KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — An e-sports centre developed by the Youth and Sports Ministry (KBS) is scheduled to commence operation next year.
Youth and Sports Deputy Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim said details on the operation of the e-sports centre are expected to be announced in September.
"It is currently still in the process of issuing tenders and so on, we do expect it to be used in 2026.
"This e-sports centre is not limited to just one component but can also be used as a multipurpose hall. We want to ensure that the resources we have are used optimally,” he said.
Adam was speaking to the press after the closing ceremony of the Asean Youth E-Sports Championship (AEYSC) 2025 at Esport Integrated @ Spacerubix in Puchong today.
Also present were Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, KBS secretary-general K. Nagulendran, and Malaysian Electronic Sports Federation (MESF) Muhammad Naim Al Amin Saharudin.
In December, Yeoh announced that no new stadium would be built, but instead, one of the facilities at KL Sports City in Bukit Jalil would be turned into an e-sports centre.
Meanwhile, Adam said that KBS is satisfied with the organisation of the AEYSC 2025 by MESF, which had successfully gathered players and e-sports stakeholders from Southeast Asia.
Although only one game was offered, namely eFootball Mobile, he hopes the tournament's organisation can be the starting point for a bigger competition organised by other Asean countries in the future.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian team emerged as the overall champion of the AEYSC 2025 by sweeping all three gold medals on offer: the men's singles, women's singles, and mixed doubles.
Malaysia took home two silvers, followed by Thailand with one silver and two bronze medals, while Myanmar won one bronze.
— Bernama
