Esports at the 2026 Asian Games
Esports is a full medal sport at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games (Japan), with 11 medal events. Malaysia is competing in qualifiers and hosting some in Kuala Lumpur.
F1 Sim Racing
F1 Sim Racing (formerly the Formula One Esports Series) is the official F1 esport, with teams tied to the real grid. Jarno Opmeer won a record third title in 2025 for Red Bull.
FC Pro World Championship
The FC Pro World Championship is the season finale of EA's EA SPORTS FC competitive circuit. The 2026 edition runs in Paris (22–26 July) as part of the Esports World Cup.
Free Fire Malaysia Championship (FFMC)
The Free Fire Malaysia Championship (FFMC) is Malaysia's national Free Fire league, run by Garena. Team Vamos won the 2026 Spring season and a Southeast Asia world-series qualifier slot.
Free Fire World Series (FFWS)
The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) is Garena's global Free Fire championship. The 2025 Global Finals in Jakarta carried a US$1 million prize pool, won by Buriram United Esports of Thailand.
Gran Turismo World Series
The Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS) is Gran Turismo's official esport, with a Nations Cup and a Manufacturers Cup. Malaysia competes in the Asia region; the 2025 Nations Cup went to José Serrano.
Honor of Kings International Championship 2025
KIC 2025 was Honor of Kings' world championship in Manila, where Malaysian teams swept the podium and Homebois x Black Shrew Esport beat Nova Esports 4-0 for the title.
Honor of Kings World Cup 2026
The Honor of Kings World Cup 2026 (KWC at EWC 26) is Honor of Kings' international championship under the Esports World Cup — Paris, 30 Jul–8 Aug 2026, US$3M, 20 teams.
M-Series World Championship
The M-Series is Mobile Legends' annual world championship. The most recent edition, M7 (Jakarta, January 2026), was won by Aurora Gaming PH, extending the Philippines' unbroken run of world titles.
MLBB Mid Season Cup (MSC) 2026
The MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026 is Mobile Legends' international mid-season championship, held in Paris under the Esports World Cup with a US$3 million prize pool.
MPL Malaysia
MPL Malaysia (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League — Malaysia) is the country's premier franchised MLBB league; Selangor Red Giants won Season 17 in June 2026.
MY Honor of Kings League (MKL)
The MY Honor of Kings League (MKL) is Malaysia's national Honor of Kings league, run by Level Infinite. All Gamers Global won the Spring 2026 edition.
PGL Major Singapore 2026
The PGL Major Singapore 2026 is the second Counter-Strike 2 Major of 2026 — and the first-ever Counter-Strike Major held in Southeast Asia, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
PUBG Mobile Global Championship (PMGC)
The PMGC is PUBG Mobile's year-end world finals. PMGC 2025 was won by Alpha7 Esports (Brazil) in Bangkok. Malaysian teams reach it via the national (PMNC) and regional (PMPL) pathway.
The International (TI)
The International (TI) is Valve's annual Dota 2 world championship, whose winner lifts the Aegis of Champions. Malaysia's Orange eSports took a landmark 3rd place at TI3 (2013).
Toyota GR GT Cup Malaysia
The Toyota GR GT Cup Malaysia is the country's premier sim racing series, played on Gran Turismo with a national → Asia → World Finals pathway. Taj Izrin Aiman won the GR GT Cup Asia 2024 title.
VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT)
The VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) is Riot's global VALORANT circuit. In 2026 it runs four international leagues — Americas, EMEA, Pacific and China — feeding VALORANT Champions in Shanghai.
VCT Pacific
VCT Pacific is the Asia-Pacific international league of the VALORANT Champions Tour — the tier-1 league above the Challengers SEA pathway that Malaysian teams climb.
