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Clear, one of the country’s top male shampoo brands, is set to host the Next Level All Star Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament. The tournament features six of the most renowned ML streamers in the country as team captains – L3bron, ChooxTv, Joross Gamboa, Kayla Heredia, Eric Eruption Tai, and Hypebit$. “Mobile Legends has redefined the gaming scene in the Philippines and if you don’t keep a cool head during the game, you just might lose a star in the ranking,” shares Kat Lim, Unilever Shampoo Brand Manager. “We want to find the best players of the game and see if they have what it takes to Make the Clear Upgrade when they’re on a winning streak.” Clear’s Rookie Hunt will be on the lookout for the rising ML superstars with the right builds and cool heads to enter the competition. The lucky rookie from the winning team will also…

Ready for more Wild Rift action? Globe and Mineski got your back as the 2021 League of Legends: Wild Rift SEA Icon Series Philippines: Fall Season has been announced and with it, a new and promising tournament format, starting with the Open Qualifiers. Teams can compete in four qualifier tournaments wherein the top teams will advance to the group stage featuring a total of 16 teams, including the top 4 teams from the previous season: Amihan Esports, Team Secret, Liyab Esports, and Omega Esports. Each series won in the tournament will award Globe Cup Points, all convertible to cash and equivalent to PHP1 each. The tournament starts this month and closes registrations on July 4, 2021, giving all teams a chance to win an accumulation of 5,000,000 worth of Globe Cup points, equivalent to five million pesos at stake. “The big change for the Fall Season is that all teams,…

After a hiatus last year, Acer has confirmed that the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final will push through and will take place from April 6 – April 11, 2021. The Asia-Pacific Predator League 2020/21 Grand Final has four sub-tournaments – two for Dota 2 and two for PLAYERUNKNOWN’S Battlegrounds (PUBG) with teams pre-assigned to their sub-tournament. Teams will be comepeting for Acer Predator products, the Asia-Pacific Predator League Shield, and a piece of the USD 400,000 prize pool. Six teams will be representing the Philippines these are ArkAngel Esports, TroubleMaku, and Gamers Lounge for PUBG and Neon Esports, Reckoning Esports, and TNC Predator for Dota 2. Building up the hype of the tournament, Predator is also giving up to PHP 40,000 discount on select Predator laptops, desktops, and monitors. Support and cheer our local teams as the season begins on April 6 to April 11, 2021. Matches will be…

Riot Games Southeast Asia has announced the League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia (SEA) Icon Series Summer Season will kick off on April 3. The Wild Rift SEA Icon Series will be the first tournament produced by Riot Games Southeast Asia in partnership with its regional partners. It is a foundational step to establish the regional legacy that the SEA players and teams can bring to the global mobile MOBA esports scene. Teams across the region have been competing for the title of local Wild Rift Preseason champions from February to the end of March. These top teams will compete over a two-month period in the Summer Season before the winners meet for the Summer Super Cup. At the Summer Super Cup, the best players and teams from each local will be crowned. “We’ve had an exciting preseason for the League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia Icon Series,…

In case you missed it, Mineski Philippines has announced that it will be in charge of bringing the Valorant and League of Legends: Wild Rift tournaments in the Philippines under its exclusive partnership with Riot Games Southeast Asia. “We are thrilled to introduce even more exciting competitive experiences for players across the Philippines alongside our partner, Mineski. Mineski’s network and expertise have enabled us to bring our esports vision to life, and we look forward to creating a memorable series of tournaments for fans of VALORANT and League of Legends: Wild Rift,” said Chris Tran, Head of Esports for Riot Games Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Mineski will operate the official national tournaments through the Philippine Pro Gaming League (PPGL). These will qualify the best teams to represent the country in Southeast Asian tournaments and maybe, hopefully, the world championship. The League of Legends Wild Rift tournament will adopt a point…

Riot Games Southeast Asia has launched the League of Legends: Wild Rift Southeast Asia Icon Series: Preseason, a five weekend-long regional tournament for League of Legends: Wild Rift. The Wild Rift Southeast Asia Icon Series: Preseason will kick off on Februrary 26 with three-day long weekend tournaments in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam. With the schedule as follows: Vietnam (VNG) – February 26-28Malaysia (ESL) – March 6-7Taiwan (Cyber Games Arena) – March 11-14Thailand (ESL) – March 13-14The Philippines (PPGL) – March 20-21Indonesia (One Up) – March 19-21Singapore (Eliphant) – March 26-28 The tournament circuits will showcase the skill of Wild Rift players and teams across the region. Teams will be competing for the title of local champion. The League of Legends: Wild Rift SEA Icon Series: Preseason will also feature appearances from season players and teams. Here are some of the teams confirmed to make an…

The Valorant Challengers Philippines Stage 01 Week 01 is set to conclude, with the main weekend taking place from February 5-7, 2021 and has a total prize pool of PHP 375,000 for the teams. The event features six weeks of open qualifiers and elimination brackets, and for week 01, only eight teams remain to tough it out on the Playoffs. In the Playoffs, the eight teams will battle it out in single elimination best-of-three quarterfinals and semifinals and close out the week with a best-of-five in the finals. The top four teams from Week 01 lock-in their spot in the Playoffs of Week 02 and get closer to the Valorant Masters stage. In addition to securing their Week 02 spot, the top four teams take home a piece of the prize pool as follows: 1st place – PHP 20,0002nd place – PHP 10,0003rd place – PHP 2,5004th place – PHP…

Mineski Philippines has just launched the second leg of regional qualifiers for the National Interschool Cyber League (NICL), this time around showcasing Dota 2 following a feature on Valorant. The next leg of NICL regional qualifiers is open to teams consisting of senior high school and college students aged 16-22. NICL is the banner program under Mineski Philippines’ Youth Esports Program (YEP), formed in partnership with the Philippine Collegiate Champions League (PCCL) to support the grassroots development of esports Filipino students. “Over the years, gaming in the Philippines has evolved from its rep of casual hobby and is now being recognized worldwide as a legitimate sport. YEP, through NICL, strives to continuously redefine esports for students and schools and work with them to incorporate esports into their varsity programs,” shared YEP Program Director Marlon Marcelo. Top four teams in the regional qualifiers will on to the regional finals where the…

Ubisoft has just announced that the Road to Six Invitational in-game event is returning to Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege which runs every Thursday to Monday until February 22. In addition, the Battle Pass is also available which contributes to the Six Invitational 2021 prize pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOZlsRuMR5U&feature=youtu.be The Stadium map is also back which combines elements of Border and Coastline maps. All Operators will be unlocked in a three-minute, three-round, unranked Plant Bomb, with Pick and Ban mode. Captains – Mira, Capitão, Ash, and Vigil – and their teams will also get outfits from the Battle Pass themed content. The Battle Pass is available until February 22 with one Free Track and one Premium track for 1200 R6 Credits. The Battle Pass includes 100 tiers and 135 rewards to earn before February 22. 30% of the revenue from the Battle Pass will support the Six Invitational 2021 prize pool, up…

League of Legends Esports (LOL Esports) announced that the 11th League of Legends World Championships (Worlds 2021) will be returning to China. This time, the annual international tournament will go back to the multi-city format with the Finals being held in Shenzhen, China. The road to Worlds 2021 has begun with the start of Season 11 where more than a 100 teams in a dozen regions begin their journey to represent their region at the international tournament. Worlds 2020 took everyone by surprise by featuring the world’s most advanced mixed reality stage and it’ll be nice to see how they can top that one for next year. “After a year full of unexpected challenges, amazing competition, and major milestones for our sport, we’re looking forward to a season that should be even more thrilling. It’s only fitting that we return to China, home to our biggest league and tens of…

Riot Games has already kicked off the 11th season of League of Legends esports and it has announced that 2021 will be the year for League of Legends: Wild Rift esports. “Like League PC, League of Legends: Wild Rift is wildly competitive, with the depth, complexity, and high stakes moments that make for a great sport,”John Needham, Head of Global Esports at Riot Games “While we continue to oversee a rollout of Wild Rift via Open Beta in numerous countries, we’re ready to establish a framework for players to compete at the highest level,” says Needham. “This will be the year we will experiment and learn, setting the foundations for the long-term success of the sport. You will see our first competitions come to life later in 2021.” Riot looks to take the initial steps to build the Wild Rift Esports ecosystem across the globe. Some of these are already…

PlayPark Inc. has just announced MU Lords, the first international esports tournament event for MU. The tournament will include players from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. “This is the first time an international esports event will happen to MU. This is a big part of MU’s history, because we are finally able to tell the stories of our top players to a bigger audience. We have been coordinating with other participating countries to make sure the first-ever MU Lords is going to be an exciting experience for the whole community,” shared Dan Imperial, Product Manager for PlayPark MU. MU Lords qualifier start today and includes four categories for players with different character levels. Over PHP 300,000 worth of cash and in-game items are at stake for the inaugural MU Lords champion which will take place at PlayPark AllStar 2020 Championship in the first quarter of 2021. All matches…

Riot Games Southeast Asia has announced the League of Legends: Wild Rift Pentaboom Southeast Asia showdown which will happen on December 12-13 at 12 PM (Philippine Time). The showdown match will feature eight teams of five prominent content creators and personalities from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Chea Gaming, Henaa Gaming, Prom Official ML, and T26.haha from CambodiaCindy Gullla, Dylan PROS, GOGOGOY, Jess No Limit, and VY Gaming from IndonesiaFredo Sameon, Harris Annuar, Ismail Izzani, Soloz, and XK Penjahat from MalaysiaAce Gaming, GuGu, I C E I C E, Original Matt Channel, and NX Live from MyanmarAlodia Gosiengfiao, Ashley Gosiengfiao, Dexie Diaz, James Reid, and Megan Young from the PhilippinesDanial Ron (TITAN GAMERS), Nathan Hartono, Ryan Tan (Night Owl Cinematics), Sezairi, and Vincent Sin (TITAN GAMERS) from SingaporeDx Channel, Frozenkiss, JAI RAW, and May Pitchanart from Thailand. A final participant will be announced in December!ADN…

Worlds 2020 leave you wanting more League of Legends action? Riot Games has just the thing as the 2020 League of Legends All-Star Event will take place from December 18-20. Unlike Worlds, the event will take place online, due to the pandemic ongoing in the world. The annual All-Star event is the culmination of the League of Legends esports year and a celebration of the personalities in League of Legends. Being an online event, the pros and influencers will be playing from their home or regional studio. It also brings a new format which is divided into two stages: Underdog Uprising, and Superstar Showdown. Underdog Uprising Underdog Uprising will take place on December 18 where there will be head-to-head matches between neighboring regions, with smaller regions aiming to upset their nearest powerhouse. Superstar Showdown Superstar Showdown will take place from December 19-20 and will feature three superteams each from the Korean…

Aspiring Valorant players, look out! Riot Games have announced the Valorant Champions Tour, a season-long competition tour set to take place throughout 2021 that will feature multiple competitions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. The Valorant Champions Tour will feature three levels of competition: Challengers, Masters, and Champions. Teams begin their journey by first playing in regional Challenger events, before advancing to international Masters events. At the three Masters events set to take place in 2021, top performing teams will accumulate points which will count towards qualification for the Champions event. This final stage will feature the top sixteen teams in the world and will crown a single global champion. “The Champions Tour is our next step to grow VALORANT into a global esport worthy of the passion of our fans,” said Whalen Rozelle, Senior Director of Esports at Riot Games. “We’ve spent a couple of…