Ansan City to Host eSports Festival on the 29th with Over 340 Gamers Nationwide Participating

League of Legends School Tournament, Tales Runner, and Cosplay Contest
Free Admission at Sangnoksu Kim Yeon Kyung Gymnasium
Game Experiences and Fan Signing Events Also Available

Ansan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Mingun) will host the "2026 Ansan eSports Festival" at the Sangnoksu Kim Yeon Kyung Gymnasium on the 29th.

Digital promotional material for the 'Ansan eSports Festival'. Provided by Ansan City.

Celebrating its fourth edition this year, the festival's slogan is "PLAY THE NEXT ANSAN," which means "Play the New Future of Ansan." More than 340 participants from across the country joined the online preliminary rounds.

The tournament will feature the "League of Legends" school competition among middle and high schools in the Ansan region, and the nationwide "Tales Runner" and "Cosplay Performance" contests. Eight teams will participate in the Cosplay Performance, and both the Tales Runner and Cosplay categories will offer a combined total prize of 6 million won.

Raon Entertainment, the developer of Tales Runner, which was newly adopted as an event this year, will be directly involved in operating both the tournament and the experience area. There will also be fan signing events with players from the professional Eternal Return teams: Gyeongbuk Ascenders, Chungnam CNJ eSports, and Incheon Wave.

In addition to experience zones for Brawl Stars, classic games, and board games, a Cosplay Zone will be set up where visitors can meet cosplay artists. There will also be a fan signing event featuring the gaming influencer "Mingmo" and an eSports club experience program presented by Hanyang University ERICA.

The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is open to everyone for free, with no prior registration required to watch or participate.

Lee Mingun, Mayor of Ansan, said, "The Ansan eSports Festival has grown into a festival where citizens and young people enjoy together, expanding in size every year. In this year marking the 40th anniversary of the city's elevation to city status, we are preparing an event so that citizens can come and enjoy themselves comfortably."

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