Esports at the 2018 Asian Games – Arena of Valor

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Arena of Valor
at the 2018 Asian Games
VenueBritAma Arena
Dates26 August
Competitors40 from 8 nations
Medalists
gold medal  China
silver medal  Chinese Taipei
bronze medal  Vietnam
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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.[2][3]

Qualification[]

The qualification matches took place offline in Hong Kong.[4] Indonesia as hosts automatically qualified while India as the sole participating team in the South Asia Qualifier qualified without playing a single match.[5]

# East Asia Southeast Asia South Asia
Team Pts Team Pts Team Pts
1  Chinese Taipei 4  Vietnam 5  India —
2  China 3  Thailand 4
3  Hong Kong 2  Laos 2
4  South Korea 1  Philippines 2
5  Macau 0  Malaysia 1
6  Singapore 1

Tournament[]

The format used in this tournament was best of three, double-elimination.[6]

  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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Vietnam
4  Hong Kong

References[]

  1. ^ Etchells, Daniel. "Schedule for Asian Games esports demonstration event released". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Asian Games 2018: China crowned Arena of Valor champion as esports makes historical Asiad debut". The Indian Express. 26 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. ^ Matthew, Chan (27 August 2021). "Team Flash Wins Bronze Medal At 2018 Asian Games For AOV". IGN Southeast Asia. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "AESF Game Result" (PDF). Asian Electronic Sports Federation. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Esports ID | Pengundian Tim dan Bagan Grup untuk Ekshibisi eSports di Asian Games 2018!".
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