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April 30, 2026 07:18pm
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Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier Day 1: Recap

Teams battle it out for a spot in the main event

The Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier kicked off today as 16 teams battled it out online on the opening day of the Closed Qualifier in their journey to make it to the main event. The Closed Qualifiers are a LAN event taking place in Shanghai with the likes of Rare Atom, JiJieHao, Alter Ego and Legion amongst others taking part.

The opening round of games were all BO1s with the day seeing a total of eight BO1s take place. Here's a quick look at the results from the opening day of the Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier.

Also read: HERO ACL closed qualifier teams announced

Group A

The Group A upper bracket games kicked off the day as Pakistan's Legion went up against South Asian mixed squad Unitronics, with the latter coming out on top in a close affair on Dust2. Mongolian team 5star saw off Chinese team Nas while JiJieHao and Wings of Freedom picked up two big wins to wrap up the Group A games for the day.

  • Legion 9 - 13 Unitronics (Dust2)

  • 5star 13 - 9 Nas (Nuke)

  • JiJieHao 13 - 1 UR (Dust2)

  • Wings of Freedom 13 - 3 BORING PLAYERS (Nuke)

Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
D2
Legion
9 - 13
Unitronics
All maps
Legion K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Huzaifa 'HZI' Ahmed 15 - 18 -3 74.8 72.7% 1.07
Zain 'Bloody' Talha 19 - 16 +3 72.1 63.6% 1.02
Shahmeer 'pavast4r' Imran 14 - 15 -1 70.7 63.6% 1.00
Hammad 'bravo' Barak Ullah 14 - 17 -3 80.3 68.2% 0.97
Syed 'BulleT' Sameer Ul Hassan 13 - 17 -4 75.5 68.2% 0.84
Unitronics K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Alikhan 'w1nt3r' Kopzhanov 21 - 15 +6 99.8 72.7% 1.67
Irmuun 'mENTALPLAY' Khuyagbadrakh 22 - 15 +7 85.8 77.3% 1.59
Anthony 'ImpressioN' Lim 18 - 15 +3 94.3 86.4% 1.32
Gan 'Kuma' Kai Lih 13 - 16 -3 61.7 72.7% 0.96
Clyde 'clyd1e' Justine Marcelo 9 - 16 -7 55.8 63.6% 0.62
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
Nuke
Nas
9 - 13
5star
All maps
Nas K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Ke 'Biuckmt' Liu 20 - 12 +8 84.6 72.7% 1.27
Yao 'Mr66' Zhou 14 - 17 -3 74.0 63.6% 1.05
Runze 'Corazz' Xv 15 - 16 -1 79.5 77.3% 1.01
Danting 'S1kura' Xu 11 - 14 -3 59.4 54.5% 0.89
Jianqi 'Mirorr' Zhai 8 - 18 -10 51.1 59.1% 0.63
5star K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Tengis 'rate' Boldbaatar 17 - 13 +4 86.7 72.7% 1.39
Uuganbayar 'NEUZ' Nyam-Otgon 19 - 14 +5 89.0 72.7% 1.36
Ariunjargal 'ariucle' Yadam 10 - 10 +0 52.1 81.8% 0.98
Gerelt-Od 'clouden' Jargal 13 - 16 -3 72.3 59.1% 0.94
Dulguun 'hoolig4n' Batsaikhan 17 - 15 +2 65.4 68.2% 0.89
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
D2
JiJieHao
13 - 1
UR
All maps
JiJieHao K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Hussein 'm1N1' Hijazi 21 - 3 +18 131.6 100.0% 2.62
Aleksandar 'CacaNito' Kjulukoski 18 - 9 +9 126.1 85.7% 1.76
Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci 11 - 8 +3 96.6 92.9% 1.71
Bebu 'Bibu' Aadil 8 - 6 +2 47.5 85.7% 1.06
Osama '0SAMAS' Orabi 6 - 5 +1 57.9 78.6% 0.91
UR K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Gu '0z' Long 8 - 14 -6 73.6 64.3% 0.73
Rongjing 'drace' Sun 7 - 11 -4 59.1 64.3% 0.70
Hao 'Doomer' Tang 7 - 13 -6 59.9 64.3% 0.64
Shiyu 'yoi' Wang 4 - 14 -10 33.9 42.9% 0.44
Yuxi '4ever' Li 4 - 12 -8 44.6 28.6% 0.30
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
Nuke
Wings of Freedom
13 - 3
BORING PLAYERS
All maps
Wings of Freedom K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Jiahao 'Kinatie' Nan 20 - 6 +14 112.8 93.8% 2.06
Yifan 'Long' Wang 14 - 8 +6 107.4 100.0% 1.82
Chi 'Wh1t6zZ' Zhang 15 - 9 +6 88.1 75.0% 1.32
Wei 'zxy' Zou 10 - 7 +3 68.5 75.0% 1.18
Mahejiang '1romma' Tilek 9 - 10 -1 67.2 87.5% 0.92
BORING PLAYERS K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
JianCong 'tutu' Wu 12 - 13 -1 81.6 62.5% 1.24
Dongrui 'zdr' Zhang 12 - 14 -2 79.0 68.8% 0.95
ZhenGang 'D1zzyg' Dou 8 - 16 -8 62.0 68.8% 0.69
Chen 'Miszary' Yi Wang 6 - 14 -8 40.0 43.8% 0.51
Cao 'Jun7' Junqi 2 - 14 -12 42.3 68.8% 0.42

Group B

The Group B games were much closer as Australian team Rooster was pushed to the limit by Vietnamese squad WYDO on Inferno while ZEVS edged out BMZ in a close game on Nuke. Last Bullet took down countrymen Chaos on Dust2 while Alter Ego fought past Just Swing in their opening game on Nuke by posting a 13-9 win.

Also read: HERO ACL 2026 teams announced

  • Australia Rooster 13 - 11 WYDO (Inferno)

  • ZEVS 13 - 11 BMZ (Nuke)

  • Just Swing 9 - 13 Alter Ego

  • Last Bullet 13 - 10 Chaos (Dust2)

Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
Inf
Rooster
13 - 11
WYDO
All maps
Rooster K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Australia Daniel 'rekonz' Mort 19 - 17 +2 79.5 83.3% 1.48
Australia Jordan 'SkulL' Newland 19 - 17 +2 92.5 70.8% 1.22
New Zealand Michael 'chelleos' Hawkins 22 - 14 +8 81.3 75.0% 1.08
Australia Akram 'ADK' Smida 16 - 13 +3 48.2 83.3% 1.06
Australia Jake 'ju1ces' Hennessy 9 - 16 -7 73.2 79.2% 0.99
WYDO K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Nguyen 'Sylvain' Cong Hoang Anh 18 - 15 +3 76.7 79.2% 1.36
Nguyen 'cachabac1' Tuan Kiet 18 - 13 +5 71.9 66.7% 1.16
Tuấn 'KJ' Thành 14 - 20 -6 78.5 79.2% 1.00
Huỳnh 'iCeyDal' Lâm Huy 18 - 19 -1 96.7 66.7% 0.99
Tran 'Sora' Minh Hoang 9 - 18 -9 33.4 66.7% 0.60
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
Nuke
ZEVS
13 - 11
BMZ
All maps
ZEVS K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Davaajargal 'bexyz' Bayarjargal 21 - 15 +6 90.1 58.3% 1.27
Erdemesuren 'GEZUU' Naran 20 - 17 +3 79.5 70.8% 1.22
Khuslen 'versa' A 13 - 14 -1 59.5 66.7% 1.06
Erkhembold 'dobo' Oyunbat 12 - 19 -7 61.0 54.2% 0.89
Tuguldur 'FELSADIA' Ulziibat 11 - 17 -6 58.0 62.5% 0.81
BMZ K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Tsomorlog 'QQLIGHTNING' Bumanbaatar 21 - 13 +8 73.2 70.8% 1.24
Zol-Erdene 'Wonderzce' Shijirbaatar 15 - 16 -1 84.8 66.7% 1.16
Davaasuren 'fury5k' Ganbaatar 16 - 15 +1 77.8 66.7% 1.10
Telmen 'MagnumZ' Khurelkhuu 19 - 18 +1 82.7 70.8% 0.98
Turbold 'rhittacrit' Turbat 11 - 16 -5 52.3 62.5% 0.68
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
D2
Chaos
10 - 13
Last Bullet
All maps
Chaos K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Xuan 'Cloud Chaser' Lin 18 - 15 +3 86.4 60.9% 1.28
Xun 'F1ashgod' Xu 13 - 14 -1 57.1 78.3% 1.02
ZhaoCheng 'Keb1e' Li 15 - 16 -1 94.3 73.9% 1.01
QiFan 'W1nter1ove' Lin 17 - 15 +2 78.2 60.9% 0.95
HaoCheng 'DreamSky' Lan 8 - 15 -7 35.3 47.8% 0.51
Last Bullet K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Yueyu 'Miami' Chen 18 - 12 +6 90.3 69.6% 1.47
Peng 'Roninbaby' Xu 20 - 16 +4 97.6 69.6% 1.29
Liu 'lan' Qi 15 - 11 +4 61.1 69.6% 1.04
XueBing 'B1NGO' Dai 11 - 14 -3 43.3 73.9% 1.02
Junchi 'BZA' Yang 11 - 18 -7 59.2 65.2% 0.80
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier
Nuke
Just Swing
9 - 13
Alter Ego
All maps
Just Swing K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Hao 'skrr' Shifeng 16 - 17 -1 78.2 72.7% 1.10
WenYao 'Purely' Zhong 14 - 16 -2 63.3 68.2% 0.93
YiHeng 'sATOR1' Wang 13 - 19 -6 74.2 77.3% 0.87
Yi 'gas' Ding 13 - 18 -5 69.2 59.1% 0.86
Ivan 'qqGOD' Ivlev 10 - 15 -5 58.5 72.7% 0.76
Alter Ego K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 3.0
Tomasz 'tomiko' Uroda 22 - 11 +11 95.1 86.4% 2.04
New Zealand Sean 'Gratisfaction' Kaiwai 22 - 14 +8 111.4 77.3% 1.49
Zahar 'Polbandana' Siledchyk 17 - 13 +4 86.6 77.3% 1.02
Saad 'PokemoN' Ahmad 11 - 15 -4 64.0 77.3% 0.91
Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand 12 - 14 -2 55.6 68.2% 0.87

The action will continue tomorrow with the upper bracket semi-finals and lower bracket elimination games across both groups. From the 16 teams, the top four teams will book their place at the Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026, which is a $150,000 LAN tournament set to take place between May 11 - May 17, 2026 in Shanghai, China.

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