How to watch SEA Games 2025: FREE live streams, schedule, preview

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines is one of the headline stars of SEA Games 2025

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The 33rd edition of the Southeast Asian Games is a monster event nearly as big as the Olympics itself. Incorporating a staggering 54 disciplines — for context, Paris 2024 comprised 48 — it's perhaps little wonder that the lead-up to Thailand 2025 has been so chaotic. On a mission to restore at least some of the order are top stars Alexandra Eala, Gan Ching Hwee and Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

You can watch SEA Games 2025 from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for FREE.

SEA Games 2025 live streams: TV schedule, dates

The 2025 Southeast Asian Games run from Tuesday, December 9 to Saturday, December 20. Full schedule below.
• FREE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE STREAM — MeWatch (Singapore)
• FREE STREAM — YouTube (Vietnam)
• Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN 100% risk free

Three cities were originally supposed to host, but the horrendous flooding caused by Cyclone Senyar have forced the emergency relocation of multiple events from Songkhla to Bangkok and Chonburi. It was also intended to be a stripped-down affair, by SEA Games standards at least, but the Sports Authority of Thailand and Southeast Asian Games Federation put paid to that.

The 11 participating nations didn’t score a medal between them in Paris or at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, which isn’t especially surprising seeing as many of them only sent a single athlete to the latter. The barren returns on the world stage lend additional prestige to the SEA Games.

Although Thailand leads the all-time SEA Games medal table, the country's athletes have underperformed in recent years. Not only has Vietnam topped the charts at back-to-back Games, but Indonesia dominated the all-important badminton in 2023, taking five golds, a pair of silvers and three bronzes.

Here's how to watch SEA Games 2025 online and on TV — including free streaming options. We’ve also listed the full schedule below so you don't miss a moment.

Can I watch SEA Games 2025 free of charge?

Free English-language coverage of SEA Games 2025 is available through MeWatch in Singapore. To use the streaming service you frst need to create an account, but the registration process is quick and easy — no physical address required.

Thailand 2025 is also being live streamed for free on the VTV Thể Thao YouTube channel in Vietnam.

Away from home? You may not be able to watch the action like you normally would due to regional restrictions. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution. Use a VPN to watch the SEA Games for free — we’ll show you how below.

How to watch SEA Games 2025 from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the event on your usual subscription?

You can still watch SEA Games 2025 live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear as if they're back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you want to watch the free MeWatch coverage, choose 'Singapore' from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to MeWatch, sign in, and watch SEA Games 2025 live.

Can I watch SEA Games 2025 live streams around the world?

The 2025 SEA Games haven't been picked up for broadcast in the U.S., Canada, U.K. or Australia.

If you're abroad right now and unable to access your usual coverage, a VPN will help you tune in. We recommend NordVPN.

SEA Games schedule 2025

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Aquatics
Artistic swimming — Dec 10-13
Diving — Dec 17-19
Open water swimming — Dec 18-20
Swimming — Dec 10-15
Water polo — Dec 15-19

Archery
Compound — Dec 14-18
Recurve — Dec 14-17

Athletics — Dec 11-16

Badminton — Dec 7-14

Baseball & softball
Baseball — Dec 13-18
Baseball5 — Dec 11-14
Softball — Dec 10-18

Basketball
Basketball — Dec 13-19
3x3 basketball — Dec 10-11

Billiards & snooker
Billiards — Dec 10-17
Snooker — Dec 10-18
Six-red snooker — Dec 10-18

Bowling — Dec 10-13

Boxing — Dec 10-13

Canoeing & rowing
Canoeing sprint — Dec 10-12
Canoeing slalom — Dec 10-11
Rowing classic — Dec 14-17
Rowing coastal — Dec 19
Dragon boat — Dec 18-19

Chess — Dec 10-19

Cricket — Dec 8-18

Cycling
BMX — Dec 11-12
Mountain biking — Dec 11-13
Road cycling — Dec 14-17
Track cycling — Dec 18-19

Equestrian
Dressage — Dec 14-16
Eventing — Dec 13
Jumping — Dec 17-19
Polo — Dec 3-19

Esports — Dec 13-19

Extreme sports
Jet skiing — Dec 11-14
Skateboarding — Dec 10-14
Sport climbing — Dec 13-17
Water skiing — Dec 15
Wakeboarding — Dec 10-12

Fencing — Dec 16-19

Floorball — Dec 13-19

Football & futsal
Football — Dec 3-18
Futsal — Dec 2-19

Golf — Dec 11-14

Gymnastics
Aerobic — Dec 18-19
Artistic — Dec 10-12
Rhythmic — Dec 15-16

Handball — Dec 10-19

Hockey
Field hockey — Dec 13-19
Hockey5s — Dec 7-12
Indoor hockey — Dec 13-19

Ice hockey — Dec 10-19

Ice skating
Figure skating — Dec 12-13
Short-track speed skating — Dec 17-19

Judo — Dec 11-14

Ju-jitsu
Ne-waza — Dec 11-12
Fighting — Dec 10
Duo — Dec 10-13

Kabaddi — Dec 11-18

Karate — Dec 11-14

Kickboxing
Ring — Dec 13-16
Tatami — Dec 13-15

Modern penthathlon — Dec 17-19

Muaythai — Dec 13-19

Netball — Dec 12-17

Pencak silat
Tanding — Dec 15-17
Seni — Dec 13-14

Petanque — Dec 10-15

Rugby sevens — Dec 13-14

Sailing
Sailing — Dec 10-18
Kiteboarding — Dec 14-18
Windsurfing — Dec 12-18

Sepak takraw — Dec 10-19

Shooting
Pistol & rifle — Dec 10-19
Shotgun — Dec 11-18
Practical shooting — Dec 13-15

Squash — Dec 14-19

Table tennis — Dec 12-19

Taekwondo — Dec 10-13

Tennis — Dec 10-19

Teqball — Dec 10-13

Triathlon
Triathlon — Dec 17-19
Aquathlon — Dec 18
Duathlon — Dec 16

Volleyball
Volleyball — Dec 10-19
Beach volleyball — Dec 12-19

Weightlifting — Dec 13-17

Woodball — Dec 10-14

Wrestling
Freestyle — Dec 18-19
Greco-Roman — Dec 17

Wushu — Dec 13-15

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Aatif is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about technology, sport and politics for a wide range of publications including TechRadar, What Hi-Fi?, The Independent, Trusted Reviews, and Newsweek. These days, he focuses mainly on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: live TV and penny-pinching. When he's not attending a top-flight English soccer match, you can find him perfecting his table tennis skills.

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