FIFA Online 4 at Asian Games 2023: Participating teams, schedule, format, and more

FIFA Online 4 is one of the seven esports titles to be conducted as a medal sport at the Asian Games 2023. Players from multiple countries in Asia will represent their nations in the event and compete to bag one of the three top medals.

The addition of FIFA Online 4 to the roster of esports titles at the Asian Games 2023 is the first time the game will be played as an official medal sport. With that said, here's a quick list of all the teams participating so far, along with the format and other details.

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All FIFA Online 4 participants at the 19th Asian Games

For this event, the games will witness 21 participating nations. A total number of 36 players have been confirmed. Considering that the event starts tomorrow, this is most likely the final list of participants for this year. Having said that, here's a list of all the participating countries:

Bahrain

• Abdulaziz Abdullatif Mohamed Moor Faqeehi
• Rashed Khaled M. Alrowaihi

China

• Li Sijun
• Liu Jiacheng

Hong Kong

• Fan Cheuk-wa
• Yau Man-lung

India

• Charanjot Singh
• Karman Singh

Indonesia

• Mohammad Ega Rahmaditya

Jordan

• Abdel Hakin Ahmad Ibrahim Aldarawsheh

Kazakhstan

• Murbakyt Mirgali
• Olzhas Yessentayev

Kuwait

• Aldhafiri Meshari

Macau

• Hang Sam-tong
• Nuno Martins Dias Wong

Maldives

• Hassan Ali Raaidh
• Zihny Mohamed Zameel

Nepal

• Sameer Gurung

Palestine

• Kiswani Abdelrahman

Philippines

• Aristorenas Jorrel

Qatar

• Ahmed Al-Meghessib
• Al-Eid Jassim

South Korea

• Kwak Joon-hyuk
• Park Gi-young

Saudi Arabia

• Ahmad Mujahid
• Aossad Aldossary

Tajikistan

• Manuchekhr Benazirzoda
• Sharifi Behruzi

Thailand

• Phatanasak Varanan
• Teedech Songsaisakul

United Arab Emirates

• Alhammadi Ali
• Alsuwaidi Ahmad

Uzbekistan

• Kaxramon Solikhboev
• Ulmasbek Fatzuev

Vietnam

• Ho Gia Huy
• Truong Duc Hieu

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FIFA Online 4 Asian Games 2023: Schedule and format

The FIFA Online 4 format for the Asian Games 2023 is divided into two stages: the Preliminary Stage and the Main Bracket. Out of all the participants, six will be randomly drawn, and they'll have to play in the Preliminary Stages. This stage will follow a single-eliminator tournament format.

As for the Main Bracket, 24 participants, along with the five regional winners of the Road to Asian Games 2023 and the three winners of the Preliminary Stages, will face off against each other in a double-eliminator tournament. In this bracket, the first player to win two rounds in a match will win.

The match cards for this event are yet to be announced.

The schedule is as follows:

Preliminary Stage/Main Bracket: September 24

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals/Semifinals: September 24

Lower Bracket Quarterfinals/Semifinals: September 25

Upper Bracket Finals: September 25

Lower Bracket Finals: September 27

Grand Finals: September 27

Positions	Participant
1st	-
2nd	-
3rd	-
4th	-

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FIFA Online 4 Asian Games 2023 Match Card

The fixtures for all the matches during the tournament are as follows:

Preliminary Round

Player 1	Player 2	Score
Sameer Gurung	Hang Sam-tong
Sharifi Behruzi	Ho Gia Huy
Ahmad Alsuwaidi	Trurong Duc Hieu
Mohammad Ega Rahmadi	Hassan Ali Raaidh

Upper Bracket 1

Player 1	Player 2	Score
Teedech Songsaisakul
Alhammadi Ali	Ahmed Al-Meghessib
Abdel Hakim Ahmad Ibrahim Aldawarsheh	Park Gi-young
Fan Cheuk-wa	Zihny Mohamed Zameel
Charanjot Singh	Liu Jiacheng
Aristorenas Jorrel	Rashed Khaled M. Alrowaihi
Mossad Aldossary	Olzgas Yessentayev
	Kaxramon Solikhboev
Ahmad Mujahid
Nuno Martin Dias Wong	Phatanasak Varanan
Manuchekhr Benazirozda	Nurbakyt Mirgali
Al-Eid Jassim	Ulmasbek Fayziev
Aldhafiri Meshari	Kishwani Abdelrahman
Karman Singh	Abdulaziz Abdullatif Mohamed Moor Faqeehi
Yau Man-lung	Li Sijun
	Kwak Joon-hyuk

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Interestingly enough, as per the schedule, there are no matches that are being played on September 26. No other esports tournament at the Asian Games 2023 will have a gap day like this. Because of the gap, the players who make it to the Grand Finals will get a day of rest before they go against each other for the top two spots at the event.

With less than three days remaining for the event to begin, it will be interesting to see how each country fares in FIFA Online 4.