eSports Malaysia Association (ESM) has recently opened the official website for the national selection in which gamers can register themselves in order to participate in the qualifying events that take place throughout the country. As a reminder, the official titles for SEA Games 2019 are Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Starcraft II, and Tekken 7.
Here is the schedule of the state qualifiers that have been shared by ESM on its Facebook page: Full Online State Qualifiers 21 March – 10 April: Kuala Lumpur (early stage) 5 – 6 April: Kelantan 6 – 7 April: Melaka, Pahang 13 – 14 April: Pahang, Putrajaya, Selangor TBA: Labuan, Perak, Kedah Full Offline State Qualifiers 5 – 7 April: Sarawak (early stage) – Eternity eSports Center, Miri 12 – 13 April: Terengganu – TD 1303, Kuala Terengganu 12 – 14 April: Sarawak (final stage) – CityONE Megamall, Kuching 13 – 14 April: Johor – CIMB Leadership Academy, Iskandar Puteri 14 April: Kuala Lumpur (final stage) – Palace of the Golden Horses, Seri Kembangan. Negeri Sembilan 6 – 7 April: AOV online qualifier 6 – 7 April: Mobile Legends and Tekken 7 offline qualifiers – KiP Mart, Senawang 13 – 14 April: Dota 2 and Starcraft II offline qualifiers – Forbidden City Internet Café, Seremban Perlis 13 – 14 April: AOV, Starcraft II, and Tekken 7 online qualifiers 13 – 14 April: Mobile Legends, and Dota 2 offline qualifiers – venue TBA Penang 13 – 14 April: Dota 2, Starcraft II, and AOV online qualifiers 20 – 21 April: Mobile Legends, and Tekken 7 offline qualifiers – Mydin Mall Bertam Sabah 30 – 31 March: AOV and Starcraft II offline district qualifiers for Tawau and Sandakan – venue TBA 6 – 7 April: Dota 2, and Mobile Legends offline district qualifiers for Kota Kinabalu – venue TBA 13 – 14 April: Dota 2, Mobile Legends, and Tekken 7 offline state qualifiers – Karamunsing Complex, Kota Kinabalu 13 – 14 April: Starcraft II and AOV online qualifiers. Based on the rules and regulations documents that ESM has posted on the website, the exact group of gamers that eligible to join the national boot camp for SEA Games 2019 after the national stage depends on respective games. For Dota 2, only the national champion will be absorbed to the boot camp.
For further information, head on to the dedicated website for the national selection of Malaysia eSports squad for SEA Games 2019 as well as the official Facebook page for eSports Malaysia Association. (Source: Malaysia eSports Selection 2019 via Kakuchopurei // eSports Malaysia Association – 1, 2.)