The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament at the 2026 Asian Games is scheduled to be held at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, Japan from 29 September to 1 October 2026.

This marked the debut of the video game in the esports events of the Asian Games.

Qualification The qualification tournament for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang was held at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, from 18 to 21 June 2026. Twenty teams were divided into four groups along geographic principles and competed in a round-robin format.

The following teams qualified for the 2026 Asian Games: Top five teams in Group A (Southeast Asia), top two teams in Group B (West Asia), Group C (Central Asia) and Group D (East and South Asia). The final berth was contested by the third placed teams in Groups B and D.

Iran won the final berth in the playoff against Nepal. However Iran was later not part of the main draw.

Qualified teams Qualified for the 2026 Asian Games Qualified for the 2026 Asian Games via playoff (later withdrew)

Group A Group B Group C Group DTeam Team Team Team 6–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 6–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 5–2 2–2 1–2 2–3 4–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 3–4 0–4colspan=2 0–4 3–4colspan=2 colspan=2 colspan=2 1–6colspan=2 colspan=2 colspan=2 0–7colspan=2 colspan=2 colspan=2 Rosters Vongpanha Hok Meng Kong Hy Phavin Keo Chandavan Nhem Chanmakara Sovan Oudom TyChan Kit Kuen Cheung Ming Yun Cheung Sze Hin Law Hing Lung Wang Calvin Jacob Zheng Ka YeungAlexander Owen Marcetami Buhe Albert Neilsen Iskandar Arif Fudin Dingarai Putra Dalvin Ramadhana Putra Syauki Fauzan Sumarno Muhammad Affan WahyudiMoyad Abdallah Huthaifa Abuabteh Mahmoud Al Ali Yazan Alsawaris Mohammad Alwahdani Tharaa Marzouk Bekzat Akhambayev Ruslan Kussepov Zhanibek Mamilen Bekzat Onggarbek Ulan Salamat Yerassyl SerikMuath Al-Koraini Ayman Al-Qarni Sulaiman Al-Rashdi Orayfan Al-Sulaimani Moayed Kharaba Mohammed KharabahMuhammad Danial Mohamad Fuad Hazziq Danish Mohamad Rizwan Muhammad Haqqullah Muhammad Qayyum Ariffin Muhammad Danish Fitri Razman Muhamad Razif SazaliTengis Bayarsaikhan Erdenebileg Erdenesuren Lkhagvasuren Otgonbayar Bagabandi Tegshjargal Ermuunbaatar Tumurbaatar Swe Han Htoo Oo Hein Htet Thuya Kyaw Kyaw Myo Myint Ko Ko Aung Shine LinJay Pee Dela Cruz Karl Gabriel Nepomuceno Alston Pabico Grant Duane Pillas Dave Viana Jr. Sanford VinuyaVadim Dolgushin Amirbek Mamaradulov Amirbek Rustamov Shohjakhon Yoriev Georgiy Zotov Draw The main draw was made in September 2026.

Format The teams were drawn in groups of three except the fourth and last group which only has two. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages which consists of a quarterfinals, semifinals, and grand final. In Group D, the two teams will advance to the knockout stage but their performance will determine the seeding.

Games are in a best-of-three format while the grand final witll be a best-of-seven.

Group stage Group A

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 329 September 9:00 2–0 1–0 1–0 10:55 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–112:50 2–0 1–0 1–0

Group B

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 329 September 9:00 0–2 0–1 0–1 10:55 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 12:50 2–0 1–0 1–0

Group C

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 329 September 15:00 2–0 1–0 1–0 16:55 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–018:50 2–0 1–0 1–0

Group D

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 329 September 15:00 0–2 0–1 0–1

Knockout stage

Source: Asian Games 2026 Quarterfinals DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 330 September 9:00 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 10:55 2–0 1–0 1–0 12:50 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 14:45 2–0 1–0 1–0

Semifinals DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 330 September 17:00 2–0 1–0 1–0 18:35 2–0 1–0 1–0

Finals DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 71 October 14:00 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 colspan=3

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