The 2023 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2023) is the 32nd edition of the SEA Games hosted by Cambodia Cambodia. It is the 3rd time that esports is 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. The event also marked Cambodia's first time as the host country and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang's third appearance at the Southeast Asian Games.