Esports at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Various video game esports competitions were played at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games as a demonstration sport.[1] Medals won in this sport were not included in the official overall medal tally.[2]

Esports
at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
VenueAshgabat Indoor Athletics Arena
Dates25–27 September
← 2013

Four video game categories were contested at the games, which include Hearthstone, StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, The King of Fighters XIV, and Dota 2.[1][3] All 64 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from Asia and Oceania were eligible to send players for the qualification phase for Electronic sports. A two-month qualification process was conducted with players and teams securing qualification for the final tournament by May 2017.[4] The players registered through an online portal by Alisports, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group.[5]

KeSPA, the esport organization of South Korea, announced its withdrawn from the games on May 25, 2017, citing that it concerned about the level of organization of Alisports, and not including League of Legends, the most popular MOBA game of the world,as a medal event.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hearthstone Liu Bo
  China
Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin
  Mongolia
Chen Yung-he
  Chinese Taipei
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Zhou Hang
  China
Wang Lei
  China
Bataagiin Ononbat
  Mongolia
The King of Fighters XIV Lin Chia-hung
  Chinese Taipei
Tseng Chia-chen
  Chinese Taipei
Su Haojun
  China
Dota 2   China
Li Chunbo
Lu Hao
Lu Kang
Xu Ziyang
Zhan Yaoyang
  China
Chen Hang
Luo Bin
Yang Yuepeng
Zheng Yuanxing
Flecher
  Philippines

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)3216
2  Chinese Taipei (TPE)1113
3  Mongolia (MGL)0112
4  Philippines (PHI)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Results

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Hearthstone

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Group stage

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25 September

Group A
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Liu Bo (CHN) 2 2 0 6
  Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO) 2 1 1 3
  Sardar Muhammad Husnain (PAK) 2 0 2 0
  CHN LAO PAK
  Liu (CHN) 3–0 3–0
  Vongxay (LAO) 0–3 3–0
  Husnain (PAK) 0–3 0–3
Group B
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Richard Castillo (PHI) 2 2 0 6
  Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI) 2 1 1 3
  Saqib Shoukat (PAK) 2 0 2 0
  PAK PHI PHI
  Shoukat (PAK) 0–3 1–3
  Castillo (PHI) 3–0 3–0
  Mangulabnan (PHI) 3–1 0–3
Group C
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) 2 2 0 6
  Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE) 2 1 1 3
  Serdar Nurmyradow (TKM) 2 0 2 0
  MGL TKM TPE
  Nambarjin (MGL) 3–1 3–2
  Nurmyradow (TKM) 1–3 1–3
  Tsao (TPE) 2–3 3–1
Group D
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Liu Shuda (CHN) 2 2 0 6
  Chen Yung-he (TPE) 2 1 1 3
  Olzhas Batyrbekov (KAZ) 2 0 2 0
  CHN KAZ TPE
  Liu (CHN) 3–2 3–2
  Batyrbekov (KAZ) 2–3 2–3
  Chen (TPE) 2–3 3–2

Playoffs

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26 September

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1   Liu Bo (CHN) 3
C2   Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE) 0 A1   Liu Bo (CHN) 3
B1   Richard Castillo (PHI) 1 D2   Chen Yung-he (TPE) 1
D2   Chen Yung-he (TPE) 3 A1   Liu Bo (CHN) 3
A2   Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO) 1 C1   Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) 1
C1   Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) 3 C1   Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL) 3
B2   Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI) 2 D1   Liu Shuda (CHN) 0
D1   Liu Shuda (CHN) 3 3rd place decider
D2   Chen Yung-he (TPE) 3
D1   Liu Shuda (CHN) 2

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

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Group stage

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25 September

Group A
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Zhou Hang (CHN) 3 3 0 9
  Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) 3 2 1 6
  Cenon Mayor (PHI) 3 1 2 3
  Nikan Sabouri (IRI) 3 0 3 0
  CHN IRI PHI TPE
  Zhou (CHN) 2–0 2–0 2–0
  Sabouri (IRI) 0–2 0–2 0–2
  Mayor (PHI) 0–2 2–0 0–2
  Huang (TPE) 0–2 2–0 2–0
Group B
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) 3 3 0 9
  Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) 3 2 1 6
  Wang Lei (CHN) 3 1 2 3
  Jess Tamboboy (PHI) 3 0 3 0
  CHN MGL PHI TPE
  Wang (CHN) 1–2 2–0 2–1
  Ononbat (MGL) 2–1 2–0 2–0
  Tamboboy (PHI) 0–2 0–2 0–2
  Chen (TPE) 1–2 0–2 2–0

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
26 September
Semifinals
26 September
Final
26–27 September
A1   Zhou Hang (CHN) 3
A3   Cenon Mayor (PHI) 1 B2   Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) 0
B2   Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) 3 A1   Zhou Hang (CHN) 3
B3   Wang Lei (CHN) 1
B1   Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) 0
B3   Wang Lei (CHN) 3 B3   Wang Lei (CHN) 3
A2   Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE) 1 3rd place decider
B2   Chen Ming-cheng (TPE) 1
B1   Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL) 3

The King of Fighters XIV

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Group stage

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25 September

Group A
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Su Haojun (CHN) 3 2 1 6
  Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) 3 2 1 6
  Lin Chia-hung (TPE) 3 2 1 6
  Princeton Jagolino (PHI) 3 0 3 0
  CHN PHI TPE TPE
  Su (CHN) 3–0 3–0 2–3
  Jagolino (PHI) 0–3 0–3 0–3
  Lin (TPE) 0–3 3–0 3–1
  Tseng (TPE) 3–2 3–0 1–3
Group B
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Athlete Pld W L Pts
  Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) 3 3 0 9
  Ali Soltanabadi (IRI) 3 2 1 6
  Shahid Hameed (PAK) 3 1 2 3
  Usman Farooq (PAK) 3 0 3 0
  IRI PAK PAK PHI
  Soltanabadi (IRI) 3–1 3–0 0–3
  Farooq (PAK) 1–3 2–3 0–3
  Hameed (PAK) 0–3 3–2 2–3
  Panganiban (PHI) 3–0 3–0 3–2

Playoffs

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26 September

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
A1   Su Haojun (CHN) 1
A3   Lin Chia-hung (TPE) 3 A3   Lin Chia-hung (TPE) 3
B2   Ali Soltanabadi (IRI) 0 A3   Lin Chia-hung (TPE) 3
A2   Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) 2
B1   Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) 0
A2   Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) 3 A2   Tseng Chia-chen (TPE) 3
B3   Shahid Hameed (PAK) 0 3rd place decider
A1   Su Haojun (CHN) 3
B1   Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI) 0

Dota 2

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Group stage

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25–26 September

Team Pld W L Pts
  China B 4 4 0 12
  China A 4 3 1 9
  Philippines 4 2 2 6
  Jordan 4 1 3 3
  Turkmenistan 4 0 4 0
  CHN CHN JOR PHI TKM
  China A 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0
  China B 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0
  Jordan 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0
  Philippines 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0
  Turkmenistan 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2

Playoffs

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Semifinals
26 September
Final
26–27 September
1   China B 2
4   Jordan 0 1   China B 2
2   China A 2 2   China A 0
3   Philippines 1
3rd place decider
4   Jordan 1
3   Philippines 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "OCA announces eSports schedule for Ashgabat 2017". Olympic Council of Asia. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ^ "The second day of the AIMAG 2017 eSports event review". The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ Kim, Andrew (22 May 2017). "Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games choose Dota 2 over League of Legends for MOBA category". Slingshot. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ^ "The player list has been revealed who has reached to the final for the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games e-Sports discipline". The 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ^ Ashton, Graham (14 June 2017). "Australia Is the Latest Country to Back Out of the 2017 AIMAG Esports Event". The eSport Observer. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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