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The 2025 Shanghai E-sports Masters opens on Wednesday at Jing'an Sports Center.
The 2025 Shanghai E-sports Masters is running from Wednesday to Sunday at Jing'an Sports Center, featuring nearly 100 top e-sports athletes from China, Mongolia, South Korea and other countries.
This year's masters has four main events: Honor of Kings: World – a new event for the 2026 Asian Games, Valorant, Overwatch and Identity V.
"We've prioritized internationalization since inception. This year, we host overseas teams and welcome on-site observers from international e-sports bodies," said Zhu Qinqin, secretary-general of the Shanghai Esports Association.
The 2025 Shanghai E-sports Masters opens on Wednesday at Jing'an Sports Center.
Tickets have been in major demand, with 2,100 tickets for popular Identity V sessions sold out in 2 seconds on Nov 21, the opening day of sales. With Valorant 2-day passes, business district discounts and a free-to-enter Jing'an digital symbiosis cultural market, the event aims to convert esports traffic into consumption growth.
"We aim to lower the threshold for spectators, allowing more citizens to participate and realize mutual empowerment between the event and commerce," said Ma Jiabin, director of the Jing'an district sports bureau.
The 2025 Shanghai E-sports Masters opens on Wednesday at Jing'an Sports Center.
The tournament will also use 8K naked-eye 3D and AI immersive audio-visual technology to enhance viewing.
"Ultra HD breaks time-space limits, offering immersive experiences and boosting esports industry value," said Tang Chenping, deputy general manager of Shanghai Daning Asset Management.
As a core district of Shanghai's global esports capital, Jing'an hosts more than 100 esports firms in what is a complete industrial chain.
"We offer up to 20 million yuan ($2.82 million) in rewards for major events and provide support in the form of policies, space, capital and talent," said Wu Fangyi, deputy director of the Jing'an district culture and tourism bureau.
The 2025 Shanghai E-sports Masters opens on Wednesday at Jing'an Sports Center.
Over the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), district officials intend to build the Lingshi China esports center industrial cluster to fuel the industry.
Wu added that the first immersive resident music show of League of Legends is scheduled to make its debut before the end of the year.
Source: China Daily
