Digital Esports Asia supports to promote esports debut on the stage of the intercontinental games
DEA is dedicated in promoting esports into sports world.
2016
DEA proposed esports strategy to OCA president and Director General
2017
OCA officially launched the process of integrating esports into traditional sports
2017
Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Driven by the AESF, esports opened a new chapter for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games as a demonstration sport. Players competed in some of the most popular games contested in the world, including Dota II, Starcraft II, King of Fighters XIV, and Hearthstone.
2018
Asian Games, Jakarta, Indonesia
Esports debuted as a demonstration event at the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in August of 2018. The competition was co-organized by the OCA and the AESF, featuring six events, including 135 players from 18 countries/region.
2019
Southeast Asian Games, Manila, Philippines
Esports is the featured as a medal event
2020/2021
China International Import Expo, Shanghai, China
2022
3rd GCC Games, Kuwait
2022
Southeast Asian Games, Hanoi, Vietnam
2023
Road to Asian Games, Macau, Hangzhou, Seoul
2023
19th Asian Games, Hangzhou, China
Esports is the featured as a medal event in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
There are seven medal events, plus two demonstration games, reflecting the popularity and growth of electronic sports in China and Asia.
The seven official events are:
1. Arena of Valor Asian Games Version
2. Dota 2
3. Dream Three Kingdoms 2
4. EA SPORTS FC Online
5. League of Legends
6. Peace Elite Asian Games Version
7. Street Fighter V Champion Edition
The two demonstration events are:
1. AIES Robot Sports-Ultimate Battle competition
2. AIES XR Sports-Steelraid
With the mission of promoting esports, Digital Esports Asia (DEA) will take full advantage of the resource and operation capability, and facilitate sustainable development of the whole industry chain of esports.