{"id":167467,"date":"2025-02-17T09:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=167467"},"modified":"2025-02-17T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T09:21:35","slug":"esports-world-cup-foundation-tencent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/02\/esports-world-cup-foundation-tencent","title":{"rendered":"Esports World Cup Foundation forms strategic partnership with Tencent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2025//02//EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport-large.jpg/" alt=\"Esports World Cup Foundation forms strategic partnership with Tencent\" class=\"wp-image-167468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EWC-x-Tencent-e-sport.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: Tencent\/Esports World Cup Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad360a\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The <strong>Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF)<\/strong>, the company behind the Esports World Cup (EWC),  has announced a strategic partnership with <strong>Tencent E-Sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad3e5b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The partnership, announced at the <strong>Empower Esports Worldwide Series \u2014 The Esports Operation and Technology Session<\/strong> in Shenzhen, China, will see the two collaborate to strengthen the EWC&#8217;s reach in China.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf655ad4d60\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-166580\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2025//02//esports-world-cup-foundation-riot-games-valorant-league-of-legends-tft/" target=\"_blank\">Riot Games partners with Esports World Cup Foundation \u2014 VALORANT, League of Legends and TFT added to EWC<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-160869\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//esports-world-cup-foundation-partner-team-expansion/" target=\"_blank\">Esports World Cup Foundation expands partner programme to 40 organisations<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-156019\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//07//china-media-group-esports-world-cup-vspo-partnership/" target=\"_blank\">China Media Group, Esports World Cup and VSPO form strategic partnership<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad5e8b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Additionally, to further promote the competition&#8217;s visibility, both entities will establish the EWC China Development Team to enhance engagement and help connect Chinese esports with the global ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad660e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>With one of the largest populations in the world and noted competitive esports experience across several game titles such as Riot Games&#8217; VALORANT and League of Legends, China counts 490m esports users, according to an <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//12//china-esports-industry-report-2024/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">industry report <\/a>by the Electronic Sports Committee of China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association (ESC). <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad6d90\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In 2024, the Chinese esports industry generated 27.57bn RMB\u00a0(~\u00a32.97 bn) in revenues, with a large share coming from esports content live streaming.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad7500\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Established back in 2016, Tencent E-Sports is a brand and event operator that has hosted tournaments in over 90 countries and regions. Following the recognition of esports as an official event at the latest <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2022//05//2022-hangzhou-asian-games-postponed/" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hangzhou Asian Games<\/a>, Tencent\u00a0E-sports launched the <strong>Empower Esports Worldwide Series<\/strong> with the goal of reuniting global industry partners and promoting cultural exchange and long-term cooperation. After Saudi Arabia, the subsequent events are to be held in France, Japan, and China.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf655ad7c8d\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>&#8220;The Esports World Cup has created a global stage for competitive gaming, demonstrating its influence not only in China but across the world,&#8221; commented<strong> Mars Hou, Vice President of Tencent Games and General Manager of Tencent E-sports<\/strong>.<br><br>&#8220;Through this partnership, we are committed to elevating EWC\u2019s presence in China and integrating our esports industry with the world\u2019s largest competitive gaming event. 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