Esports at the 2022 Asian Games: Check out winners and medalists

The 2022 Asian Games marked the inaugural inclusion of esports as a medal event. More than 476 participants from 30 nations engaged in rigorous competition, qualifying through multiple events to converge at the China Hangzhou Esports Center. Following a week of intense matches in games such as Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Peacekeeper Elite, and more, the competition concluded with the announcement of winners and medalists.

Esports at the 2022 Asian Games: All medalists

Arena of Valor

Here are the winners of Arena of Valor esports in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – China

• Sun Linwei
• Luo Siyuan
• Lin Heng
• Chi Xiaoming
• Xu Bicheng
• Jiang Tao

Silver – Malaysia

• Lai Chia Chien
• Nicholas Ng Khai Shuan
• Ong Jun Yang
• Eng Jun Hao
• Yong Zhan Quan
• Chong Han Hui

Thailand – Bronze

• Vatcharanan Thaworn
• Anusak Manpdong
• Kawee Wachiraphas
• Sorawat Boonphrom
• Chayut Suebka

Dota 2

Here are the winners of Dota 2 esports in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – China

• Wang Chunyu
• Lu Yao
• Yang Shenyi
• Zhao Zixing
• Yu Yajun
• Xiong Jiahan

Silver – Mongolia

• Bilguun Altanginj
• Sukhbat Otgondavaa
• Munkh-Erdene Battsooj
• Batbayasgalan Narankhand
• Tugstur Dashzevge

Bronze – Malaysia

• Chan Kok Hong
• Cheng Jin Xiang
• Ng Wei Poong
• Thiay Jun Wen
• Tue Soon Chuan
• Yap Jian Wei

Dream Three Kingdoms 2

Here are the winners of Dream Three Kingdoms 2 esports in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – China

• Cheng Long
• Cheng Hu
• Fu Haojie
• Yao Xing
• Zhou Ke
• Guo Runmin

Silver – Hongkong

• Law Hing Lung
• Chan Cheuk Kit
• Yip Ho Lam
• Yuen Pak Lam
• Yip Wai Lam

Bronze – Thailand

• Chatchapon Chanthorn
• Werit Popan
• Attakit Samattakitwanich
• Walunchai Sukarin
• Teerapat Supasdetch
• Pachara Thong Eiam

EA Sports FC Online

Here are the winners of EA FC Online esports in the Asian Games 2022:

Gold – Thailand

• Teedech Songsaisakul

Silver – Thailand

• Phatanasak Varanan

Bronze – South Korea

• Kwak Jun-hyouk

League of Legends

Here are the winners of League of Legends Esports in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – South Korea

• Seo Jin-hyeok
• Park Jae-hyeok
• Jung Ji-hun
• Lee Sang-hyeok
• Ryu Min-seok
• Choi Woo-je

Silver – Chinese Taipei

• Chu Jun-lan
• Hu Shuo-chieh
• Xu Shi-jie
• Hung Hao-hsuan
• Chiu Tzu-chuan
• Su Chia-hsiang

Bronze – China

• Chen Zebin
• Tian Ye
• Peng Lixun
• Zhao Lijie
• Zhao Jiahao
• Zhuo Ding

Peacekeeper Elite

Here are the winners of Peacekeeper Elite Esports in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – China

• Zhu Bocheng
• Zhang Jianhui
• Liu Yunyu
• Huang Can
• Chen Yumeng

Silver – South Korea

• Park Sang-cheol
• Kwon Soon-bin
• Kim Dong-hyeon
• Kim Sung-hyun
• Choi Young-jae

Bronze – Chinese Taipei

• Wang Chin-hung
• Chiang Chien-ting
• Wang Bo-zhi
• Chen Hung-ming
• Tsai Cheng-fu

Street Fighter V

Here are the winners of Street Fighter V in Asian Games 2022:

Gold – South Korea

• Kim Kwan-woo

Silver – Chinese Taipei

• Hsiang Yu-lin

Bronze – Chinese Taipei

• Lin Li-Wei

Overall medal table

China is clearly ruling the medal table in terms of gold, while South Korea falling behind. Here is the complete ranking.

1. China: 4 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze – Total 5 Medals
2. South Korea: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze – Total 4 Medals
3. Thailand: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze – Total 4 Medals
4. Chinese Taipei: 0 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze – Total 4 Medals
5. Malaysia: 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze – Total 2 Medals
6. Hong Kong: 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze – Total 1 Medal
7. Mongolia: 0 Gold, 1 Silver, 0 Bronze – Total 1 Medal

The growing significance of esports

Esports in recent years has emerged as a global phenomenon with a huge audience. According to a report by Newzoo, the global esports market is expected to reach $1.6 billion in revenue in 2023. This large and growing audience makes esports an attractive proposition for international game organizers.

The Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta laid the foundation of potentially a big thing in online sports entertainment by introducing it as a medal event. Following the trend, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) introduced the Olympics Esports series featuring tons of games, in the month of June 2023.

Worth mentioning, the Commonwealth Games are also considering including esports as a medal event.

The rise of esports in international games is a positive development. It shows that esports is finally being recognized as a legitimate sport. It also opens up new opportunities for esports athletes to compete at the highest level and represent their countries.

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