Esports has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 2022 edition in Hangzhou, China. It was first introduced as a demonstration sport in 2018 in Jakarta and Palembang.
History Esports made its debut at the Asian Games alongside traditional sports in the 2018 edition in Jakarta and Palembang as demonstration event. The event featured six titles – games for mobile and PC. Esports became a medal event in the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2023 boosting the discipline's bid for recognition as a legitimate sport. The event for the postponed games, featured seven titles. Hearthstone was supposed to be the eight title but was scrapped due to license expiry issue.
The discipline is still set to be held in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan.
Editions GamesYear Host cityBest nation XIX 2022 Hangzhou, China XX 2026 Nagoya–Aichi, Japan
Events
Event 18 22 26 Years Individual Clash Royale d 0 EA Sports FC Online X 1 eFootball d X 1 Gran Turismo 7 X 1 Hearthstone d 0 Naraka: Bladepoint X 1 Puyo Puyo Champions X 1 StarCraft II d 0 Street Fighter V X 1 Team Arena of ValorHonor of Kings d X X 2 Dota 2 X 1 Dream Three Kingdoms 2 X 1 Identity V X 1 League of Legends d X X 2 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang X 1 Pokémon Unite X 1 PUBG Mobile X X 2 Competitive Martial Arts X 1 Total 0 7 11 18
Medal table
Participating nations Nation 18 22 Years 4 11331 21319 2931 2915 21713 23 1312 2 7 1928 2 1 1115 2615 2 19 1219 2 13 1 10 1 16 1 22 16 1 12 1 25 1 4 1721 2 1 1715 214 2 12 1732 2 10 1123 21726 2 Number of nations 18 30 Number of athletes 131 475
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