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Hangzhou is Zhejiang's capital city in China and hosted the 2022 Asian Games, where esports made its official medal-event debut in 2023.

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Updated October 18, 2026

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2022 Asian Games[3][4]

The postponed Games took place in 2023, when esports debuted as a medal event.[](cite:2)[](cite:3)

Events and competition

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  1. [1]West Lake IMG 8755 Hangzhou panorama — Wikimedia Commons / Bjoertvedt
  2. [2]Hangzhou Municipal Government official website — Hangzhou Municipal Government
  3. [3]OCA announces new dates for the 19th Asian Games — Hangzhou — Olympic Council of Asia
  4. [4]Esports attracts 476 athletes for Hangzhou debut — The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Organising Committee
  5. [5]Esports attracts 476 athletes for Hangzhou debut — Olympic Council of Asia
  6. [6]Esports shines at 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou — Olympic Council of Asia
  7. [7]2024 KPL Annual Finals schedule and format — KPL
  8. [8]2024 KPL Annual Finals participant field — KPL
  9. [9]成都AG超玩会夺得首个KPL年度总决赛冠军 — CCTV
  10. [10]总奖金7000万元！KPL公布年度总决赛晋级规则 — Yangcheng Evening News
  11. [11]京城见证首个王者荣耀KPL年度总冠军诞生，成都AG超玩会夺得2024KPL年度总决赛冠军 — Tuoluo Technology
  12. [12]V26 Hangzhou stop — VCT CN Stage 1 regular-season ticket announcement — VALORANT Esports China
  13. [13]V26 Beijing stop — VCT CN Stage 1 playoffs — Shijingshan District Government, Beijing
  14. [14]2026 VCT CN Stage 1 Hangzhou stop — partner acknowledgements — VALORANT Esports China (verified account; Sina mirror)
  15. [15]VCT 2026: China Stage 1 — groups, participants and results — VLR.gg
  16. [16]VCT 2026: China Stage 1 — playoff bracket and final standings — VLR.gg
  17. [17]无畏巡回北京站开启 — VALORANT (verified official account; Sina mirror)
  18. [18]Mala Wangzi becomes a 2026 VCT CN official partner — Mala Wangzi official account (Sina mirror)
  19. [19]Shizuren official account — 2026 VCT CN Beijing stop activations — Shizuren official account
  20. [20]VALORANT Esports League Handbook — Riot Games
  21. [21]解锁‘会展+电竞’新场景，打造产业融合海珠样本！ — 南方+
  22. [22]VCT 2026: China Stage 1 — tournament listing — GosuGamers
  23. [23]首次开启电竞全环节巡回模式，2026无畏巡回计划重磅发布 — 体育+ / Tencent Sports
  24. [24]2026 VCT CN stage partner acknowledgements — VALORANT Esports China (verified Weibo account)
  25. [25]无畏巡回成都站即将开赛 — VALORANT Esports China (verified Weibo account; Sina mirror)
  26. [26]2026 VCT CN Kickoff and V26 Guangzhou stop — VALORANT Esports China (verified Weibo account; Sina mirror)
  27. [27]VCT 2026: China Kickoff — VLR.gg
  28. [28]VCT 2026: China Stage 2 — VLR.gg
  29. [29]TYL 获 2026 VCT CN 联赛年度总冠军 — VALORANT Esports China (verified Weibo account; Sina mirror)
  30. [30]VCT 2026: China Kickoff — Liquipedia VALORANT Wiki
  31. [31]首站广州！《无畏契约》2026 VCT CN联赛即将开启 — PentaQ
  32. [32]V26 Chengdu stop — VCT CN Stage 2 playoffs dates and venues — Chengdu Sports Bureau, verified account
  33. [33]首站广州！《无畏契约》2026 VCT CN联赛即将开启 — Guangzhou Huacheng Media Group
  34. [34]V26 Changsha stop — VCT CN Stage 2 regular-season ticket announcement — VALORANT Esports China
  35. [35]VALORANT Esports — VCT China schedule and results — Riot Games / VALORANT Esports
  36. [36]WEG Masters 2006 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  37. [37]WEG Masters Postponed — GosuGamers
  38. [38]WEG finally lands in China after twists and turns — Sina Technology
  39. [39]World eSports Games Masters 2006 — Warcraft III — Liquipedia Warcraft Wiki
  40. [40]WEG Masters final results — Team-AAA
  41. [41]World eSports Masters 2008 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  42. [42]WEG attendees released — HLTV.org
  43. [43]Demos from WEM 2008 available — HLTV.org
  44. [44]mTw win WEM 2008 — HLTV.org
  45. [45]2008世界体育电子竞技大师赛在我校顺利落下帏幕 — Hangzhou Normal University
  46. [46]World e-Sports Masters 2009 — Liquipedia Esports Wiki — Liquipedia
  47. [47]WEM 2009 groups drawn — HLTV.org
  48. [48]WEM confirm participants — HLTV.org
  49. [49]World Esports Masters: Preview — HLTV.org
  50. [50]WEM2009 opens at Hangzhou Dianzi University — Hangzhou Net
  51. [51]fnatic are WEM 2009 champions — HLTV.org
  52. [52]World eSports Masters 2010 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  53. [53]WEM 2010 announced with $69,000 — HLTV.org
  54. [54]WEM 2010 teams announced — HLTV.org
  55. [55]WeMade FOX win WEM 2010 — HLTV.org
  56. [56]世界体育电子竞技大师赛在杭举行 — Hangzhou News
  57. [57]WEM 2010 finishes at Hangzhou Electronic Science and Technology University — Ilgan Sports

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