KUALA LUMPUR: Esports Integrated (ESI) plans to make Malaysia a hub for hosting esports world championships, not only limited to Mobile Legends Bang Bang (MLBB) but also various other games in the future. ESI chief executive officer Ahmed Faris Amir said it was one of his efforts to follow the national esports blueprint to make Malaysia known as a country capable of providing the best facilities in e-sports.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) and many other ministries such as the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) and the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) support the organisation of the M6 (MLBB World Championship). ESI aims to ensure Malaysia becomes the destination of choice for the world championship competitions of other games, following the support shown for MLBB this year. Ahmed Faris Amir expressed hope that more games would select Malaysia as the host country.

Earlier, Malaysia hosted the MLBB World Championship for the second time fro
m November 21 to December 15. A total of 23 teams from various countries participated in this edition, with Malaysia represented by Selangor Red Giants (SRG) and Team Vamos.

Meanwhile, Head of Marketing and Business Development at MOONTON Games, Fikri Rizal Mahruddin, stated the team’s commitment to developing the esports ecosystem in Malaysia through various tournaments and programmes. He mentioned that several international MLBB tournaments would be held in Malaysia, with announcements to follow. Additionally, they plan to focus on ecosystem development with ESI and KBS, including a movie in January about Muhammad Faris Zakaria (Soloz), a leading former MLBB player in Malaysia.