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South Korea Asian Games 2022 — Overview and Format
League of Legends at the 2022 Asian Games
Fifteen national teams competed at the 
China Hangzhou Esports Centre in Hangzhou, China, from 25–29 September 2023.
South Korea defeated 
Chinese Taipei 2–0 in the final. The event retains the 2022 Asian Games name after postponement.
Esports debuted as an official medal sport at Hangzhou; unlike 2018, the League of Legends medals counted in the official Games medal table.
South KoreaChinese TaipeiChina- Eleven teams played four single-round-robin groups of best-of-one games; each group winner advanced.
- China,
India, 
Malaysia and 
Saudi Arabia entered the knockout stage directly without playing the group stage. - Eight teams played a single-elimination knockout bracket. Every knockout series was best-of-three.
Asian Games 2022 — Participants
Group A
- South Korea East Asia Knockout stage
South Korea East Asia
- TOP
- CHOI
- JNG
- SEO
- MID
- JUNG / LEElS
- BOT
- PARK
- SUP
- RYU
- COACH
- KkOma
LEElS is Lee Sang-hyeok (Faker); JUNG (Jeong Ji-hoon) played the semifinal and final.
- Hong Kong East Asia Group stage
Hong Kong East Asia
- TOP
- CHAU / MAK
- JNG
- CHAN
- MID
- LI
- BOT
- WONG
- SUP
- LING
- COACH
- Skywalk
- Kazakhstan Central Asia Group stage
Kazakhstan Central Asia
- TOP
- KHOJAYEV
- JNG
- ABISHEV
- MID
- CHOKUSHEV
- BOT
- AKHMETOV
- SUP
- ANUAR
- COACH
- BAIDAULETOV
Group B
- Vietnam Southeast Asia Knockout stage
Vietnam Southeast Asia
- TOP
- TRANlDS
- JNG
- DO
- MID
- DANG / LE
- BOT
- TRANlQH
- SUP
- TRANlDH
- COACH
- SofM
- Japan East Asia Group stage
Japan East Asia
- TOP
- SHINOHARA
- JNG
- TAKAI
- MID
- YAMAZAKI
- BOT
- SUGIURA
- SUP
- TANIOKA
- COACH
- Gismo
- Palestine West Asia Group stage
Palestine West Asia
- TOP
- ARAFAT
- JNG
- FATAYER
- MID
- AGHBAR
- BOT
- GHANAYEM
- SUP
- SHAKHSHIR
Group C
- Chinese Taipei East Asia Knockout stage
Chinese Taipei East Asia
- TOP
- SU / XU
- JNG
- HUNG
- MID
- CHU
- BOT
- CHIU
- SUP
- HU
- COACH
- WarHorse
- UAE West Asia Group stage
UAE West Asia
- TOP
- ALDHAHERI
- JNG
- ALMANSOORI
- MID
- ALMATROOSHI
- BOT
- ALMAZROUEI
- SUP
- ALMENTHERI
- Maldives South Asia Group stage
Maldives South Asia
- TOP
- AHZAM
- JNG
- NAAHID
- MID
- AHMED
- BOT
- ADAM
- SUP
- MOHAMED
- COACH
- ALI
Group D
- Macau East Asia Knockout stage
Macau East Asia
- TOP
- SOU
- JNG
- YAU
- MID
- SIT
- BOT
- YEUNGlHL
- SUP
- LEUNGlSY
- COACH
- BerNNas
- COACH
- WONG
YEUNGlHL played bot in one group game and support in the other; LEUNGlSY filled the matching role.
- Thailand Southeast Asia Group stage
Thailand Southeast Asia
- TOP
- BOONTA
- JNG
- NUTTHANON
- MID
- EYESONG
- BOT
- SUKKAMART
- SUP
- PALANAN
- COACH
- CHANGPU
Direct knockout seeds
China, India, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia entered the knockout stage without playing the group stage.
- China East Asia Knockout stage
China East Asia
- TOP
- CHEN
- JNG
- ZHAOlL / PENG
- MID
- ZHUO
- BOT
- ZHAOlJ
- SUP
- TIAN
- COACH
- KenZhu
- India South Asia Knockout stage
India South Asia
- TOP
- MALIK
- JNG
- SHANDILYA
- MID
- SHENOY
- BOT
- RANJAN
- SUP
- TRIVEDI
- COACH
- Boc
- Malaysia Southeast Asia Knockout stage
Malaysia Southeast Asia
- TOP
- TAM
- JNG
- ANG
- MID
- LEElK / LIMlWL
- BOT
- LIMlYS
- SUP
- ALVINLIM
- COACH
- QaspieL
- COACH
- AhWood
- Saudi Arabia West Asia Knockout stage
Saudi Arabia West Asia
- TOP
- ALKHOWAITER
- JNG
- WAZZAN
- MID
- ALMUBARAK
- BOT
- ALSALEM
- SUP
- ALBARRAK
- COACH
- Basei
Asian Games 2022 — Group Stage
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | A |  Hong Kong | 1–0 |  Kazakhstan |
| Sep 25 | A | South Korea | 1–0 | Hong Kong |
| Sep 25 | A | South Korea | 1–0 | Kazakhstan |
| Sep 25 | B |  Japan | 1–0 |  Palestine |
| Sep 25 | B | Japan | 0–1 |  Vietnam |
| Sep 25 | B | Vietnam | 1–0 | Palestine |
| Sep 26 | C | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 |  UAE |
| Sep 26 | C | UAE | 1–0 |  Maldives |
| Sep 26 | C | Chinese Taipei | 1–0 | Maldives |
| Sep 26 | D |  Macau | 1–0 |  Thailand |
Final Group Standings
| Group | Place | Team | Games | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | South Korea | 2–0 | Quarterfinals |
| A | 2 | Hong Kong | 1–1 | Eliminated |
| A | 3 | Kazakhstan | 0–2 | Eliminated |
| B | 1 | Vietnam | 2–0 | Quarterfinals |
| B | 2 | Japan | 1–1 | Eliminated |
| B | 3 | Palestine | 0–2 | Eliminated |
| C | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Quarterfinals |
| C | 2 | UAE | 1–1 | Eliminated |
| C | 3 | Maldives | 0–2 | Eliminated |
| D | 1 | Macau | 1–0 | Quarterfinals |
| D | 2 | Thailand | 0–1 | Eliminated |
Asian Games 2022 — Knockout and Placements
Single-Elimination Knockout
Saudi Arabia South Korea China Macau Chinese Taipei Malaysia Vietnam India South Korea China Chinese Taipei Vietnam South Korea Chinese Taipei China Vietnam | Date | Round | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | Quarterfinal | South Korea | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
| Sep 27 | Quarterfinal | China | 2–0 | Macau |
| Sep 27 | Quarterfinal | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Malaysia |
| Sep 27 | Quarterfinal | Vietnam | 2–0 | India |
| Sep 28 | Semifinal | South Korea | 2–0 | China |
| Sep 28 | Semifinal | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Vietnam |
| Sep 29 | Bronze-medal match | China | 2–1 | Vietnam |
| Sep 29 | Final | South Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
Final Placements
| Place | Medal | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gold | South Korea |
| 2nd | Silver | Chinese Taipei |
| 3rd | Bronze | China |
| 4th | — | Vietnam |
| 5th–8th | — | Saudi Arabia |
| 5th–8th | — | Macau |
| 5th–8th | — | Malaysia |
| 5th–8th | — | India |
| 9th–11th | — | Hong Kong |
| 9th–11th | — | Japan |
| 9th–11th | — | UAE |
| 12th | — | Thailand |
| 13th–15th | — | Kazakhstan |
| 13th–15th | — | Palestine |
| 13th–15th | — | Maldives |
No cash prize pool is listed for this event; the award is the official Asian Games medal result. No tournament MVP was published; Faker was a rostered gold medallist but did not play the final.
China Hangzhou Esports CentreHangzhou,
ChinaBeijingyuan Esports Ecological Park, Xiacheng District · Capacity 4,087 · 25–29 September 2023
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