AoV Games Version Named Official Event at The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games

China’s Hangzhou — The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organizing Committee, and the Asian Electronic Sports Federation today announced Arena of Valor Asian Games Version as an official esports event at the 2022 Asian Games (AESF).

Arena of Valor created a special version specifically for the event that minimizes the amount of sociability, commercialization, and non-battle systems to concentrate on the game’s essential competitive elements.

Players from many locations can choose familiar heroes because the Arena of Valor Asian Games Version includes the most well-known characters from various Arena of Valor editions worldwide.

Developed by TiMi Studio Group, a global game development and operations company and a subsidiary of Tencent Games, Arena of Valor is a cutting-edge competitive warfare mobile game.

The game has been demonstrated in mobile esports tournaments all around Asia, including the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. Six million players and 73 billion viewers participated in the game’s esports in 2020 in Mainland China. Over 40 million hours of Arena of Valor gaming from the game’s two biggest competitions, the Arena of Valor World Cup and Arena of Valor International Championship, have been streamed by fans in various areas of the world.

“What makes this such an honor is the spirit of competition that has made Arena of Valor so well-liked throughout the world. The Arena of Valor Team stated, “With it, we will offer thorough help in areas like game creation, event logistics, athlete selection, training management, and anti-doping. We’ll collaborate closely with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), the organizing committee for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the Asian Electronic Sports Federation, and partners in all regions to bring the excitement of esports to every Asian Games viewer, drawing on our prior experience supporting the 2018 Asian Games.

There are 173 nations and territories and 16 languages of Arena of Valor available. In 18 countries and regions, it ranked among the top five download charts, and in 28 countries and regions, it ranked among the top 10 grossing charts. It has a 60% local population penetration rate in those markets and is the most popular mobile game in various Asian nations and regions where mobile is the dominant platform.