SEM9 explained

SEM9 is a professional esports organisation based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded on 14 January 2020 by Kevin Wong Yew Joon, its current CEO. It has teams competing in PUBG Mobile, Garena Free Fire, League of Legends, and Sim Racing. It previously had teams competing in and . The organisation also operates SEM9 Senai, an esports-themed hotel located in Senai, Johor, Malaysia.

Call of Duty: Mobile

SEM9 finished third at the COD Mobile Championship 2021: Garena qualifier.^[1]

League of Legends

History

SEM9 acquired Berjaya Dragons' spot in the Pacific Championship Series (PCS) on 16 November 2021.^[2] SEM9's inaugural roster was the first all-Malaysian team to compete in the PCS.^[3]

SEM9 finished last (tenth) in the 2022 PCS Spring regular season with a 0–18 record, becoming the first team in PCS history to end a split winless.

PUBG Mobile

SEM9's PUBG Mobile team is known as SEM9.GANK. Its current roster consists of ManParang (in-game leader), Draxx (sniper), Bravo (fragger), Putra (rusher) and the youngest member Dep (rusher).^[4]

Other ventures

SEM9 operates SEM9 Senai, an esports-themed hotel located near Senai International Airport, in Senai, Johor, Malaysia. It is Southeast Asia's first esports-themed hotel.^{[5] [6]}

On 16 March 2022, SEM9 introduced 99LIVES, a collection of cat-themed non-fungible tokens.^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Almghty crowned champions of COD Mobile World Championship 2021: Garena qualifier . 24 November 2021 . Gametube . Sportskeeda . 18 October 2021.
2. News: 陳耀宗 . 《英雄聯盟》走入歷史！大馬電競組織SEM9收購 Dragons . 24 November 2021 . 新頭殼 Newtalk . 18 November 2021 . zh-Hant-TW.
3. News: Teh . William . What to expect for League of Legends at the 31st SEA Games . 10 August 2022 . GosuGamers . 15 May 2022.
4. News: Jacob . Anansa . Ready to take on the world . 24 November 2021 . . 27 August 2021 . en-MY.
5. News: Bashir . Dale . Southeast Asia's First Esports-Focused Hotel Opens in Malaysia . 24 July 2022 . IGN Southeast Asia . 30 May 2022 . en-sg.
6. News: Miller . George . SEM9 Ups the Game with Southeast Asia's First Esports Hotel . 24 July 2022 . European Gaming Industry News . 31 May 2022.
7. Web site: Are you all ready? The 99LIVES NFT collection by SEM9 website is now live! With this launch we're also revealing the 99LIVES roadmap. Stay tuned for more info coming soon.... . SEM9 . Facebook.