The 2019 Women's E-sports Championship closes in Chengdu, China on Dec. 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)
BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China's e-sports market saw its sales revenue reach around 136.557 billion yuan last year, up 44.16 percent year on year, according to a report jointly released by several organizations including the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association (CADPA).
Zhang Yijun, first vice chairman of the CADPA, noted that the CADPA will be committed to promoting the standardization of e-sports industry in a bid to further push forward the high-quality development of the sector.
According to Zhang, at present, China is organizing relevant experts and enterprises to draw up standard development plans for e-sports sectors.
He also pointed out that it is necessary to further accurately define the nature of e-sports in order to formulate standardized rules and urge the development of the e-sports industry in a more scientific and orderly manner.
E-sports, which refers to organized, multiplayer video game competitions, has injected new momentum into China's gaming industry and is becoming a fresh growth point. (Edited by Yang Yifan with Xinhua Silk Road, yangyifan@xinhua.org)
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