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Esports at the Asian Games

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

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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

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

Events

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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
Individual events
Event 22 Years
EA Sports FC Online X 1
Street Fighter V X 1

Medal table

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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

Participating nations

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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

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

References

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  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.