GAMING tournaments are always exciting. There is always an energy that is so infectious and youthful. One Sunday recently, I braved the traffic going to SM City North Edsa for the Predator League 2020 Philippine Finals.
This isn’t the first time gaming PC brand Predator hosted such an event. But this was special because the “Asia Pacific Predator League 2020” will be held in Manila early next year. Predator League is the most anticipated professional gaming tournament, and the largest brand-initiated tournament in the Asia-Pacific. Predator, the brand with the most complete gaming devices, gathered the top gamers to determine who will represent the country in the Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 on February 22 and 23, in Manila. The Philippine teams will compete against gamers from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand, in Predator League 2020.
At the end of the two-day finals, Neon Esports and Team Miraculum Gaming beat the competition in respective tournaments and bagged the Philippine championships title at the Predator League 2020 Philippine Finals.
“Predator has always been proud of supporting eSports athletes by coming up with innovative products to cater to their everchanging eSports needs. We hope that the Apac finals will also help foster camaraderie among the participants and elevate the eSports industry not only in the Philippines, but in the Asia-Pacific, as well,” said Sue Ong-Lim, Predator general manager.
Miraculum Gaming competed against 14 other teams. The team had back-to-back wins (Rounds 8 and 9) to catch up with Angel Alliance and get to the top spot by a point.
Neon Esports took home P150,000 and a slot at the Apac finals where they will complete TNC Predator for Dota 2; and first runner-up Lowkey Esports, which also took home a P50,000 cash prize. SG Dragons placed second runner-up with a cash prize of P35,000, while Cignal Ultra placed third with P15,000.
Team Miraculum Gaming won the PUBG tournament with P150,000 cash prize and an Apac finals slot, alongside ArkAngel Predator. Angel Alliance got the first runner-up spot with P50,000 cash prize. Gamer’s Lounge placed second with P35,000, while Excommunicados placed third with P15,000 cash prize.
The first-ever Asia Pacific Predator League was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The second edition was held in Bangkok, Thailand, in a tournament that lasted for three days at Nimibutr Stadium, in February. Over 10,0000 fans watched the battles in real time—and in real-life. It had 4.3 million views online and peak concurrent viewership of over 60,000. The Philippines will play host for next year’s finals. Predator is a Southeast Asian Games Prestige partner for the eSports tournament. This is the first time that eSports is included in the SEAG.
More information is available at www.predator-league.com.