Exhibit 15.1
Our ref LWP/739086-000004/16143769v2
DouYu International Holdings Limited
20/F, Building A, New Development International Center,
No. 473 Guanshan Avenue,
Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei Province,
People’s Republic of China
28 April 2020
DouYu International Holdings Limited
We have acted as legal advisors as to the laws of the Cayman Islands to DouYu International Holdings Limited, an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of an annual report on Form20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019.
We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the heading “Item 10. Additional Information E. Taxation – Cayman Islands Taxation” in the Form20-F, and we further consent to the incorporation by reference of the summary of our opinions under this heading into the Company’s registration statement on FormS-8 (FileNo.333-235862) that was filed on 9 January 2020, pertaining to the Company’s Amended and Restated Restricted Share Unit Scheme.
We consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Form20-F in giving such consent.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP
Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP