Esports at the 2022 Asian Games – Arena of Valor
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The Arena of Valor event at the 2022 Asian Games took place from 24 to 26 September 2023 at Hangzhou Esports Center in Hangzhou, China.[1]
VenueHangzhou Esports Center
Date24–26 September 2023
Competitors86 from 15 nations
| Arena of Valor at the 2022 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Hangzhou Esports Center | ||||||
| Date | 24–26 September 2023 | ||||||
| Competitors | 86 from 15 nations | ||||||
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This tournament awarded the first-ever gold medal for esports, which debuted as a regular sport for this edition of the games.[2][3]
An "Asian Games Version" of Arena of Valor which reduced the "amount of socialization, commercialization, and non-battle systems" from the standard game was made specifically for the tournament.[4]
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 24 September 2023 | 09:00 | Group round |
| 19:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| Monday, 25 September 2023 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| Tuesday, 26 September 2023 | 14:00 | Bronze medal match |
| 19:00 | Final |
Seeding
A qualification tournament called AESF Road to Asian Games 2022 was played in Macau, China from 27 June to 2 July 2023. The results of this tournament were used to determine the seedings for the Games.[5]
| Central Asia | East Asia | Southeast Asia | West & South Asia |
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 Kazakhstan (2–0) |  China (2–0) |  Malaysia (6–0) |  Jordan (2–0) |
 Kyrgyzstan (1–1) |  Hong Kong (1–1) |  Myanmar (5–1) |  Nepal (1–1) |
 Uzbekistan (0–2) |  Macau (0–2) |  Thailand (4–2) |  Sri Lanka (0–2) |
 Laos (3–3) | |||
 Singapore (2–4) | |||
 Philippines (1–5) | |||
 Vietnam (0–6) |
Kazakhstan, China, Malaysia and Nepal qualified directly to the quarterfinal stage.
Squads
| China |
 Chinese Taipei |
Hong Kong |
Kazakhstan |
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Laos |
Macau |
Malaysia |
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| Myanmar |
Nepal |
Philippines |
 Tajikistan |
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| Thailand |
Uzbekistan |
Vietnam |
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Results
- Legend
- WD — Won by withdrawal
Group round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Macau |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source: OCA
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar |
1–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
| Myanmar |
1–0 | Macau |
| Kyrgyzstan |
0–1 | Macau |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Laos |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source: OCA
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
WD | Laos |
| Chinese Taipei |
0–1 | Hong Kong |
| Laos |
0–1 | Hong Kong |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tajikistan |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source: OCA
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tajikistan |
0–1 | Uzbekistan |
| Uzbekistan |
0–1 | Vietnam |
| Tajikistan |
0–1 | Vietnam |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Philippines |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: OCA
| Score | ||
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| Philippines |
0–1 | Thailand |
Knockout round
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Malaysia
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 0 | Malaysia
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| Vietnam
| 2 | Vietnam
| 0 | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan
| 0 | Malaysia
| 0 | ||||||||
| China
| 2 | China
| 2 | ||||||||
| Myanmar
| 0 | China
| 2 | ||||||||
| Thailand
| 2 | Thailand
| 0 | ||||||||
| Nepal
| 0 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Vietnam
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Thailand
| 2 | ||||||||||