Esports at the Asian Games
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| Esports at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing bodies | AESF (Asia) |
| Events | 11 (mixed) |
| Games | |
| Demonstration sport years indicated in italics | |
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.
Esports made 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 became 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
Events
| Event | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||
| Clash Royale | d | 0 | ||
| EA Sports FC Online | X | 1 | ||
| eFootball | d | X | 1 | |
| Gran Turismo 7 | X | 1 | ||
| Hearthstone | d | 0 | ||
| Honor of Kings | X | 1 | ||
| Naraka: Bladepoint | X | 1 | ||
| Puyo Puyo Champions | X | 1 | ||
| StarCraft II | d | 0 | ||
| Street Fighter V | X | [a] | 1 | |
| Team | ||||
| Arena of Valor | d | X | 1 | |
| Dota 2 | X | 1 | ||
| Dream Three Kingdoms 2 | X | 1 | ||
| Identity V | X | 1 | ||
| League of Legends | d | X | X | 2 |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | X | 1 | ||
| Pokémon Unite | X | 1 | ||
| PUBG Mobile | X | X | 2 | |
| Competitive Martial Arts | X[b] | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
