| Esports at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games | |
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| Venue | Gymnasium of Hanoi Technology |
| Dates | 1–4 November |
Esports at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games was held in Gymnasium of Hanoi Technology, Vietnam from 1 November to 4 November 2009. There were five video games in the competition, FIFA 09, NBA Live 08, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, StarCraft: Brood War, Counter-Strike 1.6 and DotA Allstars.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 09 | Davoud Khoei Iran | Liu Xiao China | Tô Trung Hiếu Vietnam |
| Yang Zheng China | |||
| NBA Live 08 | Tohid Ghorbanifar Iran | Farzan Homaei Iran | Zhang Huajun China |
Talal Al-Meghaiseeb Qatar | |||
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted | He Xuebin China | Nguyễn Lê Văn Vietnam | Naeim Hedayati Iran |
Sardorbek Abdullaev Uzbekistan | |||
| StarCraft: Brood War | Lee Young-ho  South Korea | Jung Myung-hoon South Korea | Yang Zheng China |
| He Xuebin China | |||
| Counter-Strike 1.6 |  South Korea Kang Keun-chul Kim Min-soo Pyeon Seon-ho Lee Seung-wook Lee Sung-jae |  Uzbekistan Dilshod Madjidov Niyazi Ibragimov Rishat Gizdelkhaov Timur Nizamov Tomas Yasyukyavichyus |  Vietnam Nguyễn Thế Gia Hoàng Vũ Thành Nguyễn Ngọc Thiên An Nguyễn Quốc Hưng Bùi Duy Nhung Lê Xuân Hổ |
 Mongolia Enkhbayaryn Battsagaan Sükhbaataryn Bayarsaikhan Tsagaany Mönkhtüvshin Ganbatyn Nyambat Otgonbayaryn Sansar Byambadorjiin Tsolmon | |||
| DotA Allstars | Vietnam Lại Hồng Hải Bùi Phương Thảo Trần Minh Nhựt Nguyễn Như Phúc Huỳnh Văn Tân Nguyễn Kim Khánh | Mongolia Otgonbayaryn Sansar Ganbatyn Nyambat Enkhbayaryn Battsagaan Tsagaany Mönkhtüvshin Batboldyn Tamir | Uzbekistan Rishat Gizdelkhaov Niyazi Ibragimov Dilshod Madjidov Tomas Yasyukyavichyus Timur Nizamov |
| None awarded |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
1–2 November
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meisam Hosseini (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Kim Gwan-gyeon (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Byambasürengiin Lkhagvasüren (MGL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Mohamed Al-Ghazali (BRN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Gwan-gyeon (KOR) | 3–0 | Mohamed Al-Ghazali (BRN) | 6–1 | 12–0 | 9–1 |
| Meisam Hosseini (IRI) | 3–0 | Byambasürengiin Lkhagvasüren (MGL) | 4–1 | 7–2 | 6–0 |
| Meisam Hosseini (IRI) | 2–1 | Kim Gwan-gyeon (KOR) | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Byambasürengiin Lkhagvasüren (MGL) | 3–0 | Mohamed Al-Ghazali (BRN) | 8–1 | 9–1 | 6–0 |
| Meisam Hosseini (IRI) | 3–0 | Mohamed Al-Ghazali (BRN) | Walkover | ||
| Byambasürengiin Lkhagvasüren (MGL) | 0–3 | Kim Gwan-gyeon (KOR) | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 |
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Liu Xiao (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Laziz Alimjanov (UZB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Kim Jung-min (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu Xiao (CHN) | 2–1 | Laziz Alimjanov (UZB) | 3–2 | 6–2 | 1–2 |
| Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 1–2 | Kim Jung-min (KOR) | 3–2 | 2–7 | 2–5 |
| Liu Xiao (CHN) | 1–2 | Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 6–7 | 2–1 | 4–5 |
| Laziz Alimjanov (UZB) | 3–0 | Kim Jung-min (KOR) | 5–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Liu Xiao (CHN) | 2–1 | Kim Jung-min (KOR) | 2–4 | 6–2 | 3–2 |
| Laziz Alimjanov (UZB) | 1–2 | Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 2–7 | 5–1 | 2–2(p) |
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Zheng (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Sarvesh Agarwal (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Zheng (CHN) | 3–0 | Sarvesh Agarwal (IND) | Walkover | ||
| Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 0–3 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 3–14 | 0–8 | 0–4 |
| Sarvesh Agarwal (IND) | 0–3 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Yang Zheng (CHN) | 2–1 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Yang Zheng (CHN) | 3–0 | Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 5–1 | 9–0 | 4–0 |
| Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 3–0 | Sarvesh Agarwal (IND) | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phạm Khắc Việt (VIE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Ahmed Shukri (BRN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Mohammed Al-Naama (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Vedant Hooda (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vedant Hooda (IND) | 0–3 | Mohammed Al-Naama (QAT) | 0–8 | 0–4 | 0–9 |
| Ahmed Shukri (BRN) | 0–3 | Phạm Khắc Việt (VIE) | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 |
| Vedant Hooda (IND) | 0–3 | Ahmed Shukri (BRN) | 0–10 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Mohammed Al-Naama (QAT) | 1–2 | Phạm Khắc Việt (VIE) | 0–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 |
| Mohammed Al-Naama (QAT) | 1–2 | Ahmed Shukri (BRN) | 4–4(p) | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Vedant Hooda (IND) | 0–3 | Phạm Khắc Việt (VIE) | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–3 |
| Quarterfinals 2 November | Semifinals 3 November | Final 3 November | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Meisam Hosseini (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Liu Xiao (CHN) | 1 | 7 | 5 | B2 | Liu Xiao (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| C1 | Yang Zheng (CHN) | 3 | 5 | C1 | Yang Zheng (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Ahmed Shukri (BRN) | 2 | 0 | B2 | Liu Xiao (CHN) | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 3 | 2 | 5 | C2 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Kim Gwan-gyeon (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 0 | B1 | Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Phạm Khắc Việt (VIE) | 2 | 1 | C2 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| C2 | Davoud Khoei (IRI) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Yang Zheng (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Tô Trung Hiếu (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2–3 November
| Rank | Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tohid Ghorbanifar (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 | Farzan Homaei (IRI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 | Zhang Huajun (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Huajun (CHN) | 0–3 | Tohid Ghorbanifar (IRI) | 209–222 | 211–218 | 210–214 |
| Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 0–3 | Farzan Homaei (IRI) | 125–271 | 156–244 | 110–271 |
| Tohid Ghorbanifar (IRI) | 1–2 | Farzan Homaei (IRI) | 206–179 | 112–183 | 161–170 |
| Zhang Huajun (CHN) | 3–0 | Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 218–162 | 234–172 | 222–170 |
| Zhang Huajun (CHN) | 2–1 | Farzan Homaei (IRI) | 162–176 | 40–0 | 40–0 |
| Tohid Ghorbanifar (IRI) | 2–1 | Talal Al-Meghaiseeb (QAT) | 181–248 | 251–154 | 131–99 |
1 November
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Mehdi Nazari (IRI) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Kabir Tomar (IND) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Mohammed Al-Romaihi (QAT) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 2–0 | Kabir Tomar (IND) | 7:33.71–DNF | 6:00.33–DNF | |
| Mehdi Nazari (IRI) | 0–2 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 6:42.62–6:24.23 | DNF–6:10.20 | |
| Mehdi Nazari (IRI) | 2–0 | Kabir Tomar (IND) | 7:17.89–DNF | 8:08.17–DNF | |
| Mohammed Al-Romaihi (QAT) | 0–2 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | DNF–6:05.70 | DNF–6:23.34 | |
| Mehdi Nazari (IRI) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 6:21.08–6:06.25 | DNF–7:56.42 | |
| Mohammed Al-Romaihi (QAT) | 0–2 | Kabir Tomar (IND) | 8:47.41–8:19.01 | 8:52.12–8:44.26 | |
| Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 6:23.53–6:21.93 | 7:35.18–7:34.11 | |
| Mehdi Nazari (IRI) | 2–0 | Mohammed Al-Romaihi (QAT) | |||
| Mohammed Al-Romaihi (QAT) | 0–2 | Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | Walkover | ||
| Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 2–0 | Kabir Tomar (IND) | |||
| Athlete | Pld | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| He Xuebin (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Doniyor Shamuzafarov (UZB) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Nguyễn Lê Minh (VIE) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Vedant Hooda (IND) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyễn Lê Minh (VIE) | 2–0 | Vedant Hooda (IND) | 8:35.11–9:05.35 | 6:11.06–6:41.06 | |
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 2–1 | Doniyor Shamuzafarov (UZB) | 6:02.16–6:04.48 | 8:01.00–7:56.00 | 5:55.57–5:56.18 |
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 2–0 | Vedant Hooda (IND) | 5:54.10–DNF | 8:37.99–DNF | |
| He Xuebin (CHN) | 2–1 | Doniyor Shamuzafarov (UZB) | 7:31.84–7:36.24 | 7:53.12–7:50.82 | 6:03.38–6:05.00 |
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 2–0 | Nguyễn Lê Minh (VIE) | 6:19.41–6:30.81 | 7:50.90–DNF | |
| He Xuebin (CHN) | 2–0 | Vedant Hooda (IND) | 8:21.08–DNF | 8:44.68–DNF | |
| Doniyor Shamuzafarov (UZB) | 2–0 | Nguyễn Lê Minh (VIE) | |||
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 1–2 | He Xuebin (CHN) | |||
| He Xuebin (CHN) | 2–0 | Nguyễn Lê Minh (VIE) | 7:31.28–7:52.62 | 6:20.12–6:33.81 | |
| Doniyor Shamuzafarov (UZB) | 2–0 | Vedant Hooda (IND) | 8:07.62–DNF | 6:21.09–DNF |
2 November
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 2 | |||||||
| B2 | Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 1 | A1 | Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 0 | ||||
| B1 | He Xuebin (CHN) | 2 | B1 | He Xuebin (CHN) | 2 | ||||
| A2 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 0 | |||||||
| Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| B2 | Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 2 | |||||||
| A2 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 0 | |||||||
| Score | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | ||
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| Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 2–1 | Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 6:03.76–6:02.55 | 7:31.43–7:33.58 | 5:56.23–6:02.00 |
| He Xuebin (CHN) | 2–0 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 7:20.28–7:37.66 | 6:20.53–6:22.03 | |
| Naeim Hedayati (IRI) | 2–0 | Sardorbek Abdullaev (UZB) | 6:04.86–6:10.88 | 6:20.00–6:21.61 | |
| Nguyễn Lê Văn (VIE) | 0–2 | He Xuebin (CHN) | 7:32.26–7:31.31 | 6:04.55–6:02.43 |
3 November
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2–4 November
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Score | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||
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| Vietnam | 2–0 | Iran | Walkover | ||
| South Korea | 2–0 | Mongolia | 16–1 | 16–0 | |
| Vietnam | 2–0 | Mongolia | 16–3 | 16–3 | |
| South Korea | 2–1 | Uzbekistan | 16–5 | 9–16 | 16–9 |
| Iran | 0–2 | Mongolia | Walkover | ||
| Vietnam | 0–2 | Uzbekistan | 8–16 | 10–16 | |
| South Korea | 2–0 | Iran | Walkover | ||
| Mongolia | 0–2 | Uzbekistan | Walkover | ||
| Iran | 0–2 | Uzbekistan | Walkover | ||
| Vietnam | 0–2 | South Korea | 3–16 | 1–16 | |
1 November
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