as the venue for the finals in the nationwide President's Cup eSports tournament hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the tournament is scheduled to be held in August 2022.

This tournament, organized by the Korea eSports Association, is a nationwide official amateur eSports competition that started in 2007, and this is the first time the finals will be held in Jeonbuk Province.

Jeonbuk Province and Gunsan City received high evaluations for their excellent vision for the eSports cluster, plans linking stadiums and accommodations, connections with the local festival ‘Gunsan Munhwajae Night Tour,’ and promotional plans utilizing influencers.

The city is promoting cultural content industry development projects such as VR/AR and eSports, and prior to this tournament, it plans to hold the ‘2020 Gunsan Mayor's Cup Amateur eSports Tournament’ for the first time this year.

Choi Seong-geun, Director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, said, “By hosting the finals of the 13th President's Cup Amateur eSports Tournament in Gunsan, we expect to foster Gunsan-style cultural content and establish a foundation for revitalizing the cultural industry.”

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