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
Venue	Ashgabat Indoor Athletics Arena
Dates	25–27 September 2017
← 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KeSPA, the esport organization of South Korea, announced its withdrawn from the games on May 25, 2017, citing that it concerned about the level of organization of Alisports, and not including League of Legends, the most popular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

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 Xu Ziyang Lu Kang Lu Hao Zhan Yaoyang	China Zheng Yuanxing Luo Bin Chen Hang Yang Yuepeng Flecher	Philippines James Inocencio John Linuel Abanto Djardel Mampusti Carlo Manalo Mark Louise Reyes

Medal table

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

Hearthstone

Group stage

25 September

Group A

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		CHN	LAO	PAK
1	Liu Bo (CHN)	2	2	0	6		—	3–0	3–0
2	Nanthanakone Vongxay (LAO)	2	1	1	3		0–3	—	3–0
3	Sardar Muhammad Husnain (PAK)	2	0	2	0		0–3	0–3	—

Source: Official website

Group B

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		PHI	PHI	PAK
1	Richard Castillo (PHI)	2	2	0	6		—	3–0	3–0
2	Dustin Mangulabnan (PHI)	2	1	1	3		0–3	—	3–1
3	Saqib Shoukat (PAK)	2	0	2	0		0–3	1–3	—

Source: Official website

Group C

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		MGL	TPE	TKM
1	Tümenbayaryn Nambarjin (MGL)	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)	2	0	2	0		1–3	1–3	—

Source: Official website

Group D

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		CHN	TPE	KAZ
1	Liu Shuda (CHN)	2	2	0	6		—	3–2	3–2
2	Chen Yung-he (TPE)	2	1	1	3		2–3	—	3–2
3	Olzhas Batyrbekov (KAZ)	2	0	2	0		2–3	2–3	—

Source: Official website

Playoffs

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

Group stage

25 September

Group A

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		CHN	TPE	PHI	IRI
1	Zhou Hang (CHN)	3	3	0	9		—	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Huang Yu-hsiang (TPE)	3	2	1	6		0–2	—	2–0	2–0
3	Cenon Mayor (PHI)	3	1	2	3		0–2	0–2	—	2–0
4	Nikan Sabouri (IRI)	3	0	3	0		0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Source: Official website

Group B

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		MGL	TPE	CHN	PHI
1	Bataagiin Ononbat (MGL)	3	3	0	9		—	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Chen Ming-cheng (TPE)	3	2	1	6		0–2	—	2–1	2–0
3	Wang Lei (CHN)	3	1	2	3		1–2	1–2	—	2–0
4	Jess Tamboboy (PHI)	3	0	3	0		0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Source: Official website

Playoffs

	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

Group stage

25 September

Group A

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		CHN	TPE	TPE	PHI
1	Su Haojun (CHN)	3	2	1	6		—	2–3	3–0	3–0
2	Tseng Chia-chen (TPE)	3	2	1	6		3–2	—	1–3	3–0
3	Lin Chia-hung (TPE)	3	2	1	6		0–3	3–1	—	3–0
4	Princeton Jagolino (PHI)	3	0	3	0		0–3	0–3	0–3	—

Source: Official website

Group B

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	Pts		PHI	IRI	PAK	PAK
1	Rodolfo Panganiban (PHI)	3	3	0	9		—	3–0	3–2	3–0
2	Ali Soltanabadi (IRI)	3	2	1	6		0–3	—	3–0	3–1
3	Shahid Hameed (PAK)	3	1	2	3		2–3	0–3	—	3–2
4	Usman Farooq (PAK)	3	0	3	0		0–3	1–3	2–3	—

Source: Official website

Playoffs

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

Group stage

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	4	2	2	6		0–2	0–2	—	2–0	2–0
4	Jordan	4	1	3	3		0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–0
5	Turkmenistan	4	0	4	0		0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Source: Official website

Playoffs

	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