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Esports at the 2018 Asian Games

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, and StarCraft II.

Medalists

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

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

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