Daejeon City announced that the "Daejeon Racing Challenge" competition will be held for two days on May 21 and 22 at Daejeon E-Sports Stadium, where players from the Kart Rider Professional Team will participate.
The 'Daejeon Racing Challenge' is the first professional competition to be held in Daejeon, and 4 teams including domestic professional teams 'Liiv Sandbox', 'Blades', and 'Axelz' as well as the Daejeon local team 'Team GP' are expected to participate.
This tournament is receiving a lot of attention from e-sports fans as it is a place where players and fans of the e-sports professional team, who have not been able to be together due to Corona 19, can be together for a long time.
In addition to the competition, a special lecture by former professional gamer Moon Ho-Joon, Q&A, and fan signing events will be held, and various side events will be held around the stadium, including the Hanbit Tower, including the DICU event organized by the Daejeon Amateur Cartoon Association.
DICU-M is expected to provide citizens with joy through events such as slap-match and retro game competitions with costume players dressed as cartoon characters.
On the 21st, the first day of the competition, two semifinal matches will be held, starting with a fan signing event by the participating teams. On the 22nd, former professional gamer Moon Ho-Joon's autograph session, special lectures, and finals will be held.
Admission to the competition is free, and spectators enter the stadium from 13:30. Meanwhile, DICU-M will be held around the stadium from 10 am to 5 pm.
Kim Jin-Gyu, president of Daejeon Information Culture Industry Promotion Agency, who is in charge of the Daejeon e-sports stadium operation, said, "We have prepared a lot of side events as well as Daejeon Racing Challenge, and we hope many E-sports fans will have a good time with professional athletes."
Kartrider Game is Korea's leading racing game that was released in 2004 and has been loved for 17 years, and has been gaining popularity with more than 20 million global cumulative users since it was released as the mobile game "Kartrider Rush Plus" in May last year.
Daejeon E-Sports Stadium
