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. Six video games were featured in the demonstration event, Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, and StarCraft II.
Medalists Clash RoyaleHearthstoneStarCraft IIPro Evolution Soccer 2018Tsubasa AiharaNaoki SugimuraReza NobakhtHassan PajaniĐỗ Thái Thiên PhúcLê Đoàn Thanh TâmArena of ValorZhang YuchenLiu MingjiePan JiadongWang TianlongXiang YangXie TaoLin Chun-tingCheng Ming-jenCheng Yu-hsiangHuang Chien-weiYen Hao-cheChen Po-chengPhạm Hồng QuânVương Trung KhiênTrần Xuân BáchNguyễn Quân NamTrần Quang HiệpNguyễn Trí HùngLeague of LegendsYan JunzeLiu ShiyuSu HanweiJian ZihaoTian YeShi SenmingKim Ki-inGo Dong-binLee Sang-hyeokPark Jae-hyukJo Yong-inHan Wang-hoHsieh Yu-tingWang You-chunHuang Yi-tangLu Yu-hungHu Shuo-chiehChen Kuan-ting
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 131 athletes from 18 nations competed in esports at the 2018 Asian Games:
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.
Qualification berths TitleHostsEastAsiaSoutheastAsiaSouthAsiaCentralAsiaWestAsiaClash Royale 1 2 2 1 1 1Hearthstone 1 2 2 1 1 1StarCraft II 1 2 2 1 1 1Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 1 2 2 1 1 1Arena of Valor 1 3 3 1 0 0League of Legends 1 3 1 1 1 1
Results
Clash Royale 27 August
Winner group
Loser group
Finals
The first match between Indonesia and China in the first round was also counted in the final series.
Hearthstone 31 August
StarCraft II 30 August
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 1 September Preliminary round
Knockout round
Arena of Valor 26 August Winner group
Loser group
Finals
League of Legends
Preliminary round 27–28 August
Knockout round
References
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 Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) - Road to Asian Games 2018: Official page for competition schedule, results, visuals