The "Dexin Cup · Smart Competition for the Future" University Intelligence Competition League kicks off - University classrooms and competition venues jointly shape a new trend of thinking
In recent years, intellectual sports have gradually moved from the competitive stage to university classrooms. Strategy games represented by Texas Hold 'em poker, due to their wide application in psychology, probability theory, game theory and financial decision-making models, are being increasingly introduced into the teaching systems of more and more world-renowned universities. According to Dexin Sports, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and others have all used Texas Hold 'em Poker as a case tool in courses such as "Behavioral Decision-making" and "Risk Management" to cultivate students' logical reasoning, emotional management, and risk control abilities.
In China, courses such as those at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University and the Department of Finance of Fudan University have also begun to feature classroom discussion sessions on "incomplete information decision-making". Teachers believe that intellectual competitions are not merely entertainment but also a form of interdisciplinary thinking training, helping students make rational decisions and scientific judgments in complex environments.
Under this trend, the first "Dexin Cup · Smart Competition for the Future" College Intelligence Competition League, hosted by Dexin Sports, will officially kick off at Chengdu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China on November 20th. The event covers three major sports: chess, Go and Texas Hold 'em, aiming to stimulate college students' logical thinking potential and teamwork awareness through competitive forms. The organizers stated that this league will first be launched in universities in Sichuan and Chongqing, and is expected to expand to over a hundred universities across the country in the future, creating a wide-ranging campus intellectual sports system.
The development of intellectual competitions in colleges and universities is not only an extension of educational innovation, but also an important force promoting the diversification of campus culture. The "Implementation Opinions on Introducing Intellectual Sports Projects into Schools" issued by the Ministry of Education in 2024 clearly states that it is necessary to "encourage intellectual sports projects as the content of the second classroom to promote the all-round development of students." Events represented by the "Dexin Cup" are precisely practical samples of implementing this policy.
Industry experts point out that the value of intellectual sports goes far beyond the competition itself. It connects education, science and technology, culture and industry, providing a new stage for young people to showcase their thinking ability and psychological quality. The continuous investment of brands such as Dexin Jinying has also provided a more solid growth ground for intellectual sports in colleges and universities. In the future, with the improvement of the competition system, Chinese universities may become an important source of new forces in global intellectual competitions.