For the first time in its 60 year history, esports will be contested as medal events at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
Esport competitions will run from December 5 to 10, at the Filoil Flying V Centre in Manila, Philippines.
Nine countries will be participating in the games: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar. The only SEA games nations not participating in the esports events are Brunei and East Timor.
Six titles will be contested:
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Arena of Valor
- Dota 2
- Tekken 7
- Starcraft
- Hearthstone
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 5
- 12:15 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group B
- 8:40 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group A
December 6
- 5:00 p.m. Upper Bracket Final
- 7:00 p.m. Lower Bracket Semifinals
December 8
- 7:00 p.m. Gold Medal Match
Competing teams
- Team Diversity Helheim (Cambodia)
- Team Indonesia (Indonesia)
- Team Laos (Laos)
- Team Bosskur (Malaysia)
- Eksdi Fallen (Myanmar)
- Sibol (Philippines)
- EVOS Esports (Singapore)
- IDONOTSLEEP Esports (Thailand)
- VEC Fantasy Main (Vietnam)
Arena of Valor
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 7
- 9:30 a.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 11:15 a.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group B
- 1:00 p.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group A
December 8
- 3:15 p.m. – Mixed – Upper Bracket Final
- 5:00 p.m. Mixed – Lower Bracket Semifinals
December 9
- 1:00p.m. Gold Medal Match
Competing Teams
- EVOS Esports (Indonesia)
- Hobby Computer (Laos)
- Ikan Mashin (Malaysia)
- Team Myanmar (Myanmar)
- Liyab Esports (Philippines)
- Resurgence (Singapore)
- Workpoint Fighting Fish (Thailand)
- Mocha ZD Esports (Vietnam)
Dota 2
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 7
- 3:00 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 5:15 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group B
December 8
- 9:30 a.m. Upper Bracket Final
- 12:15 p.m. Lower Bracket Semifinals
December 9
- 4:00 p.m. Gold Medal Match
Competing Teams
- PG.Barracx (Indonesia)
- Team Laos (Laos) B
- Team Unicorn (Malaysia)
- Team Myanmar (Myanmar)
- Team Adroit (Philippines)
- Team X (Singapore)
- Team Thailand (Thailand)
- 496 Gaming (Vietnam)
- Evos Esports and Resurgence to represent Singapore at the SEA Games 2019
- MLBB announces Crazy Legends: SEA Games Edition and SEA Games Week events
Tekken 7
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 10
- 1:30 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 2:15 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 3:00 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 3:45 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group B
- 4:30 p.m. Qualifying Rounds for Group B
- 9:25 p.m. Gold Medal Match
Competitors
- Muhammad “Meat” Jusuf (Indonesia) B
- Phet Ananh Thaiphachan (Laos)
- Shukor “Fate” Abdul (Malaysia)
- Muhammad Zarif Aiman (Malaysia)
- Andreij Hosea “Doujin” Albar (Philippines)
- Alexandre Gabrielle “AK” Laverez (Philippines)
- Ruslan Bin Abd “Lan94” Rahman (Singapore)
- Nopparut “Book” Hempamorn (Thailand)
- Rachawin “Shin Akuma” Tanasoontorngoon (Thailand)
- Minh Duc Nguyen (Vietnam)
- Tai Tan Nguyen (Vietnam)
Starcraft II
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 5
- 2:00 p.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 3:30 p.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group B
December 6
- 1:15 p.m. Mixed – Upper Bracket Final
- 3:00 p.m. – Lower Bracket Final
December 10
- 10:00 a.m. Gold Medal Match
Competitors
- Emmanuel “Quantel” Enrique (Indonesia)
- Dani Bondan Pramana “Deruziel” Lukman (Indonesia)
- Jonathan “Neutrals Fong” Wong Choon Hoong (Malaysia)
- Kien Khun “Ranger” Yap (Malaysia)
- Caviar Napoleon “EnDerr” Acampado (Philippines)
- Derick Justin “Nuks” Santos (Philippines)
- Thomas “Blysk” Kopankiewicz (Singapore)
- Toh “Lobo” Wei Liang Alvin (Singapore)
- Chanthorn Chatchapon (Thailand)
- Pichayut “StriKE” Prasertwit (Thailand)
- Le “Asura” Minh Hai (Vietnam)
- Tran “MeomaikA” Hong Phuc (Vietnam)
Hearthstone
Schedule (all times are GMT +8)
December 5
- 5:15 p.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group A
- 6:55 p.m. Mixed – Qualifying Rounds for Group B
December 6
- 9:30 a.m. Mixed – Upper Bracket
- 11:15 a.m. Mixed -Upper Bracket Final
December 9
- 10:00 a.m. Gold Medal Match
Competitors
- Rama Ariangga “Doahou” Akbar (Indonesia)
- Hendry Koentarto “Jothree” Handisurya (Indonesia)
- Zi “Lalasong” Song Hee (Malaysia)
- Weng Kean “wkyew90” Yew (Malaysia)
- Jacinta Patricia “Jia” Dee (Philippines)
- Dustin “WaningMoon” Mangulabnan (Philippines)
- Chew “Khaius” Khai Kiat (Singapore)
- Benjamin “SGAhIce” Isa Roberts (Singapore)
- Aukit “Patoyao” Kittikrairit (Thailand)
- Werit “Disdai” Popan (Thailand)
- Le Hong Phat (Vietnam)
- Long Hoang (Vietnam)
How to watch
Razer will be streaming matches on its Twitch channel. Mediacorp will also have a dedicated channel on Toggle to stream esports.
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