Esports at the Asian Games

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Esports at the Asian Games
Tournament information
SportEsports
Established2018 (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

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

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

Events

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)4015
2 South Korea (KOR)2114
3 Thailand (THA)1124
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0224
5 Malaysia (MAS)0112
6 Hong Kong (HKG)0101
 Mongolia (MGL)0101
Totals (7 entries)77721
  • Excludes 2018 Asian Games medals where esports was held as a demonstration event

Participating nations

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

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

References

  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《炉石传说》 杭州亚运会电竞将设7个比赛项目_杭州2022年第19届亚运会官网". 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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