Esports at the 2021 SEA Games

Esports
at the 2021 SEA Games
VenueNational Convention Center
LocationHanoi, Vietnam
Dates13–22 May 2022
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Esports at the 2021 SEA Games took place at National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam from 13 to 22 May 2022.[1][2] It will be the second esports contest as a medal event in a multi-sport competition sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee.

Ten medals are contested in esports which consists of eight games and ten events. There are two games where two events are matched, League of Legends: Wild Rift will contest men's and women's team and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile will contest individual and team matches. The games are accredited by the Vietnam Recreational and Electronic Sports Association.[3]

Regulations on age restriction stipulates that players should be at least 18 years old. In the previous edition, players at least 12 years old were eligible to compete.[4]

  1. ^ "Esports titles for Southeast Asian Games 2021 announced". 25 March 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Trung tâm Hội nghị Quốc gia Việt Nam tổ chức Esports SEA Games 31". webthethao.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. ^ "Activities program of Vietnam Recreational and Electronic sports Association (2020-2024)". Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Pineda, Carlos (30 December 2021). "PeSO explains why Sibol won't allow minors in upcoming SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 31 January 2022. Now given the same choice as the next host country, Vietnam set their age restriction to 18.