Esports at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
eSports will be featured as a medal sport at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. It will be the first time that esports will be contested as a medal event in a multi-sport competition sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee after the discipline featured as a demonstration sport in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Esports in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games is accredited by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation
Six medals are to be contested in esports. The selected titles will have to conform to the values of the International Olympic Committee and "should not promote the culture of violence and gambling". Also other factors such as the popularity and competitiveness of the titles, the strategy and teamwork required in playing the concerned titles, as well as the physical and mental intensity required in contesting the titles in marathon matches were also considered in the selection process.
There will be three categories; PC, console, and mobile each featuring two video game titles. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang was the first title to be confirmed in November 2018[ Four titles Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Starcraft II, Tekken 7 were later announced in mid-December 2018 to be included with the sixth title still under evaluation and to be confirmed at a later date.
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