It began! After a long time of waiting and demands, Starcraft, one of the best real-time strategy game will now kick-off the Mineski stage.
On the 6th day of February 2010, Mineski will launch the first tournament on Starcraft under their hosting and will be called Mineski Pro-Gaming League (MPGL 1-Starcraft). This will be held on one of their cafes (Mineski Infinity).
The tourney is said to be action-packed and full of excitement due to the appearance of high calibrated players from Luzon/NCR that will battle each other to showcase their talents and skills for the fame to be called the “Mineski Pro Gaming League Champion”. Register here.
Players to watch out for are these following individuals who top and finished on a position on the past tourneys that they’ve participated.
Mark Ryan “exo.Blazer” Rapisura
- Protoss player
- 2nd placer , WCG Philippine Qualifier 07
- Champion , iCCup Philippine Tourney 2
- 3rd placer , Starfeeder.com Pinoy Starleague09 together with NrT.ArtUnit
Michael “exo.Oneill” Diaz
- Terran player
- Champion , iCCup Philippine Tourney 1
Caviar “exo.EnDerr” Acampado
- Zerg player
- 3rd placer , iCCup Philippine Tourney 1
- 3rd placer , iCCup Philippine Tourney 2
- Champion , Starfeeder.com Pinoy Starleague09
The tourney will be handled by
Dexter “zendex” Ancheta (PinoyStarcraft.com admin) and
Buddy “keikun17” Magsipoc (PinoyStarcraft.com owner) for they have organized successful events like this before.
Statement fromDexter "zendex" Ancheta
“ Mineski has done a great job for the best of Philippine eSports, it’s a tournament like this that makes the foundation of a country’s eSports community, since it gives gamers a reason to play competitively and reward their passion.”
Who will be MPGL champs? Watch out for it and for those who are not yet decided registration are still open till February 05 2010. Don’t be stunned and take the challenge to be one of the Philippine’s finest on Starcraft scene.
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