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The official esports competition at the 2026 Asian Games includes Pokémon Unite and Candy Crush, both newly approved as official sports. This marks the first time esports has been recognized as an official competition in the Asian Games, which previously only featured seven esports disciplines. In addition to League of Legends, the 2026 Asian Games will feature a broader selection of esports, including strategy games like League of Legends, Arknights, Mobile Legends, and Pokémon Unite, as well as action games like Battle Royale, Street Fighter VI, and The King of Fighters XV, and sports/racing/puzzle games like FIFA, Gran Turismo 7, and Candy Crush.

Esports fans will be excited to see Pokémon Unite, a game where players catch wild Pokémon and score points by scoring goals in various areas, and Candy Crush, a puzzle game where players connect four or more blocks of the same color to clear them.

South Korea will send 41 players to compete in the 11 esports disciplines, with notable players like Lee "Tazer" Han-sol, who aims for gold medals in League of Legends at his second consecutive Asian Games, and Choi Min-hyeok. In the newly introduced esports disciplines, Korean players Park Sung-jun and Jo Min-hyuk, both 20 years old, will make their debut. In the strategy esports discipline, the previously eliminated Dota 2 and Dream Team III 2 will also be included in the 2026 Asian Games.