Esports was introduced as one of the main medal events in the Southeast Asian Games during the 2019 edition held in the Philippines.^[1] Since 2019, Esports has become one of the main events during the biennial event due to the level of competition between opposing teams and the selection of games during the main event.^[2]

Notable games include: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, League of Legends, League of Legends: Wild Rift and PUBG Mobile to name a few.^[3]

Esports was first introduced in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. The tournament featured six disciplines during the event which including four MOBA disciplines, one Fighting game and one Digital Card Game in Tekken 7 and Hearthstone, respectively.^[4]

Esports would carry on to become another medal event for the succeeding 2021 and 2023 editions of the games held in Vietnam and Cambodia, respectively.

Year	Edition	Host Country	No. of Events	Best Nation
2019	XXX	Philippines	6 (Dota 2, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, Tekken 7, Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)	Philippines
2021	XXXI	Vietnam	10 (League of Legends, Crossfire, League of Legends: Wild Rift, Arena of Valor, PUBG Mobile, Garena Free Fire, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)	Vietnam
2023	XXXII	Cambodia	9 (FIFA Online 4, Crossfire, League of Legends: Wild Rift, PUBG Mobile, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Mission Against Terror, Valorant)	Indonesia
2025	XXXIII	Thailand	TBD

Twelve video game titles have been featured as part of the Esports event in the Southeast Asian Games.

Overall Esports Medal Tally

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Philippines (PHI)	7	4	4	15
2	Indonesia (INA)	5	7	1	13
3	Vietnam (VIE)	5	5	7	17
4	Thailand (THA)	4	3	5	12
5	Cambodia (CAM)	3	1	1	5
6	Malaysia (MAS)	1	2	6	9
7	Singapore (SGP)	1	2	5	8
8	Laos (LAO)	0	0	1	1
	Myanmar (MYA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		26	24	31	81

Source:^[5][6][7]