Asian Games 2022 Esports: Country-wise and overall medal tally

The 2022 Asian Games are a historical edition of the multi-sporting competition as it’s the first time esports are being included as a medal sport. Seven esports titles had been selected to be played in the competition, with medals from here getting added to the country’s overall tally.

The Asian Games were initially supposed to be held in September 2022 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

While the Asian Games are a matter of glory, for some the stakes are even higher, as South Korean players didn’t just go into the tournament to win the competition, but also potentially earn exemption from the country’s compulsory 18 months of military service of every able-bodied man between 18 and 28 years old. An Asian Games gold medal would earn them an exemption from service, though.

Here’s the overall medal tally of esports in the Asian Games 2022.

Game-wise medal tally

Arena of Valor

Gold: China
Silver: Malaysia
Bronze: Thailand

Dota 2

Gold: China
Silver: Mongolia
Bronze: Malaysia

Dream Three Kingdoms 2

Gold: China
Silver: Hong Kong
Bronze: Thailand

EA Sports FC Online

Gold: Thailand
Silver: Thailand
Bronze: South Korea

League of Legends

Gold: South Korea
Silver: Chinese Taipei
Bronze: China

PUBG Mobile

Gold: China
Silver: South Korea
Bronze: Chinese Taipei

Street Fighter V

Gold: South Korea
Silver: Chinese Taipei
Bronze: Chinese Taipei

Country-wise medal tally

The country-wise medal tally for esports in the Asian Games 2022 is as follows:

PositionCountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal Medals

FirstChinaFour-OneFive

SecondSouth KoreaTwoOneOneFour

ThirdThailandOneOneTwoFour

FourthChineses Taipei-TwoTwoFour

FifthMalaysia-OneOneTwo

SixthHong Kong-One-One

SeventhMongolia-One-One

The Asian Games was supposed to have eight esports titles

While only 21 medals across seven games were given out, one game from the competition was removed. This is Hearthstone. Initially selected as a discipline in the Asian Games 2022 after being a demonstration sport in 2018, the game was later not played. This is because earlier this year, Blizzard and NetEase ended their 14-year partnership which saw the latter publish the game in the country.

As a result, the Asian Games organizers announced the cancelation of the game as an officially listed esports medal event.

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