Esports at the 2022 Asian Games – Arena of Valor
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 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Esports at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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EA Sports FC Online | |
Street Fighter V | |
Arena of Valor | |
Dota 2 | |
Dream Three Kingdoms 2 | |
League of Legends | |
PUBG Mobile | |
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]
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 |
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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 |
Draw
Ten teams are drawn to four groups. All but one group had three teams with the fourth group only having two teams. Four teams got byes to the quarterfinals and faced the winners of each group.
Bye to quarterfinals | Group stage |
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China Malaysia Kazakhstan Nepal |
Hong Kong Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Myanmar Philippines Tajikistan Chinese Taipei Uzbekistan Vietnam |
Squads
China | Chinese Taipei | Hong Kong | Kazakhstan |
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Kyrgyzstan | 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 | Qualification |
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1 | Myanmar | 2 | 2 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Macau | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: OCA
Score | ||
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Myanmar | 1–0 | Kyrgyzstan |
Myanmar | 1–0 | Macau |
Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | Macau |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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1 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Laos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: OCA
Score | ||
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Chinese Taipei | WD | Laos |
Chinese Taipei | 0–1 | Hong Kong |
Laos | 0–1 | Hong Kong |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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1 | Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | Tajikistan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: OCA
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Tajikistan | 0–1 | Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Vietnam |
Tajikistan | 0–1 | Vietnam |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification |
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1 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: OCA
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Philippines | 0–1 | Thailand |
Knockout round
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
Malaysia | 2 | ||||||||||
Hong Kong | 0 | Malaysia | 2 | ||||||||
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 |
References
- ^ "Entry List by Event - Arena of Valor" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "China takes home first esports gold at Asian Games in Arena of Valor victory". South China Morning Post. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Asian Games: Malaysia bag first-ever esports medal with Arena of Valor silver finish". english.stadiumastro.com. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "AoV Games Version Named Official Event at The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.