Myanmar ‘ s Team Zanaka won the gold medal in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) esports event at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan after defeating Indonesia 4-0 in the final on 1 October. Competing at the Asian Games for the first time, Team Zanaka topped Group A after defeating Uzbekistan and Hong Kong SAR 2-0. The team then beat Cambodia 2-1 in the quarter-final and Malaysia 2-0 in the semi-final to reach the final.
In the final, Team Zanaka dominated Indonesia, which had advanced past the Philippines, Mongolia and Hong Kong SAR, securing a comprehensive 4-0 victory and Myanmar’s first-ever Asian Games MLBB gold medal. The victory also marks Myanmar’s first Asian Games gold medal in esports and adds to the country’s overall Asian Games medal tally of 17 gold, 28 silver and 57 bronze medals, totalling 102 medals since the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games.
MESF Chairman Dr Kaung Myat San expressed his pride in the historic achievement, saying that the gold medal represented not only the success of Team Zanaka but also a milestone for Myanmar’s esports community. He also thanked supporters, fans, sponsors and the athletes’ families for their encouragement. The achievement marks Myanmar’s first participation in MLBB at the Asian Games and a significant milestone for the country’s esports sector as it seeks to advance from the Asian level to the global stage.
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