Japan's Representative Candidates for the 20th Asian Games Esports Determined! New Players for eFootball, Puyo Puyo, GT7, and More Announced

The Japan Esports Union (hereinafter JeSU) has announced that 20 representative candidates for Japan have been determined across six events for the 20th Asian Games, which are scheduled to be held in Nagoya in September 2026.

Japan's Representative Candidates for Six Esports Events Determined!

From Saturday, March 21, to Sunday, March 22, 2026, the Final Selection Tournament to determine the participants for the Asian Games was held at Aichi Sky Expo, the venue for the 20th Asian Games.
The representative candidates for the following six titles across four events have been newly determined, including:

• Fighting Game Team Match: Street Fighter 6 (hereinafter SF6), Tekken 8, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV (hereinafter KOF XV)
• eFootball (hereinafter eFootball)
• Puyo Puyo Champions (hereinafter Puyo Puyo)
• Gran Turismo 7 (hereinafter GT7)

Together with the representative candidates for the Identity V Asian Games Version (hereinafter Identity V) and Pokémon UNITE who have already been announced, the final members for eight titles across six events have been determined to date.
As for the remaining event, the PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version, selection criteria and methods are currently being formulated as of the time of writing; check for further updates!

Representative Candidates for Six Events Determined! Who Survived the Fierce Battles?

On Sunday, March 22, 2026, the representative players for each event were announced at the Japan Representative Candidate Announcement Event!

eFootball (Team Match)

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• PC: Tess (@DRX_Tess) from DRX
• Mobile: lemon-pop

Fighting Game Team Match (Team Match)

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• SF6: Higuchi (@higuchi010914) from ZETA DIVISION
• KOF XV: score (@score33333) from AMATERASU GAMING
• Tekken 8: NOBI (@daichinobi) from TeamYAMASA

GT7 (Individual Match)

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• Ryota Kokubun (@osash6107) from Kanto Motor School

Identity V (Team Match)

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• AKa (@TMW75641137) from REJECT
• yukakina (@yukainakinako_) from Arneb with WoG
• City (@cityy_V) from REJECT
• Katsuki (@TM00130623) from FENNEL
• maeken (@maekennee) from FENNEL
• Soba (@kona_0603) from REJECT
• Unpyi (@unpii2213) from REJECT
• Coach: Toki (@Toki_IdentityV) from AXIZ WAVE

Pokémon UNITE (Team Match)

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• b1 (@b1nyazz) from FENNEL
• Mame (@mamewile22) from FENNEL
• ak1 (@sadako4709) from FENNEL
• py1 (@u_x_v_) from FENNEL
• Ma・sh1o (@mashimashio3) from FENNEL
• piui (@piui037) from REJECT
• Coach: TON・GG (@TON0465)

Puyo Puyo (Individual Match)

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• Yuki (@kryu_puyo5)

The players listed above will be recommended to the Japanese Olympic Committee (hereinafter JOC). Following that, with JOC certification, they are scheduled to be officially determined as TEAM JAPAN members for the 20th Asian Games.

The Selection Process for Representative Players Is Available for Archive Viewing!

The events of the day for the Final Selection Tournament and the Japan Representative Candidate Announcement Event can be viewed on the JeSU Official YouTube Channel.
Also, check the JeSU Official Website for further updates on the 20th Asian Games esports competition!