The inaugural event, held in Shanghai, was a leg of the IRB World Sevens Series in 2001.

Key: Light blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Dark blue border on the left indicates a tournament included in the Asia Rugby Sevens Series.

^a Huizhou was scheduled for 26-27 September as the third leg of the 2020 Asian Sevens Series,[12] prior to August 2020 when Asia Rugby cancelled all their remaining competitions for the year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[13] ^b Huizhou was scheduled for 25-26 September as the third leg of the 2021 Asian Sevens Series,[14] but was subsequently replaced in the calendar by Dubai.