Inside Korea's esports training camp, where gamers get Olympic-style care
BUSAN — When the elevator doors opened at Busan e-sports Arena in central Seomyeon on Sept. 5, a black partition blocked the view. Although normally open to the public, the venue was closed to outsiders that day, converted into an exclusive training camp reserved for the national esports team. With national team insignia and cheering slogans filling the interior walls, the facility resembled the…
At Busan e-sports Arena, located in the heart of Seomyeon, a partition hidden behind the elevator doors kept the public out on September 5th. The normally accessible venue had transformed into an exclusive training camp for the national esports team, adorned with national team emblems and motivational slogans, mirroring the appearance of the Jincheon National Training Center, Korea's leading Olympic training facility.
The team, set to participate in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, was diligently preparing at this site. Key players from the League of Legends (LoL) national team, such as Faker, Sang-hyeok, were scheduled to join the camp in Busan once they concluded their domestic seasons. The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) informed the public on Monday that the LoL squad had wrapped up their domestic schedules and arrived directly in Busan to commence a bootcamp and simulated matches.
The squad would face warm-up games against Thailand and Vietnam over the weekend to fine-tune their skills. Under the leadership of head coach Kang Dong-hoon, the former head coach of KT Rolster, the roster comprised of prominent LoL players.
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