The final stage is set for PH’s rising esports players
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After more than a week of Dota 2 and Arena of Valor matches, the online playoffs of the Globe PPGL 2018, a nationwide esports tournament which features three major esports titles across multiple gaming platforms, concluded with the Philippines’ best up-and-coming esports players ready for the main event.
Out of the 16 qualified Dota 2 teams and 16 qualified Arena of Valor participants gathered from the country’s six different regions, only four teams from each game will be given a chance to advance to the Globe PPGL 2018 Grand Finals and fight for the lion’s share of the 800,000 PHP prize pool.
Dota 2
Three out of three directly-invited Online Playoff teams, TaskUs Titans, Detonator, and HappyFeet, emerged atop their respective groups. The teams led by raging-_-potato and Julz, TaskUs Titans and Detonator respectively, breezed through their groups without dropping a single game.
Meanwhile, HappyFeet’s new roster was able to show promise despite being greatly challenged by Alpha Gaming in the Group D Grand Finals. This was the same fate suffered by the reigning Omen by HP Esports Tour champions, Quid Pro Quo as they almost got beaten by Neon Esports in the Group B grand finals.
TaskUs Titans 
- Ryan “raging-_-potato”Jay Qui
- Linuel “Teehee” Abanto
- Ryo “ryOr”Hasegawa
- Carlo “BDZ”Manalo
- Kenneth “flysolo” Coloma
Quid Pro Quo
- Justin “Tino” Grimaldo
- Julius “JG” Galeon
- Sandro “Luciano” Aguinaldo
- Mark “Shanks” Redira
- Alchino “Shanti” Yusores
Detonator 
- Avelino “Ab1ng” Parungao III
- James “James” John
- Jun “Bokerino” Kanehara
- Julius “Julz” Sto. Domingo
- Joshua “Owa” Dela Serna
HappyFeet 
- Josef “JL” Brazal
- Jerusalem “Popo” Avanzado
- James “Ji” De Guzman
- Sidney “neysidney” Ledesma
- Jessie “JessieVash” Cuyco
Arena of Valor
The Globe PPGL 2018 Arena of Valor Online Playoffs showed the capability of Philippine AoV teams to compete professionally. WIL NEW Era, Clutch Guild, BrenEsports, and Myth Esports all swept their respective groups in order to earn a ticket to the Globe PPGL 2018 Grand Finals.
WIL New Era
- Kevin “WIL NE Gambit” Dizon
- Jeremiah “WIL NE 1717” Querubin
- Miggie “WIL NE Miggie” Banaag
- Rence “WIL NE Rubixx” Gatmaitan
- Jevan “WIL NE Bents” Delos Santos
- Robert “WIL NE Lust” Evangelista
Clutch Guild
- Ralph “CG.Black” Rollamas
- Wang “CG.611” Jun Jie
- Benjie “CG.Ben” Lopez
- Zeng “CG.XDD” Hua Tian
- Wu “CG.LYL” Hong Lin
- Zeng “CG.ZHH” Hua Hui
BrenEsports 
- Ralph “Leathergoods” Llabres
- Jee “Kitty PeaceBoy” Ordiale
- Michael “Arcadia” Bocado
- Kyle “Vindicate” Padlan
- Carl “BIBINGKA” Borja
- Jun “Kitty Kuroki” Masculino
Myth Esports 
- Kenneth “MYT•Slapstick” Avisado
- Cer “MYT•Ny” Bagus
- Justine “MYT•Kit” Garcia
- Erone ”MYT•LoMi” Octoso
- Wilmar “MYT•xhieltiel” Herrera
- Mark “MYT•Burst” Majadillas
Meanwhile, the Tekken 7 leg of the Globe PPGL 2018 need not to play the Online playoffs. All eight qualified players from the tournament’s regional qualifiers already advance to the main event.
The Globe PPGL 2018 Grand Finals will be held on at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center on March 24-25.
Follow our ongoing coverage of Globe PPGL 2018 through these links:
* Tournament Info: mineski.net/events/globe-ppgl-2018
* Like the PPGL Page: facebook.com/ppglgg
