Esports at the Asian Games

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Esports at the Asian Games
Tournament information
Sport Esports
Established 2018 (demonstration)
2023 [a] (medal event)

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 [ edit ]

Esports would make its debut at the Asian Games alongside traditional sports in the 2018 edition in Jakarta and Palembang as demonstration event . [1] The event featured six titles ? games for mobile and PC. [2] [3]

Esports would become 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. [1] The event for the postponed games, featured seven titles. [4] Hearthstone was supposed to be the eight title but was scrapped due to license expiry issue. [5]

The discipline is still set to be held in the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya , Japan. [6] [7]

Editions [ edit ]

Games Year Host city Best nation
XIX 2022 [a] Hangzhou , China   China
XX 2026 Aichi and Nagoya , Japan To be determined

Events [ edit ]

Team events
Event 22 Years
Arena of Valor X 1
Dota 2 X 1
Dream Three Kingdoms 2 X 1
League of Legends X 1
Peacekeeper Elite ( PUBG Mobile ) X 1
  • The 2018 edition which featured esports as a demonstration event also featured Arena of Valor and League of Legends [3]
Individual events
Event 22 Years
EA Sports FC Online X 1
Street Fighter V X 1

Medal table [ edit ]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   China   (CHN) 4 0 1 5
2   South Korea   (KOR) 2 1 1 4
3   Thailand   (THA) 1 1 2 4
4   Chinese Taipei   (TPE) 0 2 2 4
5   Malaysia   (MAS) 0 1 1 2
6   Hong Kong   (HKG) 0 1 0 1
  Mongolia   (MGL) 0 1 0 1
Totals (7 entries) 7 7 7 21
  • Excludes 2018 Asian Games medals where esports was held as a demonstration event

Participating nations [ edit ]

Nation 22 Years
  Bahrain 4 1
  China 31 1
  Chinese Taipei 19 1
  Hong Kong 31 1
  India 15 1
  Indonesia 13 1
  Japan 12 1
  Jordan 7 1
  Kazakhstan 28 1
  Kuwait 1 1
  Kyrgyzstan 15 1
  Laos 15 1
  Malaysia 19 1
  Macau 19 1
  Maldives 13 1
  Mongolia 10 1
  Myanmar 16 1
  Nepal 23 1
  Palestine 12 1
  Philippines 25 1
  Qatar 4 1
  Saudi Arabia 21 1
  Singapore 1 1
  South Korea 15 1
  Sri Lanka 4 1
  Thailand 32 1
  Tajikistan 12 1
  United Arab Emirates 10 1
  Uzbekistan 23 1
  Vietnam 26 1
Number of nations 30
Number of athletes 476

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b The 2022 Asian Games was held in 2023. The year in the tournament name was officially retained despite the postponement

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Esports' Asian Games debut is milestone towards acceptance as real sport" . South China Morning Post . September 19, 2023 . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
  2. ^ Tani, Shotaro (August 27, 2018). " 'Mobile esports' shine on Asian Games debut" . Nikkei Asia . Archived from the original on September 7, 2018 . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
  3. ^ a b c "A Guide to Esports at the 2018 Asian Games ? ARCHIVE - The Esports Observer" . Esports Observer . August 30, 2018 . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
  4. ^ Ahmed, Wasif (September 8, 2021). "Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China will feature 8 esports games as medal events" . Dot Esports . Archived from the original on January 7, 2022 . Retrieved February 19, 2022 .
  5. ^ "取消《?石??》 杭州???????7?比??目_杭州2022年第19????官?" . www.hangzhou2022.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 29, 2023 . Retrieved July 29, 2023 .
  6. ^ "Esports Continues To Stage As An Official Medal Sport At The 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026" . Asian Electronic Sports Federation . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
  7. ^ "Asian Games: Esports make debut as medal events, welcomed by fans" . Kyodo News+ . Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
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