Esports at the 2018 Asian Games – League of Legends tournament
The League of Legends tournament at the 2018 Asian Games was an eSports demonstration event that contested from 27 to 29 August 2018.
Qualification
League of Legends qualification for the Central Asia and West Asia zones were determined in through online matches while other zones' qualification process took place offline in two locations. Indonesia as hosts automatically qualified.| Means of qualification | Venue | Vacancies | Qualifier |
| Host country | 1 | ||
| East Asia Qualifier | 3 | ||
| Southeast Asia Qualifier |  Ho Chi Minh City | 1 | |
| South Asia Qualifier | Ho Chi Minh City | 1 | |
| Central Asia Qualifier | Online | 1 | |
| West Asia Qualifier | Online | 1 |
Regional qualification
A double round robin format was used for the qualification tournaments.East Asia
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| 1 | Qualified | ||
| 2 | 8–2 | Qualified | |
| 3 | 8–2 | Qualified | |
| 4 | 4–6 | ||
| 5 | 1–9 | ||
| 5 | 1–9 |
- The ranking of South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and China were determined through a tiebreaker
Southeast Asia
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| 1 | 11–1 | Qualified | |
| 2 | 10–2 | ||
| 3 | 9–3 | ||
| 4 | 5–7 | ||
| 5 | 5–7 | ||
| 5 | 2–10 | ||
| 6 | 0–12 |
South Asia
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| 1 | 8–0 | Qualified | |
| 2 | 5–3 | ||
| 2 | 5–3 | ||
| 3 | 2–6 | ||
| 4 | 0–8 | ||
| - | - | - | |
| - | - | - |
Central Asia
| # | Team | W–L | Qualification |
| 1 | 2–0 | Qualified | |
| 2 | 0–2 |
West Asia
Players
Four countries, including medalists China, Korea and Chinese Taipei, sent teams composed exclusively of pro players, including multiple champions of national leagues and official Riot Games international events such as the World Championships and Mid-Season Invitational, including South Korea's Lee Sang-hyeok and China's Jian Zi-Hao.| Country | TOP | JGL | MID | ADC | SUP | SUB |
| Kiin Kim Ki-in Afreeca Freecs | Score Go Dong-bin KT Rolster | Faker Lee Sang-hyeok SK Telecom T1 | Ruler Park Jae-hyuk Gen.G | CoreJJ Jo Yong-in Gen.G | Peanut Han Wang-ho KingZone DragonX | |
| Letme Yan Jun-Ze Royal Never Give Up | Mlxg Liu Shi-Yu Royal Never Give Up | xiye Su Han-Wei Team WE | Uzi Jian Zi-Hao Royal Never Give Up | Ming Shi Sen-Ming Royal Never Give Up | Meiko Tian Ye Edward Gaming | |
| Stark Phan Công Minh EVOS Esports | YiJin Nguyễn Lê Hải Đăng EVOS Esports | Warzone Đoàn Văn Ngọc Sơn EVOS Esports | Slay Nguyễn Ngọc Hùng EVOS Esports | RonOP Lê Thiên Hàn EVOS Esports | Beyond Trương Vĩnh Thanh EVOS Esports | |
| PK Hsieh Yu-Ting G-Rex | baybay Wang You-Chun G-Rex | Maple Huang Yi-Tang Flash Wolves | Betty Lu Yu-Hung Flash Wolves | SwordArT Hu Shuo-Chieh Flash Wolves | Morning Chen Kuan-Ting Flash Wolves |
Tournament
The format used in this tournament are double round robin in the group stage and single elimination in knockout stage. The highest two of each group will advance to semifinals. Best of one are used for the group stage, best of three are used for the semifinals and best of five are used for bronze and gold medal match.Group A
Teams shaded in blue advanced to the knockout stage.Group B
Teams shaded in blue advanced to the knockout stage.Knockouts
Source: AESF