Esports at the 2018 Asian Games – Arena of Valor tournament

Arena of Valor ; at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue	BritAma Arena
Dates	26 August
Competitors	40 from 8 nations
Medalists
	China
	Chinese Taipei
	Vietnam

The Arena of Valor tournament at the 2018 Asian Games was an eSports demonstration event that contested on 26 August 2018.[1] The Arena of Valor tournament gold medal was won by China beating Taiwan in the grand final. Vietnam was awarded the bronze medal.

Qualification

Arena of Valor qualification matches took place offline in Hong Kong.[2] Indonesia as hosts automatically qualifies while India as the sole participating team in the South Asia Qualifier qualifies without playing a single match.[3]

Means of qualification	Vacancies	Qualifier
Host country	1	Indonesia
East Asia Qualifier	3	Chinese Taipei China Hong Kong
Southeast Asia Qualifier	3	Vietnam Thailand Laos
South Asia Qualifier	1	India

Regional qualification

A round robin format was used for the qualification tournaments.[3]

East Asia

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	4–0	Qualified
2	China	3–1
3	Hong Kong	2–2
4	South Korea	1–3
5	Macau	0–4

Source: AESF

Southeast Asia

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
1	Vietnam	5–0	Qualified
2	Thailand	4–1
3	Laos	2–3^[a]
4	Philippines	2–3^[a]
5	Malaysia	1–4^[b]
6	Singapore	1–4^[b]

Source: AESF

South Asia

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
1	India	N/A	Qualified

Source: AESF

^ Head to head: Laos wins over the Philippines
^ Head to head: Malaysia wins over Singapore

Tournament

The format used in this tournament was best of three, double-elimination.[4]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinal			Final

Winner's Bracket
1	Hong Kong	2
2	Laos	0
				Hong Kong	1
				Vietnam	2
3	Vietnam	2
4	India	0
							Vietnam	1
							China	2
5	Indonesia	0
6	Chinese Taipei	2
				Chinese Taipei	0
				China	2
7	Thailand	0
8	China	2											China	2
													Chinese Taipei	0
Loser's Bracket
	Laos	2
	India	0		Hong Kong	2
				Laos	0
							Hong Kong	0
	Indonesia	1					Chinese Taipei	2		Vietnam	0
	Thailand	2		Chinese Taipei	2					Chinese Taipei	2
				Thailand	1

Results

Rank	Team
	China
	Chinese Taipei
	Vietnam
4	Hong Kong

References

Etchells, Daniel. "Schedule for Asian Games esports demonstration event released". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
"AESF announced results of the Regional Qualifier Competitions for the Asian Games 2018". Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
"AESF Game Result" (PDF). Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
https://esports.id/other/news/2018/08/894b77f805bd94d292574c38c5d628d5/pengundian-tim-dan-bagan-grup-untuk-ekshibisi-esports-di-asian-games-2018#

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[1] Etchells, Daniel. "Schedule for Asian Games esports demonstration event released". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

[aesfannounced-2] "AESF announced results of the Regional Qualifier Competitions for the Asian Games 2018". Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[gameresult-3] "AESF Game Result" (PDF). Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[4] ttps://esports.id/other/news/2018/08/894b77f805bd94d292574c38c5d628d5/pengundian-tim-dan-bagan-grup-untuk-ekshibisi-esports-di-asian-games-2018#

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Esports at the 2018 Asian Games

Tournament
	Arena of Valor
	Clash Royale
	Hearthstone
	League of Legends
	Pro Evolution Soccer
	StarCraft II