6 Esports Games Will Be Present at the 2018 Asian Games!
The 2018 Asian Games in Palembang are being held. The esports branch is lively for the first time in this biggest sporting event on the Asian scale. After going through a long process, finally in May 2018 6 games were chosen to enliven the esports branch at the 2018 Asian Games. After the news of the certainty of the entry of one of the MOBA mobile games into the esports exhibition branch in the 2018 Asian Games sports event, AESF or the Asian Esports Federation announced information regarding the next 5 games that will take part in enlivening the biggest sporting event in Asia. The selection of the 6 eSports Asian Games 2018 games raised many questions from the general public because there were games that were far more popular that were not selected.
Especially the question regarding the criteria for selecting a game that is considered appropriate to be competed in the 2018 Asian Games compared to similar games. The reason for choosing the 6 games was not explained in detail, regarding the selection of these 6 games into the 2018 Asian Games esports exhibition branch is purely a decision made by the Asian Esports Federation (AESF) which has been approved by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and is recommended as well. by the Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC). Each participating country continues to pass the scheduled qualification process. The 6 eSports Asian Games 2018 games in question are as mentioned below.
Arena of Valor
Mobile games with the MOBA genre, Arena of Valor, were the first to be announced as one of the 6 eSports games at the 2018 Asian Games. This game beat the big name Mobile Legends Bang Bang, which is more popular in Indonesia, and the MOBA game with better graphics, Vainglory. This game was developed by Tencent, and is one of the most popular games on the Google Play Store. The Arena of Valor games at the Asian Games will begin to be competed from August 26 2018. Indonesian athletes who will compete in these games are Muhammad Hartawan, Ilham Bahrul, Glen Richard, and Farhan Akbari. Glen was chosen to be the captain for the Arena of Valor Indonesia team at the 2018 Asian Games because of his many achievements. One of them became a champion with DG eSports at the Indonesia Games Tour 2018.
Clash Royale
Next is the name of the mobile game Clash Royale which is seen by many players as the successor to Clash of Clans. The tower defense genre game, which was released early on January 4, 2016, was published by Supercell. Clash Royale, which won the AMD eSports Audience Award, will be competed at the 2018 Asian Games on 27 August 2018. The Indonesian athlete representing this game is Ridel Yesaya Sumarandak. This 16-year-old youth from North Sulawesi was chosen to be a player for the Clash Royale team at the 2018 Asian Games because he is indeed capable and his quality has been recognized by the world.
League of Legends
The name League of Legends became the next controversial name after Arena of Valor. This MOBA genre PC game is able to beat the big name DotA 2 released by Valve. The games released by Riot Games on October 27, 2009 will be competed at the Asian games on August 27-29 2018. The athletes who will represent League of Legends at the Asian Games are Juan Felix, Malik Abdul Aziz, Bayu Putra Sentosa, Rully Susanto, Ericko Lim Gerry Arisena, and Peter Tjahjadi. Malik and Ericko are the most trusted players in the Indonesian team.
Starcraft II
The Starcraft II game released by Blizzard Entertainment is another game that will be competed in the 2018 Asian Games eSports branch. This real-time strategy PC game will be competed on August 30, 2018 at the 2018 Asian Games. The athlete representing Indonesia is Nyoman Arie. He became the representative of the Indonesian team for Starcraft II after defeating seven other players who participated in the athlete screening.
Hearthstone
Another Blizzard Entertainment game that is included in the list of eSports games at the 2018 Asian Games. His name is Hearthstone. This card strategy genre PC game was contested on August 31, 2018. The athlete who represented Indonesia for Hearthstone at the 2018 Asian Games was Hendri Handisurya.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
The last games to be competed at the 2018 Asian Games were the Pro Evolution Soccer sports games. This game, which is always updated every year, is able to beat its rival FIFA video game series. The athletes who will represent the Indonesian team for Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 at the Asian Games are Rizky Faidan and Setia Widianto. Rizky’s presence as a representative of Indonesia is very special because he is only 13 years old.
That’s the latest news about the 6 2018 Asian Games eSports games. Wishing you success for the Asian Games tournament in Indonesia, and the Indonesian esports contingent being able to win medals and make the nation proud, even though it’s only an exhibition branch!
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