DWG KIA and SCARZ set to clash in US$30,000 WCG Rivals Korea vs Japan showmatch

by Juandi December 16, 2022

The newly-revamped DWG KIA lineup will face SCARZ on Sunday in an online showmatch presented by WCG. 

SOUTH KOREA – World Cyber Games (WCG) has announced its return to the competitive esports scene after a two-year hiatus, starting it off with a showmatch in VALORANT, Clash Royale, and Heartstone. The WCG Rivals VALORANT Korea vs Japan showmatch will feature two invited sides each from Japan and South Korea, taking place on Sunday, December 18, in a best-of-three format.

The first match will feature lineups containing some of the most recognizable influencers from both regions, with the South Korean team consisting of former F4Q member Yoo "fiveK" Sung-min, former San Fransisco Shock OWL player Lee "ANS" Seon-chang, as well as “EscA”, “ryujehong”, and “LEETAEJUN”. 

Meanwhile for the Japanese team, Crazy Raccoon’s Teppei "ade" Kuno joins forces with FENNEL’s Hiromichi "mittiii" Urahigashi, REJECT’s Yuto "MOTHER3" Ōe, DeToNator’s “SurugaMonkey”, and Lag Gaming’s “Clutch_Fi”. 

WCG has offered an annual proving ground for hundreds of players from around the world since 2001(Photo courtesy of HLTV)
WCG has offered an annual proving ground for hundreds of players from around the world since 2001(Photo courtesy of HLTV)
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Shortly after, the second match will pair DWG KIA taking on the Japanese-Russian composition in SCARZ, in which we will see the debut of the former’s new lineup which now includes Kim "Lakia" Jong-min, Park "Estrella" Gun, and coach Jung "peri" Bum-gi. 

The English stream will be streamed over VALORANT Korea’s main Twitch channel hosted by Brendan "Valdes" Valdes and Seth "Achilios" King, starting at 5:00 PM SGT (UTC+8). Furthermore, two additional casting pairs will be commentating on the live action in Japanese and Korean. 

The teams for WCG Rivals VALORANT Korea vs Japan are as follows:

  • Match 1 - Prize Pool: US$15,000
    • 🇰🇷 Team South Korea
      • FiveK
      • EscA
      • ryujehong
      • ANS
      • LEETAEJUN
    • 🇯🇵 Team Japan
      • mittiii
      • ade
      • MOTHER3
      • SurugaMonkey
      • Clutch_Fi
  • Match 2 - Prize pool: US$15,000
    • 🇰🇷 DWG KIA
      • exy
      • Estrella
      • Esperanza
      • allow
      • Lakia
    • 🇯🇵 SCARZ
      • Jemkin
      • Kr1stal
      • zennakukinn
      • TORANECO
      • Yoshiii

The prize-pool distribution for the tournament is as follows:

  1. US$10,000
  2. US$5,000
(Photo courtesy of WCG)
(Photo courtesy of WCG)

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