Esports at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Esports at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Ashgabat Indoor Athletics Arena |
| Dates | 25–27 September 2017 |
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]
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KeSPA, the esport organization of South Korea, announced its withdrawn from the games on May 25, 2017, citing that it concerned about the level of organization of Alisports, and not including League of Legends, the most popular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
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthstone | Liu Bo China
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Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin Mongolia
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Chen Yung-he Chinese Taipei
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| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Zhou Hang China
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Wang Lei China
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Bataagiin Ononbat Mongolia
|
| The King of Fighters XIV | Lin Chia-hung Chinese Taipei
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Tseng Chia-chen Chinese Taipei
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Su Haojun China
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| Dota 2 |  ChinaLi Chunbo Xu Ziyang Lu Kang Lu Hao Zhan Yaoyang |
China Zheng Yuanxing Luo Bin Chen Hang Yang Yuepeng Flecher |
 PhilippinesJames Inocencio John Linuel Abanto Djardel Mampusti Carlo Manalo Mark Louise Reyes |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
[edit]Hearthstone
[edit]Group stage
[edit]25 September
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | LAO | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Bo (CHN)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 |  Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Sardar Muhammad Husnain (PAK)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | PHI | PHI | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Castillo (PHI)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Saqib Shoukat (PAK)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | MGL | TPE | TKM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 |  Serdar Nurmyradow (TKM)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | KAZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Shuda (CHN)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Chen Yung-he (TPE)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | |
| 3 |  Olzhas Batyrbekov (KAZ)
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Playoffs
[edit]26 September
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Liu Bo (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Tsao Tsu-lin (TPE)
| 0 | Liu Bo (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Richard Castillo (PHI)
| 1 | Chen Yung-he (TPE)
| 1 | ||||||||
| Chen Yung-he (TPE)
| 3 | Liu Bo (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO)
| 1 | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL)
| 1 | ||||||||
| Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL)
| 3 | Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI)
| 2 | Liu Shuda (CHN)
| 0 | ||||||||
| Liu Shuda (CHN)
| 3 | 3rd place decider | |||||||||
| Chen Yung-he (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Liu Shuda (CHN)
| 2 | ||||||||||
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
[edit]Group stage
[edit]25 September
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | PHI | IRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhou Hang (CHN)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Cenon Mayor (PHI)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Nikan Sabouri (IRI)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: Official website
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | MGL | TPE | CHN | PHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Chen Ming-cheng (TPE)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Wang Lei (CHN)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Jess Tamboboy (PHI)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: Official website
Playoffs
[edit]| Quarterfinals 26 September | Semifinals 26 September | Final 26–27 September | |||||||||
| Zhou Hang (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Cenon Mayor (PHI)
| 1 | Chen Ming-cheng (TPE)
| 0 | ||||||||
| Chen Ming-cheng (TPE)
| 3 | Zhou Hang (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Wang Lei (CHN)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL)
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Wang Lei (CHN)
| 3 | Wang Lei (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE)
| 1 | 3rd place decider | |||||||||
| Chen Ming-cheng (TPE)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL)
| 3 | ||||||||||
The King of Fighters XIV
[edit]Group stage
[edit]25 September
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | TPE | TPE | PHI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Su Haojun (CHN)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Tseng Chia-chen (TPE)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3–2 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Lin Chia-hung (TPE)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Princeton Jagolino (PHI)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | Pts | PHI | IRI | PAK | PAK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Ali Soltanabadi (IRI)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Shahid Hameed (PAK)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 3–2 | |
| 4 | Usman Farooq (PAK)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — |
Source: Official website
Playoffs
[edit]26 September
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
| Su Haojun (CHN)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Lin Chia-hung (TPE)
| 3 | Lin Chia-hung (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Ali Soltanabadi (IRI)
| 0 | Lin Chia-hung (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Tseng Chia-chen (TPE)
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI)
| 0 | ||||||||||
| Tseng Chia-chen (TPE)
| 3 | Tseng Chia-chen (TPE)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Shahid Hameed (PAK)
| 0 | 3rd place decider | |||||||||
| Su Haojun (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI)
| 0 | ||||||||||
Dota 2
[edit]Group stage
[edit]25–26 September
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | CHN | CHN | PHI | JOR | TKM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China B
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | China A
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Philippines
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4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Jordan
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4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: Official website
Playoffs
[edit]| Semifinals 26 September | Final 26–27 September | ||||||
| China B
| 2 | ||||||
| Jordan
| 0 | China B
| 2 | ||||
| China A
| 2 | China A
| 0 | ||||
| Philippines
| 1 | ||||||
| 3rd place decider | |||||||
| Jordan
| 1 | ||||||
| Philippines
| 2 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "OCA announces eSports schedule for Ashgabat 2017". Olympic Council of Asia. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.