Meet Sibol, Philippines’ national esports team! Photo by EPICENTER Following the historic announcement of esports’ inclusion in the upcoming 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Southeast Asian Games Esports Union (PSEU), a group under the Philippine Olympic Committee, was formed to oversee the biennial sports meet’s esports event, as well as the formation of the official … Read more
Five more months until the groundbreaking esports event! Filoil Flying V Centre Photo by Wikiwand More details about the groundbreaking esports competition in the 30th Southeast Asian Games are being revealed as the event approaches closer to its opening ceremony. SEA Games ad hoc committee member Joebert Yu publicized on his personal Facebook page that the esports event for the … Read more
The new Hearthstone world champion takes home $250,000 After four days of non-stop Hearthstone action, a new world champion has finally been crowned in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Taipei Heping Basketball Stadium, where 16 of the world’s best Hearthstone players gathered for the HCT World Championship 2019. All five games of the highly-anticipated … Read more
More details about PH’s first Rules of Survival international tournament Image banner via NetEase Rules of Survival surprised their Philippine community with their recent announcement of a first-ever live finale to be hosted there. Top Clans Arena 2019 would be the Philippines’ first official, international esports event for Rules of Survival. They’ve restructured the competition … Read more
The controversial Hearthstone player only means business Photo by Blizzard Entertainment One cannot simply talk about the best Hearthstone players in the world without mentioning Luo ”Roger” Shengyuan, one of the participants in the grand culmination of the Hearthstone Championship Tour, the HCT World Championship 2019. The Taiwan-based star was able to cement himself as one of … Read more
HCT World Championship 2019 Day 1 Recap Photo by Blizzard Entertainment All 16 participants that were gathered at the Taipei Heping Basketball Stadium only had eight days to put up four decks for the most important Hearthstone tournament of the year—the HCT World Championship 2019. This, however, doesn’t necessarily mean that more than one week of … Read more
Brace yourself for the biggest Hearthstone tournament of the year Image banner via Blizzard It has been a good year of Hearthstone thanks to the Hearthstone Championship Tour, but just like most good things, it must also come to an end. Enter: the most important Hearthstone tournament of the year—the HCT World Championship 2019. Starting on … Read more
Are your bodies ready for the next Dota 2 Major tournament? Fy, no[o]ne image via STARLADDER | Pieliedie image via Mineski Pro Team | Illustration via Mineski.net Rejoice, valiant followers of the ever-active Dota 2 professional scene for another Major tournament lies ahead of us! We are one day away from witnessing once more 16 of the … Read more
A game market analyst shares their insight about esports’ inclusion at 2019 SEA Games The inclusion of esports as a medaled event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, an international multi-sport event that will be hosted in the Philippines, was nothing short of a groundbreaking milestone, not just for the local scene, but for the entire … Read more
The 20-year-old Malaysian carry saves Mineski-Dota’s season Ahjit Image via FNATIC/Illustration via Mineski.net There weren’t really much to talk about Mineski-Dota aside from the fact that they have had a horrible opener. They went into the 2018-19 Dota Pro Circuit with no trace of their undisputed dominance over Southeast Asia last season. While TNC Predator and Fnatic Dota were out keeping Southeast … Read more