The Racing Master Hyundai N Cup finals take place offline on September 19 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul, where eight qualifying players will race for the championship and a $1,000 top prize. NetEase Games and Hyundai Motor Company are staging the event as part of the Game Esports Seoul (GES) esports program, with every finals match open to in-person spectators and streamed live online.
The eight finalists earned their seats through two months of qualifiers across four Asian servers covering Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan region. According to the announcement, each regional field held up to 4,000 competitors, and all eight finalists receive prize money plus in-game rewards based on their final rankings. Long qualifier roads feeding a single live final are now a familiar rhythm in mobile esports, a scene GameHaunt recently covered through the COD Mobile World Championship 2026 qualifiers.
Hyundai Elantra N becomes the official finals car
Every finalist will compete in the Hyundai Elantra N, which is sold as the Avante N in Korea. The announcement describes this as the first time a Hyundai N model has served as the official vehicle of a global mobile racing game tournament. That detail gives the event a clear identity: a carmaker backed contest played inside a city run esports festival, with a real production performance car as the shared machine for the whole field. A single spec car also keeps the focus on driver skill, since no finalist can bring a tuned garage advantage to the starting grid.
Watching the finals live and online
The first quarter-final match begins at the venue at 12:00 PM GMT+7 on September 19, according to the announcement. All finals matches are available for in-person viewing at the DDP, and the full program will stream live online via YouTube for fans who cannot attend. The eight player bracket keeps the show compact, so viewers can follow every elimination round from the quarter-finals to the championship race in one sitting.
GES 2026 connects the tournament to a three day city festival
The finals sit inside GES, which stands for Game Esports Seoul, an event hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government that opens on September 18. Racing Master and Hyundai Motor Company will run a joint exhibition booth at the DDP venue from September 18 to 20, with experience zones and on-site events planned for visitors across all three days. The booth program means the finals crowd gets more than the bracket itself, with hands-on attractions around the game and the Hyundai N brand between matches.
About Racing Master
Racing Master is a mobile racing game developed by NetEase Games in collaboration with Codemasters, built on Unreal Engine 4 with global real-time lighting and Codemasters EGO technology. The development team built the driving model around detailed vehicle data and audio recorded from actual cars, including front and rear wheel drive behavior and engine ignition detail. The stated goal is console style realism on mobile phones, a different lane from the arcade racing comeback of Crazy Taxi World Tour planned for 2027. NetEase continues to expand its racing and open world catalog in parallel with this tournament push. Players who want official news can check the official Racing Master site for event details, plus the Racing Master SEA Facebook page and the official Discord server for community updates.
When and where are the Racing Master Hyundai N Cup finals?
The finals take place offline on September 19 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, as part of the Game Esports Seoul program. A joint Racing Master and Hyundai booth runs at the venue from September 18 to 20.
Who races in the finals?
Eight players who advanced from qualifiers across four Asian servers: Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan region. Each regional field held up to 4,000 competitors.
What is the prize for winning?
The tournament winner receives a $1,000 cash prize plus in-game rewards. All eight finalists earn prize money and rewards based on their final rankings.
How can fans watch the finals?
Fans can attend in person at the DDP in Seoul or watch the live stream online via YouTube. The first quarter-final match starts at 12:00 PM GMT+7 on September 19, according to the announcement.
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