PUBG Mobile has been enrolled as one of the eight esports titles that are making their debut at Asian Games 2022. This event will be hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2022 and multiple participating countries will be sending their representatives to compete for this new medal event.

The game is famous for its battle royale experience where teams drop and the last surviving roster wins a match. Players have to fight their way through the adversities in order to win the game and this involves clashing with opponents and defeating them using weapons.

This fighting element is a possible root cause for such a major step. According to the report, the industry feels like Asian Games Organizing Committee has advised that “because the Asian Games is an event that fosters camaraderie between countries, let us remove the interpersonal shooting aspect that can harm it.”

A Krafton spokesperson also reportedly commented on this and stated, “There is no anti-personnel element, but we are developing an Asian game version so that you can feel the atmosphere of the Battlegrounds by providing PUBG IP and builds.”

The responsible committees are yet to make any official announcement but it will be interesting to see how this core element of the game will be replaced for the Asian Games version of PUBG Mobile.

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The eight medal games are FIFA, an Asian Games version of PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor, Dota 2, League of Legends, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, HearthStone, and Street Fighter V. As of now, all Indian gamers can compete in the national championships for DOTA 2, Hearthstone, FIFA22, Street Fighter V and League of Legends which was announced by ESFI on Saturday.

However, there is no certain information over Arena of Valor and PUBG Mobile (PUBGM) since both games are banned in India. Although, the latter game was relaunched as Battlegrounds Mobile India for Indian players.

The teams who would register will compete in Road to Asian Games Regionals between April and July to determine their seeding at the main event in September. Here is the link to register for the games players are interested to compete in NESC 2022.

• Hearthstone: https://forms.gle/qSJgtgSjfHg42GPN7
• FIFA: https://forms.gle/sjSDK9UKjF7NhRwq7
• League of Legends 2022: https://forms.gle/5c7eJJ7351XaU3Le8
• Dota 2: https://forms.gle/hXDNp1GR9Yyz52wa9

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Asian Games 2022 will be a historic event for the esports industry. The esports segment is introduced alongside traditional sports for the first time and a total of eight titles are added as medal events. This prestigious event will take place in Hangzhou, China in September 2022.

According to a report by New Indian Express, MeitY and Sports ministry will decide if Indian athletes can participate in two games namely PUBG Mobile (Asian Games version) and Arena of Valor (Asian Games version) or not. This is due to the fact that both of these mobile titles were initially banned by MeitY under Section A of the IT Act in 2020.

PUBG Mobile and Arena of Valor were banned in India in 2020 as they posed a threat to user data privacy. The popular battle royale made a comeback in the form of Battlegrounds Mobile India and is a thriving esports title in India.

The Esports Federation of India (ESFI) seeks Indian Govt.’s clarity before hosting the preliminary qualifiers for PUBGM or Arena of Valor. The preliminary qualifier round of the rest will start around 15th March.

ESFI planned to start the preliminary rounds by 10th March but they were postponed by a few days. The qualifiers will work in two phases with the first one being completely online and there are chances of second stage being hosted in an offline format.

Around eight to sixteen teams or individuals will be selected for the grand finals of each event. The best team/individual in each game will represent India at the Asian Games 2022. ESFI will also prepare a substitute team in case of urgency.

A total of 20 players will be travelling to Hangzhou, China to represent India at the first ever recognized esports medal event in the world.

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The query regarding this event arose when Ms. Sushmita Devi questioned multiple aspects including if the government was aware that “e-Sports” was a medal event in the upcoming Asian Games 2022. She also inquired if India will be taking part in this event given the “booming e-Sports scenario” in the country. A total of five questions were asked related to esports and its training facilities.

He responded with the response that the government is aware of the “E-sports” metal sport event that will be played in the Asian Games 2022. The government is in talks with the Indian Olympic Association and its counterparts to process the form and share it back with the Asian Games committee.

He also outlined that the National Sports Federation (NSF) was responsible for promoting, training, and developing “specific sports discipline.” The service enhanced crafted by NSF with the assistance of any monetary help to the perceived leagues. The main motive of these federations will be to provide development and financial assistance to the teams and players that will be competing in the Asian Games 2022.

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Esports is finally being recognized around the world as the future of sports competition and its inclusion with the traditional sports at Asian Games is one of the biggest achievements for this industry. 2022 Asian Games are to be hosted in Hangzhou, China in September 2022.

At the 2022 Asian Games, following esports titles will be included and each one will have its own national team:

• Arena of Valor (Asian Games version)
• Dota 2
• Dream Three Kingdoms 2
• EA Sports FIFA
• Hearthstone
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile (Asian Games version)
• Street Fighter V

The AESF will be employing special committees to ensure that each region will send its best representative at the Asian Games. A number of national competitions in the titles like League of Legends and PUBG Mobile will be hosted in the month of February and March and finally, the national esports teams for each region will be decided by April.

According to the RDAG(Road to Asian Games) timeline, the campaign was pitched in November and the official introduction of esports into Asian Games was announced on 14th January 2022.

Furthermore, the timeline states that National Team Selection will be done between February and April and from April to July, the ‘RDAG Regionals’ would be hosted to give the final seedings.

The final event will be hosted in China in September 2022 and will have all the national teams competing in their respective titles.

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