The Global Esports Summit 2023 and Tencent Esports Annual Conference is set to take place in the vibrant city of Shenzhen, China, from July 14 to 15, 2023. Themed Link to Future, this highly anticipated event brings together industry professionals, Esports enthusiasts, gamers, and key stakeholders from around the world to discuss and celebrate the rapidly growing field of Esports.
The event will introduce some new games developed by Tencent
Over the past decade, Tencent Esports has emerged as the world’s foremost and highly competitive esports brand. Tencent Esports provides professional and comprehensive support for both domestic and international development. Esports Summit is one such event that encourages the same.
The 2023 Global Esports Summit and Tencent E-sports Annual Conference will be held in Shenzhen, China from 14 to 15 July, 2023. Themed Link to Future. We are looking forward to meeting you in Shenzhen! #TencentEsports #GlobalEsportsSummit #TencentEsportsAnnualConference pic.twitter.com/cV4QM7xGN2
— Tencent Esports (@tencent_esports) June 15, 2023
Following a successful SPARK 2023, the summit will gather experts and leaders from five international associations to engage in discussions regarding the future of the esports industry. Additionally, the conference will unveil updates on the Asian Games Esports events that are going to take place this September.
As reported by hesketh2 on Twitter, Tencent will introduce an English-language schedule and a YouTube live stream for the first time ever. Several personnel from different studios will be arriving at the event, with the details given below.
| Game/Studio | Personnel | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Honor of Kings | Allan Zhang | General Manager of Global Esports of TiMi-L1 Studio, Tencent IEG Head of Honor of Kings Esports |
| PUBG Mobile & Project GN | Steven Liang | General Manager of LightSpeed-S-Studio, Tencent IEG Head of PEACEKEEPER ELITE (Game For Peace) Head of Project: GN |
| Speed Drifters | Spon Zhao | Operation Director of TiMi-J1 Studio, Tencent IEG Director of QQ Speed PC and Mobile Esports |
| Call of Duty Mobile | Leo Yao | General Manager of TiMi-J3 Studio, Tencent IEG Producer of CODM |
| Arena Breakout | Onrry Sun | Producer of Project Dark of MoreFun Studio, Tencent IEG |
| League of Legends Esports & Wild Rift | Bobby Jin | Vice General Manager of K6 Cooperation Dept, Tencent IEG CEO of TJ Sports Producer of VALORANT CN Publishing, Tencent IEG |
| Valorant | Eric Feng | Director of TJ Sports Head of Valorant Esports & League of Legends Wild Rift Esports |
| Crossfire | Abner Chen | Assistant General Manager of K1 Cooperation Dept, Tencent IEG Publishing Producer of Crossfire |
| EA FIFA Online 4 | Rison Wang | Publishing Producer of FIFA Games |
Most importantly, there has been mentioned that this event will introduce new Esports games developed by Tencent. Hence, there can be a chance to see Need For Speed Mobile Online, rumored to be named NFS Zeal, being one among the few discussed. It would certainly be intriguing to see how the Need For Speed franchise enters the esports scene.
In the last year’s Esports Summit, Wild Rift got a good share of collaboration and tournament announcements, followed by the new tournaments for Peacekeeper Elite; the Chinese rebranded version of PUBG Mobile. So, we can expect the same with their top games, especially Honor of Kings which is inching towards a global release.
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