SEM9 is a professional

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organisation based in

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. 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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. It previously had teams competing in '' Call of Duty: Mobile'' and '' League of Legends: Wild Rift''. The organisation also operates SEM9 Senai, an esports-themed hotel located in Senai,

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, Malaysia.

''Call of Duty: Mobile''

SEM9 finished third at the COD Mobile Championship 2021: Garena qualifier.

''League of Legends''

History

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

''League of Legends: Wild Rift''

''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).

Other ventures

SEM9 operates SEM9 Senai, an esports-themed hotel located near

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, in Senai,

, Malaysia. It is Southeast Asia's first esports-themed hotel. On 16 March 2022, SEM9 introduced 99LIVES, a collection of cat-themed

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* 2020 establishments in Malaysia Esports teams established in 2020 Esports teams based in Malaysia Former Pacific Championship Series teams {{Esports-stub