PUBG MOBILE Selected As Medal Event at the 2022 Asian Games

PUBG MOBILE has been selected as one of the eight games that will be included in the official esports program for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

This is the first time PUBG MOBILE has been included as an event in the Asian Games, which will run from September 10 to September 25 2022. The competitors will be playing the PUBG MOBILE Asian Games Version for their chance to win their first ever Asiad gold medal.

The Asian Games is a multi-sport event that’s held every four years, in which Asia’s best athletes compete.

The event is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the second-largest event of its kind, after the Olympics. The Asian Games first paved the way for esports representation with its inclusion as a demonstration sport in 2018. In 2020, and now 2022, esports is part of the official program and a medal event. In this 19th Asian Games, PUBG MOBILE will join seven other games in the program: Arena of Valor Asian Games Version, DOTA 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, EA SPORTS FIFA branded soccer games, Hearthstone, League of Legends, Street Fighter V.

As one of the largest and most accessible esports programs in the world, PUBG MOBILE’s esports circuit has seen massive growth in 2021 with 14 new leagues and a total prize pool of US$15,000,000 USD for the year, the highest in mobile esports history.

PUBG MOBILE’s inclusion in the 2022 Asian Games shows its continued worldwide growth as one of the most popular mobile esports games, having recently surpassed over one billion downloads worldwide.

“It’s an honour for PUBG MOBILE to be included in the 2022 Asian Games. We’re incredibly lucky to have a number of extremely talented players from several countries including Malaysia, and can’t wait to see them compete as part of such a prestigious event. Fans of the game can look forward to exciting competition between the region’s best PUBG MOBILE players as they’re celebrated alongside the best athletes in Asia,” said James Yang, Director of Global Esports, Tencent Games.