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| Abbreviation | AESF |
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| Formation | 2018 |
| Type | Sport organisation |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
Membership | 45 |
Official language | English |
President | Kenneth Fok |
Vice-president | See list
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| Affiliations | Olympic Council of Asia |
| Website | www |
The Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) is the governing body of Esports in Asia and recognized by Olympic Council of Asia.
So far, there are 45 member nations in AESF: [1]
| Nation | Organization |
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 Afghanistan | |
 Bahrain | |
 Bangladesh | Bangladesh Youth Development & Electronic Sports Association |
 Bhutan | |
 Brunei | |
 Cambodia | E-Sports Federation Cambodia |
 China | CSIC, e-Sports Department |
 Hong Kong | E-Sports Association Hong Kong |
 India | Electronic Sports Federation of India |
 Indonesia | Indonesia Esports Association |
 Iran | Iran Electronic Sports Association |
 Iraq | |
 Japan | Japan eSports Union |
 Jordan | Jordan Esports Committee |
 Kazakhstan | Qazaq Cybersport Federation |
 North Korea | |
 South Korea | Korea e-Sports Association |
 Kuwait | |
 Kyrgyzstan | Esports Federation of Kyrgyzstan |
 Laos | Lao e-Sports Federation |
 Lebanon | |
 Macau | Macau E-Sports Federation |
 Malaysia | Esports Malaysia |
 Maldives | Maldives E-Sporting Association |
 Mongolia | Mongolian E-Sport Association |
 Myanmar | Myanmar Electronics Sports Federation ( MESF ) |
 Nepal | Nepal Esports Association |
 Oman | Committee For Games And E-Sports |
 Pakistan | Pakistan Electronic Sports Federation |
 Palestine | |
 Philippines | Philippine Esports Organization |
 Qatar | |
 Saudi Arabia | Saudi Esports Federation |
 Singapore | Singapore Esports Association [2] |
 Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka eSports Association |
 Syria | Syrian Esports Association |
 Thailand | Thailand E-Sports Federation |
 Timor-Leste | |
 Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan National e-Sports Federation |
 Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Esports Association |
 United Arab Emirates | |
 Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Virtual Sports and Cyber Football Federation |
 Vietnam | Vietnam Recreational eSports Association |
 Yemen |
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