# Esports at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Various video game esports competitions were played at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games as a demonstration sport. Medals won in this sport were not included in the official overall medal tally.
Four video game categories were contested at the games, which include Hearthstone, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, The King of Fighters XIV, and Dota 2. All 64 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from Asia and Oceania were eligible to send players for the qualification phase for Electronic sports. A two-month qualification process was conducted with players and teams securing qualification for the final tournament by May 2017. The players registered through an online portal by Alisports, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group.
KeSPA, the esport organization of South Korea, announced its withdrawn from the games on May 25, 2017, citing that it concerned about the level of organization of Alisports, and not including League of Legends, the most popular MOBA game of the world,as a medal event.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Hearthstone | Liu Bo China | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin Mongolia | Chen Yung-he Chinese Taipei |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Zhou Hang China | Wang Lei China | Bataagiin Ononbat Mongolia |
| The King of Fighters XIV | Lin Chia-hung Chinese Taipei | Tseng Chia-chen Chinese Taipei | Su Haojun China |
| Dota 2 | China Li Chunbo Xu Ziyang Lu Kang Lu Hao Zhan Yaoyang | China Zheng Yuanxing Luo Bin Chen Hang Yang Yuepeng Flecher | Philippines James Inocencio John Linuel Abanto Djardel Mampusti Carlo Manalo Mark Louise Reyes |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |

## Results
### Hearthstone
#### Group stage

25 September

##### Group A

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | LAO | PAK |
| 1 | Liu Bo (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sardar Muhammad Husnain (PAK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | PHI | PHI | PAK |
| 1 | Richard Castillo (PHI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Saqib Shoukat (PAK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |

##### Group C

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | MGL | TPE | TKM |
| 1 | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Serdar Nurmyradow (TKM) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — |

##### Group D

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | KAZ |
| 1 | Liu Shuda (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Chen Yung-he (TPE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 |
| 3 | Olzhas Batyrbekov (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — |

#### Playoffs

26 September
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Liu Bo (CHN) | 3 | | | | |
| Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE) | 0 | Liu Bo (CHN) | 3 | | |
| Richard Castillo (PHI) | 1 | Chen Yung-he (TPE) | 1 | | |
| Chen Yung-he (TPE) | 3 | | | Liu Bo (CHN) | 3 |
| Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO) | 1 | | | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) | 1 |
| Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) | 3 | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) | 3 |
| Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI) | 2 | Liu Shuda (CHN) | 0 |
| Liu Shuda (CHN) | 3 | | | 3rd place decider | 3rd place decider |
| | | | | Chen Yung-he (TPE) | 3 |
| | | | | Liu Shuda (CHN) | 2 |

### StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
#### Group stage

25 September

##### Group A

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | PHI | IRI |
| 1 | Zhou Hang (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Cenon Mayor (PHI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Nikan Sabouri (IRI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | MGL | TPE | CHN | PHI |
| 1 | Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Jess Tamboboy (PHI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals 26 September | Quarterfinals 26 September | Semifinals 26 September | Semifinals 26 September | Final 26–27 September | Final 26–27 September |
| | | Zhou Hang (CHN) | 3 | | |
| Cenon Mayor (PHI) | 1 | Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) | 0 | | |
| Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) | 3 | | | Zhou Hang (CHN) | 3 |
| | | | | Wang Lei (CHN) | 1 |
| | | Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) | 0 |
| Wang Lei (CHN) | 3 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 3 |
| Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 1 | | | 3rd place decider | 3rd place decider |
| | | | | Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) | 1 |
| | | | | Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) | 3 |

### The King of Fighters XIV
#### Group stage

25 September

##### Group A

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | TPE | PHI |
| 1 | Su Haojun (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Lin Chia-hung (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Princeton Jagolino (PHI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | PHI | IRI | PAK | PAK |
| 1 | Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Ali Soltanabadi (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Shahid Hameed (PAK) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 |
| 4 | Usman Farooq (PAK) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |

#### Playoffs

26 September
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Su Haojun (CHN) | 1 | | |
| Lin Chia-hung (TPE) | 3 | Lin Chia-hung (TPE) | 3 | | |
| Ali Soltanabadi (IRI) | 0 | | | Lin Chia-hung (TPE) | 3 |
| | | | | Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) | 2 |
| | | Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) | 0 |
| Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) | 3 | Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) | 3 |
| Shahid Hameed (PAK) | 0 | | | 3rd place decider | 3rd place decider |
| | | | | Su Haojun (CHN) | 3 |
| | | | | Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) | 0 |

### Dota 2
#### Group stage

25–26 September
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | CHN | PHI | JOR | TKM |
| 1 | China B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | China A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Jordan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### Playoffs

| Semifinals 26 September | Semifinals 26 September | Final 26–27 September | Final 26–27 September |
| China B | 2 | | |
| Jordan | 0 | China B | 2 |
| China A | 2 | China A | 0 |
| Philippines | 1 |
| | | 3rd place decider | 3rd place decider |
| | | Jordan | 1 |
| | | Philippines | 2 |