| Event: | Men's tanding 65 kg |
| Games: | 2018 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Padepokan Pencak Silat |
| Dates: | 23–27 August 2018 |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Iqbal Candra Pratama |
| Goldnoc: | INA |
| Silver: | Nguyễn Ngọc Toàn |
| Silvernoc: | VIE |
| Bronze: | Jeff Loon |
| Bronzenoc: | PHI |
| Bronze2: | Abdumalik Salimov |
| Bronzenoc2: | UZB |
See main article: Pencak silat at the 2018 Asian Games.
The men's tanding 65 kilograms competition at the 2018 Asian Games took place from 23 to 27 August 2018 at Padepokan Pencak Silat, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]
Pencak silat is traditional Indonesian martial arts. Pencak silat is assessed from a punch, kick, sweep, and dings. The target that must be addressed is the patron in the body of every fighter who competed. Each judge gives an individual score for each competitor. The score given to each boxer would be taken from all 5 judges.
A total of twelve competitors from twelve countries competed in this Class D event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 65 kilograms.
Iqbal Candra Pratama from Indonesia won the gold medal after defeating Nguyễn Ngọc Toàn from Vietnam in the gold medal match by the score of 3–2. Jeff Loon from the Philippines and Abdumalik Salimov from Uzbekistan finished third and won the bronze medal after losing in the semifinal.
All times are Western Indonesia Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 23 August 2018 | 10:30 | Round of 16 | |||
| Friday, 24 August 2018 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals | |||
| Sunday, 26 August 2018 | 10:00 | Semifinals | |||
| Monday, 27 August 2018 | 15:30 | Final |