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.