School Esports for International Schools in Shanghai

Structured school esports in China's most international city

Shanghai has the largest concentration of international schools in China โ€” over 70 schools serving a huge and diverse expatriate community. DAIGON partners with international schools across Pudong, Jing'an, Changning, and beyond.

Local context

Why DAIGON for Shanghai schools

  • Shanghai's international schools are concentrated in Pudong (Jinqiao, Lujiazui), Changning, Jing'an, Xuhui, and Minhang โ€” all areas with strong DAIGON presence.
  • Many of Shanghai's international schools are COBIS or ECIS-affiliated, giving them access to DAIGON's exclusive association competition pathways.
  • Shanghai's international school market is highly competitive on enrichment quality โ€” school esports attract strong uptake across genders and age groups.
The programme

Everything Shanghai schools need

Structured club sessions

Ready to run from day one โ€” session guides, videos and a 60-minute plan every week.

8-skill badge progression

Stamps, levels and named badges tracked automatically for every student.

League and cup pathways

Association-exclusive leagues and knockout cups through DAIGON.

Route to the World Championship

Top schools qualify for the School Esports World Championship in Malta.

A global community

International school esports clubs competing across 60+ countries.

Dedicated support

Onboarding, IT checks and ongoing support from the DAIGON team.

Competitions

Compete locally and globally

Schools in Shanghai gain access to association-exclusive competitions through DAIGON โ€” leagues, cups, and a qualification route to the School Esports World Championship in Malta.

COBIS

Council of British International Schools

The club

A club your students will actually want to join.

DAIGON clubs run weekly, in 60-minute sessions, with no specialist teacher required. Any teacher can run it. Any student can join. The platform manages everything from attendance to badge progression automatically.

This week's session ยท 60 minutes
  1. Warm-upTeacher introduces the challenge. Students log in.
  2. PlayStructured play โ€” scores record themselves.
  3. DebriefQuick group reflection. Stamps awarded automatically.
  4. Wrap-upLeague table check, announcements, log out.

Bring DAIGON to your school in Shanghai

Book a call this week and your first squad could be playing next month.