Esports at the 2021 SEA Games – Mobile Legends tournament

*Mobile Legends*
at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
Mobile Legends ; at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games
Venue	Vietnam National Convention Center
Dates	18–20 May 2022
Nations	7
Medalists
	← 2019 2023 →

The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games was held on May 18 to 20 at the Vietnam National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. This was the second iteration of the MLBB Tournament in the Southeast Asian Games, the first one being held in 2019.^[1]

The tournament consisted of a group stage and a single-elimination playoff round.

Summary

The Philippines were the defending champions. They retained their title after beating Indonesia 3-1 in the final.^[2]

Participating teams

Indonesia (INA)
Laos (LAO)
Malaysia (MAS)
Myanmar (MYA)
Philippines (PHI)
Singapore (SGP)
Vietnam (VIE)

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	W	D	L	GW	GL	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Philippines	3	3	0	6	0	+6	9	Semifinals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	4	2	+4	6	Semifinals
3	Myanmar	3	1	2	2	4	-2	3
4	Laos	3	0	3	0	6	-6	0

Reference: ^[1]

Group B

Pos	Team	W	D	L	GW	GL	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	2	0	+4	6	Semifinals
2	Singapore ^[1]	2	1	1	2	3	0	1	Semifinals
3	Vietnam ^[2]	2	0	2	1	4	-2	1

^ Vietnam and Singapore had the same final result during the Group Stage. During the Semifinals, the Tiebreaker game was held and whoever won the game, will face-off the Philippines. Singapore 1-0 Vietnam.

Final round

Tiebreaker Game May 19, 2022		Semifinals May 19, 2022		Grand Finals May 20, 2022



Singapore	1

Vietnam	0
		Philippines	2

		Singapore	1



				Philippines	3

				Indonesia	1



		Indonesia	2

		Malaysia	0	Third place



				Singapore	2

				Malaysia	1

^[3]

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Philippines	2–1	Singapore	SGP	PHI	PHI
Indonesia	2-0	Malaysia	INA	INA

Reference:^[4]

Grand Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Philippines	3–1	Indonesia	PHI	INA	PHI	PHI

Reference:^[5]

Bronze-medal match

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Malaysia	1-2	Singapore	SGP	MAS	SGP

Reference:^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Rossel, John Dave. "31st SEA Games Mobile Legends Esports Event: Schedule, Results, Format, Teams, Where to Watch". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
^ ABS-CBN News. "IT'S BACK TO BACK GOLD FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN ML:BB!". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
^ Alex, John. "MLBB Creator Camp". Retrieved 24 December 2021.
^ Coloma, Angela (May 19, 2022). "SEA Games: Blacklist off to commanding start in ML:BB group stages". ABS CBN News. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
^ "The MLBB grand finals at the 31st SEA Games are set". www.gosugamers.net. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
^ "SEA Games Esports Day 7: Singapore beat Malaysia to claim Mobile Legends bronze". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[:0-1] Rossel, John Dave. "31st SEA Games Mobile Legends Esports Event: Schedule, Results, Format, Teams, Where to Watch". AFK Gaming. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[2] ABS-CBN News. "IT'S BACK TO BACK GOLD FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN ML:BB!". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[3] Alex, John. "MLBB Creator Camp". Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[4] Coloma, Angela (May 19, 2022). "SEA Games: Blacklist off to commanding start in ML:BB group stages". ABS CBN News. Retrieved May 20, 2022.

[5] "The MLBB grand finals at the 31st SEA Games are set". www.gosugamers.net. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[6] "SEA Games Esports Day 7: Singapore beat Malaysia to claim Mobile Legends bronze". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-20.

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