# 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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Clash Royale | Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak Indonesia | Huang Chenghui China | Huỳnh Đức Huy Vietnam |
| Hearthstone | Lo Tsz Kin Hong Kong | Hendry Koentarto Handisurya Indonesia | Tirth Mehta India |
| StarCraft II | Cho Seong-ju South Korea | Huang Yu-hsiang Chinese Taipei | Trần Hồng Phúc Vietnam |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 | Japan Tsubasa Aihara Naoki Sugimura | Iran Reza Nobakht Hassan Pajani | Vietnam Đỗ Thái Thiên Phúc Lê Đoàn Thanh Tâm |
| Arena of Valor | China Zhang Yuchen Liu Mingjie Pan Jiadong Wang Tianlong Xiang Yang Xie Tao | Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-ting Cheng Ming-jen Cheng Yu-hsiang Huang Chien-wei Yen Hao-che Chen Po-cheng | Vietnam Phạm Hồng Quân Vương Trung Khiên Trần Xuân Bách Nguyễn Quân Nam Trần Quang Hiệp Nguyễn Trí Hùng |
| League of Legends | China Yan Junze Liu Shiyu Su Hanwei Jian Zihao Tian Ye Shi Senming | South Korea Kim Ki-in Go Dong-bin Lee Sang-hyeok Park Jae-hyuk Jo Yong-in Han Wang-ho | Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-ting Wang You-chun Huang Yi-tang Lu Yu-hung Hu Shuo-chieh Chen Kuan-ting |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

## Participating nations

A total of 131 athletes from 18 nations competed in esports at the 2018 Asian Games:
* China (13)
* Chinese Taipei (13)
* Hong Kong (9)
* India (9)
* Indonesia (17)
* Iran (3)
* Japan (3)
* Kazakhstan (9)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Laos (6)
* Malaysia (2)
* Pakistan (6)
* Saudi Arabia (7)
* South Korea (7)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Thailand (7)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Vietnam (17)

## 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

| Title | Hosts | East Asia | Southeast Asia | South Asia | Central Asia | West Asia |
| Clash Royale | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hearthstone | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| StarCraft II | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Arena of Valor | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| League of Legends | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

## Results
### Clash Royale

27 August

#### Winner group

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Chirasit Phongpadith (LAO) | 2 | | | | |
| Aaron Ho (HKG) | 3 | Aaron Ho (HKG) | 1 | | |
| Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak (INA) | 3 | Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak (INA) | 3 | | |
| Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 1 | | | Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak (INA) | 3 |
| Huỳnh Đức Huy (VIE) | 3 | | | Huỳnh Đức Huy (VIE) | 2 |
| Sanjar Usmonov (UZB) | 0 | Huỳnh Đức Huy (VIE) | 3 | | |
| Solaiman Al-Mbrek (KSA) | 0 | Karan Manganani (IND) | 1 | | |
| Karan Manganani (IND) | 3 | | | | |

#### Loser group

| Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Chirasit Phongpadith (LAO) | 1 | Aaron Ho (HKG) | 0 | | |
| Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 3 | Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 3 | Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 3 |
| Sanjar Usmonov (UZB) | 0 | Karan Manganani (IND) | 3 | Karan Manganani (IND) | 0 |
| Solaiman Al-Mbrek (KSA) | 3 | Solaiman Al-Mbrek (KSA) | 0 | | |

#### Finals

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak (INA) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Huỳnh Đức Huy (VIE) | 2 | Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Huang Chenghui (CHN) | 3 | | | | |
* The first match between Indonesia and China in the first round was also counted in the final series.

### Hearthstone

31 August
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Tirth Mehta (IND) | 3 | | | | |
| Tetsuro Akasaka (JPN) | 2 | Tirth Mehta (IND) | 2 | | |
| Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 | Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 | | |
| Artur Mukashov (KGZ) | 0 | | | Lo Tsz Kin (HKG) | 3 |
| Werit Popan (THA) | 1 | | | Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 1 |
| Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 3 | Hendry Koentarto Handisurya (INA) | 3 |
| Mosa Al-Kaltham (KSA) | 1 | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 2 |
| Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 3 | | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | Tirth Mehta (IND) | 3 |
| | | | | Nguyễn Anh Tuấn (VIE) | 2 |

### StarCraft II

30 August
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 3 | | | | |
| Pichayut Prasertwit (THA) | 0 | Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 3 | | |
| Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 3 | Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 0 | | |
| Nyoman Arie Pranasakti (INA) | 0 | | | Cho Seong-ju (KOR) | 4 |
| Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 3 | | | Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 0 |
| Amruth Alfred (SRI) | 0 | Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) | 3 |
| Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 3 | Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 1 |
| Adlet Satybaldin (KAZ) | 0 | | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | | | Shahriar Shaki (IRI) | 0 |
| | | | | Trần Hồng Phúc (VIE) | 3 |

### Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

1 September

#### Preliminary round
##### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | IRI | MAS | HKG | KAZ |
| 1 | Reza Nobakht (IRI) Hassan Pajani (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Khairul Abdul Aziz (MAS) Nor Haikal Noh (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Lam Wing Cheung (HKG) Charles Ng (HKG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Kanysh Abykenov (KAZ) Rinat Utepov (KAZ) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | JPN | VIE | INA | IND |
| 1 | Tsubasa Aihara (JPN) Naoki Sugimura (JPN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Đỗ Thái Thiên Phúc (VIE) Lê Đoàn Thanh Tâm (VIE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Elga Cahya Putra (INA) Setia Widianto (INA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Ankur Diwakar (IND) Navaneetha Krishnan (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

#### Knockout round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Tsubasa Aihara (JPN) Naoki Sugimura (JPN) | 2 | | |
| Khairul Abdul Aziz (MAS) Nor Haikal Noh (MAS) | 0 | Tsubasa Aihara (JPN) Naoki Sugimura (JPN) | 2 |
| Reza Nobakht (IRI) Hassan Pajani (IRI) | 2 | Reza Nobakht (IRI) Hassan Pajani (IRI) | 1 |
| Đỗ Thái Thiên Phúc (VIE) Lê Đoàn Thanh Tâm (VIE) | 1 |
| | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | Khairul Abdul Aziz (MAS) Nor Haikal Noh (MAS) | 1 |
| | | Đỗ Thái Thiên Phúc (VIE) Lê Đoàn Thanh Tâm (VIE) | 2 |

### Arena of Valor

26 August

#### Winner group

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | | | | |
| Laos | 0 | Hong Kong | 1 | | |
| Vietnam | 2 | Vietnam | 2 | | |
| India | 0 | | | Vietnam | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | China | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | China | 2 | | |
| China | 2 | | | | |

#### Loser group

| Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 |
| Laos | 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | | |
| India | 0 | Laos | 0 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Indonesia | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 | Thailand | 1 | | |

#### Finals

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| | | China | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | |

### League of Legends
#### Preliminary round

27–28 August

##### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | KOR | CHN | VIE | KAZ |
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | China | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | TPE | KSA | PAK | INA |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

#### Knockout round

| Semifinals 28 August | Semifinals 28 August | Final 28–29 August | Final 28–29 August |
| South Korea | 2 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | South Korea | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | China | 3 |
| China | 2 |
| | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |