Esports at the 2018 Asian Games
Esports at the 2018 Asian Games | |
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File:Electronic sports pictogram.svg | |
Venue | The BritAma Arena |
Dates | 26 August – 1 September |
Competitors | 131 from 18 nations |
Esports were featured at the 2018 Asian Games as a demonstration sport, meaning medals won in this sport would not be counted in the official overall medal tally. It was held from 26 August to 1 September 2018.[1] Six video games were featured in the demonstration event, Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Pro Evolution Soccer, and StarCraft II.
Competition schedule
E | Event |
Date Tournament |
Sun 26 |
Mon 27 |
Tue 28 |
Wed 29 |
Thu 30 |
Fri 31 |
Sat 1 |
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Arena of Valor | E | ||||||
Clash Royale | E | ||||||
Hearthstone | E | ||||||
League of Legends | E | ||||||
Pro Evolution Soccer | E | ||||||
StarCraft II | E |
Medalists
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
8 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
9 | File:Flag of India.svg India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Participating nations
A total of 131 athletes from 18 nations competed in esports at the 2018 Asian Games:
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (13)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (13)
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (9)
- File:Flag of India.svg India (9)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (17)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (3)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (3)
- File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (9)
- File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Kyrgyzstan (1)
- File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (6)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (2)
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (6)
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (7)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (7)
- File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (1)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (7)
- File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (1)
- File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (17)
Qualification
Qualification for the six video game title events took place from 6–20 June 2018. Among 45 member nation invited, only 27 NOCs participated in the qualifiers. There were five qualification zones for the regional qualifiers (East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia) except for Arena of Valor which only had three regional qualifiers (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia). Qualification took place either through online matches, offline competitions, or a mix of both formats. Indonesia qualifies for all titles automatically.[2]
- Qualification berths
Title | Hosts | East Asia | Southeast Asia | South Asia | Central Asia | West Asia |
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Arena of Valor | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clash Royale | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Hearthstone | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
League of Legends | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pro Evolution Soccer | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Starcraft II | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Clash Royale
27 August
- The first match between Indonesia and China in the first round was also counted in the final series.
Hearthstone
31 August
Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
File:Flag of India.svg Tirth Mehta (IND) | 3 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuro Akasaka (JPN) | 2 | File:Flag of India.svg Tirth Mehta (IND) | 2 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992–2023).svg Artur Mukashov (KGZ) | 0 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Werit Popan (THA) | 1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 1 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 3 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 3 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Mosa Al-Kaltham (KSA) | 1 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 2 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 3 | 3rd place match | |||||||||
File:Flag of India.svg Tirth Mehta (IND) | 3 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 2 |
StarCraft II
30 August
Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
File:Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Pichayut Prasertwit (THA) | 0 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 3 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Iran.svg Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Nyoman Arie Pranasakti (INA) | 0 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 4 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 3 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 0 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Amruth Alfred (SRI) | 0 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 3 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 3 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 1 | ||||||||
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Adlet Satybaldin (KAZ) | 0 | 3rd place match | |||||||||
File:Flag of Iran.svg Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 0 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 3 |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
1 September
Rosters
Team | Players |
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File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | Lam Wing Cheung Charles Ng |
File:Flag of India.svg India | Ankur Diwakar Navaneetha Krishnan |
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (H) | Elga Cahya Putra Setia Widianto |
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | Reza Nobakht Hassan Pajani |
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | Kanysh Abykenov Rinat Utepov |
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Tsubasa Aihara Naoki Sugimura |
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Khairul Abdul Aziz Nor Haikal Noh |
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | Đỗ Thái Thiên Phúc Lê Đoàn Thanh Tâm |
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | MF | MA | Pts | File:Flag of Iran.svg | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | MF | MA | Pts | File:Flag of Japan.svg | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | File:Flag of India.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Knockout round
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | ||||||
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 0 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 2 | ||||
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 2 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1 | ||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 1 | ||||||
3rd place match | |||||||
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 1 | ||||||
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 2 |
Arena of Valor
26 August
Winner group
League of Legends
Qualifications & draw
- 2 teams from same seed were drawn into a group
- Teams from same region could not be drawn into same group
- Maximum 2 teams in a group for East Asia.
- Host Indonesia auto was in seed 1, and due to same region, Vietnam must be in seed 2 and drawn into other group from Indonesia.
Preliminary round
27–28 August
- Group stage: Double round robin, best-of-one
- Semifinals: best-of-three
- Medals matches: best-of-five
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | File:Flag of South Korea.svg | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | W W | W W | W W | |
2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 6 | 4 | 2 | L L | — | W W | W W | |
3 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 6 | 2 | 4 | L L | L L | — | W W | |
4 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 6 | L L | L L | L L | — |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | |
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1 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | W W | W W | W W | |
2 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | L L | — | W W | W W | |
3 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 4 | L L | L L | — | W W | |
4 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (H) | 6 | 0 | 6 | L L | L L | L L | — |
Knockout round
References
- ↑ Etchells, Daniel. "Schedule for Asian Games esports demonstration event released". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "AESF announced results of the Regional Qualifier Competitions for the Asian Games 2018". Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
External links
- eSports at the 2018 Asian Games – Regional Qualification Competitions Results by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation
- Electronic sports at the 2018 Asian Games Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) - Road to Asian Games 2018: Official page for competition schedule, results, visuals Archived 2018-06-07 at the Wayback Machine