Signs light up as Malaysia and Vietnam battle it out during the eSports 'Mobile Legends Bang Bang' matches at the 30th South-East Asian Games in Manila. — AP
eSports took a step into the sporting mainstream on Thursday as it made its debut at the South-East Asian Games, becoming a medal event for the first time at an Olympic-recognised multi-sport competition.
As the typhoon-hit Games, spread across dozens of venues in the northern Philippines, neared the halfway stage, eSports made its grand entrance at a darkened arena in Manila.
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