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Electronic sports at the 2018 Asian Games

The Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) tournament at the 2018 Asian Games was an eSports demonstration event that contested on 1 September 2018. The Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 was the specific PES title used for the event.

Qualification
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 qualification for the East Asia zone was determined through an offline competition in Changzhou, China while the qualification for the rest of the zones were determined through online matches. Indonesia as hosts automatically qualifies.

East Asia
Source: AESF

Southeast Asia
Source: AESF

South Asia
Source: AESF

Central Asia
Source: AESF

West Asia
Source: AESF
 * 1) Goal difference: Vietnam (+12), Malaysia (+1), and Thailand (–7)

Players
Each nations was represented by two players.

Format
The format used in this tournament are best of three with single round robin in the group stage and single elimination in knockout stage. The highest two of each group will advance to semifinals. The best of three series consists of the following: 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, and a second 1 vs 1.

9 in-game clubs are available for selection for competitors of the PES tournament. In a best of three series between two nations, each side cannot select the same in-game club more than once. Two nations cannot play the same in-game club against each other in a single match. In the event that the two sides choose the same club, a referee shall make a coin toss to decide which team shall change their selection.


 * Available in-game clubs
 * 🇪🇸 FC Barcelona
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Liverpool F.C.
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal F.C.
 * 🇩🇪 FC Schalke 04
 * 🇮🇹 Inter
 * 🇮🇹 AC Milan
 * 🇧🇷 SC Corinthians Paulista
 * 🇦🇷 CA River Plate
 * 🇨🇱 Colo-Colo

Group A
Teams shaded in blue advanced to the knockout stage.

Group B
Teams shaded in blue advanced to the knockout stage.