Esports at the 2018 Asian Games


Esports were featured at the 2018 Asian Games as a demonstration sport, meaning medals won in this sport would not be counted in the official overall medal tally. It was held from 26 August to 1 September 2018. Six video games were featured in the demonstration event, Arena of Valor, Clash Royale, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Pro Evolution Soccer, and StarCraft II.

Competition schedule

Participating regions

Qualification for the six video game title events took place from 6–20 June 2018. Among 45 member nation invited, only 27 NOCs participated in the qualifiers. There were five qualification zones for the regional qualifiers except for Arena of Valor which only had three regional qualifiers. Qualification took place either through online matches, offline competitions, or a mix of both formats. Indonesia qualifies for all titles automatically.

Qualification berths

Qualified countries

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists