
Hero Esports Asian Champions League 2026 Closed Qualifier Day 1: Recap
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.
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.
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Legion 9 - 13
Unitronics (Dust2) -
5star 13 - 9
Nas (Nuke) -
JiJieHao 13 - 1
UR (Dust2) -
Wings of Freedom 13 - 3
BORING PLAYERS (Nuke)

Legion 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 |
| 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 |



Nas
5star 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 |
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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 |











JiJieHao
UR 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 |








BORING PLAYERS| 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.
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Rooster 13 - 11
WYDO (Inferno) -
ZEVS 13 - 11
BMZ (Nuke) -
Just Swing 9 - 13
Alter Ego -
Last Bullet 13 - 10
Chaos (Dust2)

Rooster
WYDO Rooster |
K - D | +/- | ADR | KAST | Rating 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel 'rekonz' Mort |
19 - 17 | +2 | 79.5 | 83.3% | 1.48 |
Jordan 'SkulL' Newland |
19 - 17 | +2 | 92.5 | 70.8% | 1.22 |
Michael 'chelleos' Hawkins |
22 - 14 | +8 | 81.3 | 75.0% | 1.08 |
Akram 'ADK' Smida |
16 - 13 | +3 | 48.2 | 83.3% | 1.06 |
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 |







ZEVS
BMZ 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 |






Last Bullet| 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 |





Just Swing
Alter Ego 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 |
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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