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Esports Asian Champions League 2025
The inaugural Esports Asian Champions League edition ran its finals in Shanghai from May 16 to 18, 2025, across nine esports titles.
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Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Shanghai, China · Finals May 16–18, 2025
The wider 2025 circuit ran from February to May; the official source identifies the Shanghai finals window.
Champion
Multiple title winners
The edition covered nine games; TYLOO won the Counter-Strike 2 final and other titles had separate champions.
Combined prize pool
US$2M
Games
9 titles
Participant scale
Unknown
Official sources confirm nine titles and spectator reach but do not publish one combined participant total.
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Organizer
Partner
Hero EsportsCommercial note
Competition organizer · Recorded in the 2025 edition.[1]
Editions
| Edition | Host | Dates | Prize pool | Games | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Current page | Shanghai, China | Feb 15, 2025 – May 25, 2025 | — | — | TYLOO |
PTG Database Analysis
The 2025 Esports Asian Champions League was the inaugural edition of Hero Esports’ multi-title Asian competition. Hero’s official property page describes a Shanghai final played across three venues and nine games; the Shanghai government report confirms the May 16–18 final window and the US$2 million total prize pool.
The edition combined several game-specific competitions rather than producing one universal champion. TYLOO won the Counter-Strike 2 title, while other game finals produced separate champions. The competition therefore belongs in PTG as one edition with title-level participant and result relationships, not as a single-game league.
The source record supports Hero Esports as organizer and identifies the event as an Asian qualification pathway connected to the Esports World Cup. A single participant total is not published, so the participant-scale card remains Unknown after checking the official property page and the final report.
References2
- [1]HERO ESPORTS Asian Champions League — Hero Esports
- [2]Shanghai's Hero Esports league winners secure place at EWC — Shanghai Municipal Government / China Daily
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