League of Legends to debut as esport at 2018 Asian Games

"We’re honored that League of Legends was selected for the Asian Games,” Riot’s co-head of esports Jarred Kennedy said. “Representing one’s country at the Olympics is a dream for athletes around the world, and with this step, that dream is one step closer to reality for the best in our sport.”

A total of 45 nations will take part in the Regional Qualifiers in June, where each nation will be invited to field their own representative team of five players. These qualifiers will narrow the participant pool to eight teams.

Indonesia, the host nation, will receive an automatic invitation. The other teams will be determined by qualifiers: one each from the Southeast, South, Central and West Asia regions, and three from the East Asia region.

The finalists will come together for the Games in Jakarta in late August.