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Esports at the 2022 Asian Games – Arena of Valor

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Arena of Valor
at the 2022 Asian Games
VenueChina Hangzhou Esports Center
Date24 – 26 September 2023
Nations15[1]
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Malaysia
bronze medal    Thailand

The Arena of Valor event at the 2022 Asian Games took place from 24 to 27 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Esports Centre in Hangzhou, China.

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]

Draw

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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
 China
 Malaysia
 Kazakhstan
 Nepal
 Hong Kong
 Kyrgyzstan
 Laos
 Macau
 Myanmar
 Philippines
 Tajikistan
 Chinese Taipei
 Uzbekistan
 Vietnam

Squads

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 China  Hong Kong  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan
 Laos  Macau  Malaysia  Myanmar
 Nepal  Philippines  Thailand  Tajikistan
 Chinese Taipei  Uzbekistan  Vietnam

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1  Myanmar 2 2 0 1.000 Quarter-finals
2  Macau 2 1 1 .500
3  Kyrgyzstan 2 0 2 .000
Source: HAGOC
Date Time Score Report
24 September 9:00  Myanmar 1–0  Kyrgyzstan Report
10:00  Myanmar 1–0  Macau Report
11:00  Kyrgyzstan 0–1  Macau Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 1.000 Quarter-finals
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 .500
3  Laos 2 0 2 .000
Source: HAGOC
Date Time Score Report
24 September 9:00  Chinese Taipei 1–0  Laos Report
10:00  Chinese Taipei 0–1  Hong Kong Report
11:00  Laos 0–1  Hong Kong Report

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1  Vietnam 2 2 0 1.000 Quarter-finals
2  Uzbekistan 2 1 1 .500
3  Tajikistan 2 0 2 .000
Source: HAGOC
Date Time Score Report
24 September 14:00  Tajikistan 0–1  Uzbekistan Report
15:00  Tajikistan 0–1  Vietnam Report
16:00  Uzbekistan 0–1  Vietnam Report

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1  Thailand 1 1 0 1.000 Quarter-finals
2  Philippines 1 0 1 .000
Source: HAGOC
Date Time Score Report
24 September 14:00  Philippines 0–1  Thailand Report

Final round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Malaysia2
 
 
 
 Vietnam0
 
 Vietnam2
 
 
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
 
 China2
 
 China2
 
 
 
 Myanmar0
 
 China2
 
 
 
 Thailand0 Bronze final
 
 Thailand2
 
 
 
 Nepal0
 
 Vietnam0
 
 
 Thailand2
 

Source: HAGOC[5]

Quarterfinals

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Date Time Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Report
24 September 19:00  Malaysia 2–0  Hong Kong MAS MAS Report
19:00  Vietnam 2–0  Kazakhstan VIE VIE Report
19:00  China 2–0  Myanmar CHN CHN Report
19:00  Thailand 2–0  Nepal THA THA Report

Semifinals

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Date Time Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Report
25 September 9:00  Malaysia 2–0  Vietnam MAS MAS Report
14:00  China 2–0  Thailand CHN CHN Report

Bronze medal match

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Date Time Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Report
26 September 14:00  Vietnam 0–2  Thailand THA THA Report

Gold medal match

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Date Time Score Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Report
26 September 19:00  Malaysia 0–2  China CHN CHN Report

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by Event - Arena of Valor" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Asian Games: Malaysia bag first-ever esports medal with Arena of Valor silver finish". english.stadiumastro.com. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "AoV Games Version Named Official Event at The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games". 5 November 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Esports - Arena of Valor" (PDF). Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 26 September 2023.