AFTER three grueling gaming days in front of a 10,000 strong crowd, two Philippine teams performed beyond expectations in the Asia-Pacific Predator League 2019 Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, with TNC Predator bagging the Dota 2 championship and ArkAngel placing seventh in PUBG.
Predator League brought together 26 teams from 16 countries, including the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Myanmar and Australia at the Nimibutr Sports Building, Bangkok’s National Stadium, from February 15 to 17.
Predator League offered a total prize pool of $250,000 and a chance for the teams to reign supreme in PUBG and Dota 2 in the region, with the latter being the tourney’s main event.
Dota 2 is a game that is played in matches between two teams of five players. Each team occupies and defends their respective bases on the map. Each of the 10 players controls a powerful character or hero.
PUBG is PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and the concept is a number of people are released onto an island with the last person standing declared the winner. To do that, the players need to find weapons, kill people and generally avoid danger.
In Bangkok, it was also announced that the Philippines will be the venue of this prestigious eSports tournament next year.
“Predator Philippines is committed to giving its all out support to make next year’s Predator League a success. This is the most exciting Predator tournament and we are determined to make it more special because it will be held in the Philippines,” said Sue Ong-Lim, Predator Philippines sales and marketing director.
TNC Predator won $75,000 in cash with each member bringing home a Predator Helios laptop. In second was Boom ID of Indonesia, which received $30,000, while GeekFam of Malaysia was at third with $15,000.
In PUBG, the Philippines’s ArkAngel placed seventh. In first was Afreeca Freecs Fatal of Korea. The team took home $75,000 in cash and a Predatof Helios laptop for each member.
Purple Mood eSport of Thailand was in second with $30,000, while Team Immunity of Australia was at third with $15,000.
“Especially in the Pan Asia-Pacific region, Acer provides a stage for young eSports athletes to display their gaming talents not only through exceptional hardware but also through the ecosystem and industry,” said Andrew Hou, president of Pan Asia-Pacific Regional Operations, Acer Inc.
“We hope that the athletes this year keep on as active members of the eSports community, and we will be glad to play with them again in 2020 in the Philippines.”
For more information on the Asia-Pacific Predator League, visit www.predator-league.com.