Initially contested as a single tournament, the championship was expanded into a two-tournament series in 2014.

Since then, the regional 7s championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby 7s World Cup, or other sevens tournaments.

As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.

Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship competitions.

Tournaments that have featured as ranking events in the Asia Rugby Women's Sevens include: The continental title was contested in a single tournament from 2000 to 2012 (Asia Rugby Women's Championship).