Announced at the end of September, the Esports Asian Champions League (ACL) is Asia's first premier Esports tournament founded and operated by Hero Esports (formerly VSPO). As a partner of the Esports World Cup, ACL will take place every year with a 6-month season, including 7-10 games at launch, promising to become the most diverse Esports event in Asia. 🌟

HoK is the second game confirmed to appear at ACL, after DOTA2 was announced a few days ago.

ESPORTS ASIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ANNOUNCED!

▶️ A partner of EWC 

▶️ Plan to include 7-10 titles at launch

▶️ Intended to be held annually with a 6-month season

Yesterday afternoon, at Shanghai INS Park, Shanghai 🇨🇳, the announcement ceremony of the Esports Asia Champions League tournament took place. Here, Asian Esports event organizer VSPO announced the launch of Asia's first premier multi-title Esports tournament - Esports Asia Champions League (ACL). ACL is intended to be an annual tournament, with a six-month season, with the goal of becoming Asia's "most diverse and accessible Esports event to date".

ACL will be run by a newly established body, named Asia Champions League Foundation, and will have a separate management structure. VSPO's Co-Founders - Jonny Wang and Xie Fan - will become CEO and Chairman of ACL, respectively. HRH Crown Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan (and ACL investor) will be the Honorary Chairman of ACL.

ACL was also announced as a partner for the Arab Esports World Cup, with the two sides discussing ways to include the tournament as part of the EWC 2025 Global Qualifiers. There are currently no official titles available. was announced, but VSPO confirmed that it intends to have 7-10 games held at launch. In the Concept Trailer shown, there are 8 countries (including Vietnam) and 3 games appearing - SF6, LOL (League of Legends) and PUBG. VSPO expects thousands of players to compete in future gaming arenas using extended reality (XR - including VR, AR and MR) across Asia, demonstrating its long-term vision of "a completely immersive stage". held online".

VSPO Founder Dino Ying said about this new tournament: "ACL will elevate Asian Esports to new heights. As Esports becomes a widely known form of sport thanks to its success at the Asian Games, Esports Week Olympic and Esports World Cup, we believe that multi-title international Esports tournaments represent the future of Esports, and ACL marks a commitment to that future."

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