Arena of Valor Will Become One of Esports Branches at the 2018 Asian Games Jakarta Palembang

For information, Esports will be an exhibition sport at the 2018 Asian Games, Jakarta Palembang. 6 Games from different categories, will be competed in prestigious sporting events in the Asian region. One of them from the mobile game category is Arena of Valor.

From the information we get, the selection of the Arena of Valor game was taken by the Asian Esports Federation based in Hong Kong, based on the reason that the game is very popular in many countries in the Asian region. Indeed, there are also several other games that are similar and quite popular, such as Mobile legends and Vainglory. However, Arena of Valor is considered to meet the selection criteria for the Esports title at the Asian Games.

Arena of Valor or what we know as AoV, is currently being played in more than 85 countries around the world. This is one of the considerations for the Asian Esports Federation or AeSF in determining the title games to be competed at the 2018 Asian Games. In addition, AoV is also considered to have had an adequate competition structure, starting from the amateur level to the international level.

For additional information, Esports at the 2018 Asian Games is still an exhibition event, and at the 2022 Asian Games, they will compete for medals. Why did Esports just become an exhibition in 2018? Because it is a procedure of the Olympic Council of Asia or OCA.

A new sport, before being competed as a medal branch, must go through an exhibition or demonstration process first.