The Official Announcement of 13 Esports Athletes Representing Japan at the 19th Asian Games

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The Japan eSports Union has officially announced the Japanese representatives who will participate in The 19th Asian Games, which will be held from September 24 to October 2 in Hangzhou, China.
The Japanese representatives will compete in three games.

A total of 13 Japanese athletes will compete in 3 games

The 19th Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 24 to October 2, has drawn attention for officially including esports as an official category for the first time. The event will feature competitions in seven games, and Japanese representatives have been confirmed to compete in three of them: League of Legends, PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version, and STREET FIGHTER V CHAMPION EDITION.
The participating players for each game were announced as follows:

League of Legends

Name Player Name Position Team
篠原 南斗 RayFarky Top Burning Core
髙井 大 hachamecha Jungle FENNEL
山崎 教史 Recap Mid FENNEL
杉浦 悠太 Yutapon Bot Lane(ADC) DetonatioN FocusMe
谷岡 亮征 Enty Support Sengoku Gaming
合野 史哉 Ino Reserve AXIZ
青木 春彦 Gismo Coach DetonatioN FocusMe

PUBG Mobile Asian Games Version

Name Player Name Team
石田 将大 Naoto DONUTS VARREL
木村 飛路 Kazemaru DONUTS VARREL
関川 洸輝 Devine BEENOSTORM
渡辺 優 OZISAN DONUTS VARREL

「STREET FIGHTER V CHAMPION EDITION」

Name Player Name Team
川野 将輝 Kawano Good 8 Squad
林 賢良 MAGO 魚群(map on stage)

Recently, the news that esports will be an official sport at the 20th Asian Games to be held in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan in 2026 has sparked discussion. The Asian region is one of the most active areas for esports in the world, and intense competition is expected. However, the Japanese representatives are also sending top players to each game, so there are high hopes for their performance!

For more details about the event, please visit the official website of the 19th Asian Games.

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