Esports at the Southeast Asian Games
Esports has only featured in the Southeast Asian Games only once; in the 2019 edition held in the Philippines.
History[]
It was in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines, that esports first featured as a medal event in an International Olympic Committee-sanctioned multi-sport event. Esports priorly featured in the 2018 Asian Games as a demonstration event.[1]
Esports will be among the sports to be played at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.[2] Vietnam expanded the roster of game titles to be featured to eight from six with ten gold medals to be contested.[3]
Titles[]
Six video game titles has featured as part of the Esport event in the Southeast Asian Games. Six new titles are planned to be introduced in the 2021 edition of the Games.
| Video game title | Platform | Editions featured |
|---|---|---|
| CrossFire | PC | 2021 |
| Dota 2 | PC | 2019 |
| FIFA Online 4 | PC | 2021 |
| Starcraft II | PC | 2019 |
| Garena Free Fire | Mobile | 2021 |
| Hearthstone | PC | 2019 |
| League of Legends | PC | 2021 |
| League of Legends: Wild Rift | Mobile | 2021 |
| PUBG Mobile | Mobile | 2021 |
| Arena of Valor | Mobile | 2019, 2021 |
| Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | Mobile | 2019, 2021 |
Medal tally[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Philippines | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References[]
- ^ "Esports will be a medal event in the 2019 SEA Games". Fox Sports Asia. 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Manabat, Lio (15 October 2020). "Esports to return in next year's SEA Games: reports". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Mangubat, Lio (26 March 2021). "Dota 2, StarCraft, Tekken out; Wild Rift, PUBG in for final SEA Games esports lineup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
Categories:
- Esports at multi-sport events
- Sports at the Southeast Asian Games