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Melco Resorts & Entertainment supports the government’s efforts to promote economic diversification in Macau. With e-Sports rapidly developing to become an attractive contemporary entertainment option, Melco is delighted to bring this emerging new generation sport and entertainment experience to Macau.

Melco co-organizes World University Cyber League 2021. A contract signing ceremony took place on Monday at Hengqin International Business Centre. Mr. Raymond Lo, Senior Vice President, General Manager of Altira Macau & Mocha (front right) attended the contract signing ceremony on behalf of Melco Resorts & Entertainment.

The Company has announced it will be co-organizing the forthcoming World University Cyber League 2021 e-Sports event. For the first time, the competition will be held in Macau and the Hengqin New Area of Zhuhai under a “one game, two places” model. The Macau finals will be held at Studio City. A contract signing ceremony took place on Monday at Hengqin International Business Centre with the event’s host Tencent Sports and co-organizers Melco Resorts & Entertainment and, L & L Sailing Up Sports  and Zhuhai Da Heng Qin Group Co., Ltd. In 2018, Melco partnered with digital entertainment platform Garena to bring 2018 League of Legends Master Series (LMS) – Spring Final to Macau for the first time.

Mr. Fu Hanrong, Deputy Head of the Zhuhai Liaison Department of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Macao SAR; Mr. Chao Kuok Wai, Head of Sports Development Department, Sports Bureau of Macau SAR Government; and Mr. Wu Chuangwei, Deputy Director of the Administrative Committee of Hengqin New Area of Zhuhai attended the contract signing ceremony.

Mr. Clarence Chung, Board Director of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said, “We collaborated with CCTV late last year to host the GBA Sim Racing Grand Prix 2020 – The National Final for the first time in Macau at City of Dreams, drawing the attention of e-Sports fans from across the country. We are pleased to now co-organize the World University Cyber League 2021 – Finals with Tencent Sports and look forward to bringing another wonderful international e-Sports event to the city to support Macau’s economic diversification.”