The Identity V tournament at the 2026 Asian Games was held at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, from 28 to 30 September 2026.
This was the first time that an asymmetrical competitive game was contested as a medal event at a continental multi-sport event.
China won the gold medal, defeating Japan 2–0 in the final. Mu Xinyue became the first female athlete to win an esports gold medal at the Asian Games.
Qualification The qualification tournament was held at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, from 30 May to 1 June 2026. Sixteen teams were divided into three groups and played a single round-robin, with all matches played as best-of-three; the top three teams from each group advanced to the main tournament.
Teams with a perfect record, or the group winners in the absence of an unbeaten team, entered a seeding round-robin; its winner advanced to the main tournament as the best-performing team. China won the seeding matches and joined host nation Japan, which had secured direct qualification, in receiving a bye to the knockout stage.
Format The tournament was played in the Asian Games version of Identity V. Ten teams took part: eight teams were drawn into two groups of four and played a single round-robin, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage, where they were joined by China and Japan. The knockout stage was a single-elimination bracket contested by eight teams. Matches in the group stage and the quarterfinals and semifinals were played as best-of-three, while the final was played as best-of-five.
Each match was contested over a series of rounds; in every round each team played once as the Survivors and once as the Hunters, and the team with the higher combined score won the round.
Rosters Chen Mingming Fan Siqi Lu Shujia Lu Yahui Shi Xiangwei Sun Le Mu XinyueChan Pan Yuen Lai Kau Ming Li Tak Cheung Tsoi Ka Po Tsui Chi Kan Wu Tsun Wai Fan Hoi ChingDaffa Pasha Arifin Muhammad Fachrul Putra Henri Suhartanto Ardi Mulyo Athif Fatahilah NursyamYuto Awata Ryo Kamiya Masumi Konuma Kentaro Maeda Ryuhi Oyama Masahiro Uemura Masaki Uenaka Euh Hong Hong Hyeon-gi Kim Jae-yeon Kim Jun-seo Kim Sang-min Ko Tae-hyun Park So-yeonCheah Euggee Chin George Shan Yuan Gan Hong Ming Ho Nicky Jun Hong Ng Wei Hao Yiau Wen Feng Yii Vincent Kai LiangPsalm David Cortez Sander Joseph Creed Gallo Joshua Francis Gumaro Johannes Glenn Juico Xyrel Terrence Julian Japhet Jay Onquit Joachim Santino TimtimanPanachai Aruntanavong Tachin Danchoho Anusorn Karaket Tinnapop Malai Natchanon Rueangwettiwong Varit Tangpong Chuapong Wachirametharuch Chang Chun-ming Chen Kuang-yeh Cheng Kai-sheng Chu Tang-yao Chuang Po-chun Su Bin-cheng Tang Sheng-chunBùi Mạnh Nguyên Nguyễn Hoàng Hữu Tình Nguyễn Liêu Tuấn Hưng Nguyễn Việt Thành Phạm Hà Lâm Quách Võ Anh Minh Trần Quang Đăng
Group stage Group A
DateTimeScoreRound 1Round 2Round 328 September 9:00 0–2 1–8 1–8 9:00 2–0 8–1 7–2 10:30 0–2 0–10 1–8 10:30 2–0 7–2 6–2 29 September 9:00 2–1 3–5 5–3 7–2 10:30 1–2 5–3 2–7 1–8
Group B
DateTimeScoreRound 1Round 2Round 328 September 12:00 2–0 4–4 7–2 6–3 12:00 2–0 8–1 7–2 13:30 0–1 4–4 2–7 4–4 13:30 1–1 5–3 5–5 1–829 September 12:00 1–2 5–3 0–2 3–5 13:30 0–2 3–5 2–7
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals DateTimeScoreRound 1Round 2Round 330 September 9:00 2–0 7–2 7–2 9:00 2–0 8–1 8–1 10:30 2–0 4–4 6–2 5–3 10:30 0–2 3–5 1–8
Semifinals DateTimeScoreRound 1Round 2Round 330 September 14:00 2–0 5–3 4–4 8–1 16:00 0–2 2–7 2–7
Final DateTimeScoreRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 530 September 18:00 0–2 4–4 5–5 2–7 4–4 1–3
References
External Link Results Book