Weekly esports guide (10 - 17 August): Get ready for more Valorant in the FSL
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The Female Esports League’s Valorant Open returns for a second time this weekend, featuring some of the best female FPS players in the Southeast Asian region. Meanwhile, brush up on your PUBG Mobile with this week’s PWN THEM ALL featuring ChuChu.
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
Pacific Championship Series Summer 2020 (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)
Date: 20 June to 6 September
Venue: Online
Stream: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYfC038eP_cm9WNo5Cv-tBg
Which is the best League of Legends team in Asia? Find out as teams from across the continent battle for the top spot in the official League of Legends series for the next few months. With a prize pool of US$71,000, it’s going to be a MOBA battle series to remember.
Here are the team rankings so far in the Group Stages:
1. J Team (13-3)
2. ahq e-Sports Club (12-4)
3. Machi Esports (12-4)
4. PSG Talon (12-4)
5. Alpha Esports (7-8)
6. Hong Kong Attitude (7-9)
7. Nova Esports (6-10)
8. Berjaya Dragons (5-10)
9. Liyab Esports (3-12)
10. Resurgence (1-14)
Valorant Pacific Open (Asia)
Date: 3 July - 23 August
Venue: Online
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CGAHK/
Riot Games and Cyber Games Arena are joining forces to host an Asian-based regional Valorant tournament starting this early July.
10 teams from Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore will battle it out for their share of the US$20,000 prize pool.
Female Esports League Valorant Open II
Date: 15 and 16 August
Venue: Online
Stream: Watch live on Yahoo TV
The Female Esports League is also coming back for another round of Valorant action. Interested gamers can sign up either as a team or as individuals. For more information, check out FSL’s FPS page.
SG Streamers Valorant Showdown
Date: 15 August
Time: 8.30pm
Stream: www.twitch.tv/wolfsbanee
Game Changer's Wolfsbanee will be in action this weekend as part of the SG Streamers Valorant Showdown! Watch from her perspective as she plays Valorant with some of the other streamers in the Singapore market, including Lysander and Vampyrette.
Meta.us Philippines Dota 2 Leagues
Date: Every Thursday and Friday, August 2020 to January 2021
Time: 8pm (GMT +8)
Stream: www.facebook.com/metamaster
Filipino Dota 2 players of all skills levels, there's a special league just for you! JBL has teamed up with esports platform meta.us to create a weekly Dota 2 league running for a grand total of 6 months all the way to January 2021.
Players can register weekly for their Open series to play in a 32-team single elimination competition happening every Thursday and Friday at 8pm (GMT +8).
This league features a ranking system which will promote teams that place high consistently in the Opens into Junior and later Senior series. Not playing but want to catch the newest Filipino Dota 2 teams in action? Tune in at www.facebook.com/metamaster during competition time to watch the livestream casted by Lupon WxC!
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2020
Date: 17 June - 23 August
Venue: Offline, LoL Park, 33 Jong-ro, Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lck1
The best Korean League of Legends team will contend once again in this official South Korean league for a big portion of the estimated US$81,980 prize pool. The teams who will be competing are:
Afreeca Freecs
APK Prince
DAMWON Gaming
DragonX
Gen.G
Hanwha Life Esports
KT Rolster
T1
SANDBOX Gaming
Team Dynamics
PUBG Philippine Series Season 1
Date: 26 July - 16 August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.PH.OFFICIAL
The best PUBG teams from the Philippines are fighting for a spot at the upcoming Continental: Series 2 APAC, along with a lion’s share of the US$10,111 prize pool.
The teams are:
ArkAngel Predator
Bahamut Gaming
DK Esports
Team Champ
FTWPH
Ronin PUBG
NexPlay Predator
Carbon Gaming
Angel Alliance
EBAS Gaming
Tricky Potatoes
Redzone
TNC Digos
Attitude Gaming
Anonymous Ilonggos
ANBU
PUBG Thailand Open 2020
Date: 6 - 15 August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/fpsthailand
A minor league tournament that will offer the winners seeding points to the Continental: Series 2 APAC PUBG tournament, as well as the lion’s share of the US$4,810 prize pool. The teams are:
Made in Thailand
Golden Cat
Purple Mood E-Sport
Tokio Striker
Signature Gaming
FW Esports
PUBG Continental Series 2: Asia Pacific
Date: August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/playBATTLEGROUNDS
This PUBG Corporation tournament will feature the best players from the Thailand Series, Thailand Open, Vietnam Series, Oceanic Qualifier, Indonesia Series, Philippine Series, and MY/SG series. The prize pool for the tournament will be worth US$200,000.
The following teams who are qualified so far are:
MSC Theerathon
Daytrade Gaming
Magic Esport
Buriram United Esports
CERBERUS Esports
KingQueen
Divine Esports
DivisionX Gaming
X-Stadium Thu Duc
Rainbow Six Asia Pacific League North Division
Date: TBA
Venue: Online
Stream: http://youtube.com/UbisoftSEA
Ubisoft’s major APAC Rainbow Six Siege league tournament will be happening later this year. The tournament will be divided into two divisions: north (Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia) and south (Oceania, South Asia). The winners of each division will face off at a later date, where the victor of that tournament will represent Asia-Pacific at the upcoming Six Major.
Team Notorious (Taiwan)
Xavier Esports (Thailand)
Qconfirm (Thailand)
MLBB Professional League MY/SG Season 6
Date: July - August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/MobileLegendsGameSingapore
Season 6 of the MPL has started. Here are the list of teams who are currently qualified for the regular season:
Team SMG (MY)
Bella Ciao (MY)
Forsaken (SG)
Divinity Esports (SG)
Team Bosskurr (MY)
Geek Fam (MY)
Todak (MY)
Orange Louvre (MY)
Resurgence (SG)
EVOS SG (SG)
ESL One Thailand 2020
Date: 20 August - 6 September
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2
ESL, Intel, Sports Authority of Thailand, and Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports are hosting a tier 2 Dota 2 tournament featuring a US$135,000 prize pool. Notable teams in the region will get an invite alongside ESL Thailand Champ 2020 finalists to duke it out later this August.
OMEGA League: Asia Divine Division
Date: 1 - 22 August
Venue: Online
Site: http://omega.dota.gg/
In this upcoming Dota 2 tournament, Epic Esports Events and WePlay! Esports are joining forces to present the Asian region OMEGA League featuring players from China and Southeast Asia with a total prize pool of US$40,000. The confirmed teams so far are:
Ocean
Blaze
EHOME.Immortal
Aster.Aries
Neon Esports
Reality Rift
Team Adroit
Cignal Ultra
AfreecaTV Asia Invitational Summer 2020 (Asia)
Date: 6 - 13 August
Venue: Online
Stream: http://play.afreecatv.com/aftvgame
Teams from all over Asia will be competing for a huge chunk of the US$5,000 prize pool in this AfreecaTV Valorant tournament. The confirmed teams are:
KIM MANDU
ahq e-Sports Club
KappaPride
Lag Gaming
LEGENDs
Attack All Around
Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 (The Philippines)
Date: TBC
Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/predatorgaming
The Acer Predator League pits all of Asia Pacific’s finest Dota and PUBG teams against each other for the lion’s share of the US$200,000 prize pool. The grand finals of the tournament features the following teams, with more on the way:
Flower Gaming (Malaysia)
Neon Esports (The Philippines)
Lowkey Esports (The Philippines)
Reality Rift (Singapore)
Veteran (Myanmar)
Unfortunately, due to the current developing situation with the coronavirus, the Predator League has been postponed to a later date in June or July. Watch this space for updates!
Konami PES 2020 Southeast Asian Cup (Singapore)
Date: May
Venue: TBA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/264740356974580/posts/2638427636272495/?d=n
The top Southeast players in Konami’s premiere football game will compete in this May tournament to determine the best PES players in the region. The event was originally planned for March, but was postponed due to the situation with the coronavirus
Overwatch ACE 2020 Championship
Date: 22 August - 4 October
Venue: Online
Registration: https://bit.ly/OWACE2020
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCteVOb2JJl6j691SR6sCi9Q
Activision Blizzard Esports is teaming up with AKG Games to bring Overwatch ACE 2020 Championship, which is open exclusively to players from Southeast Asia as well as Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, and Taiwan. The tournament features a US$100,000 prize pool.
The Overwatch ACE 2020 Championship will be a tournament to profile emerging Overwatch teams from Asia. It is part of Blizzard’s commitment to enhance Overwatch esports communities in the Pacific region.
The Asian countries eligible are:
Indonesia
Macao
Timor-Leste
Malaysia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Overwatch League 2020 (International)
Date: February - August 2020
Venue: TBA
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/overwatchleague
The best Overwatch teams in Asia will be fighting against competition from America and Europe in next year’s big Overwatch tournament. The teams are divided into both the Atlantic and Pacific conference for this massive league tournament.
Overwatch Contenders 2020 Season 2: Korea
Date: 20 August - 22 October
Venue: Online/Offline at Hot6 Afreeca Colosseum
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbT1b1hSJ7oZqaguifalhXA
The best and brightest Korean Overwatch teams will be duking it out for a chance at the US$175,000 prize pool. The confirmed teams are:
O2 Blast
RunAway
World Game Star Phoenix
OZ Gaming
Element Mystic
Gen.G esports
Team BM
T1
Talon Esports
Team Diamond
Adobo Esports Season 1: Mobile Legends (Philippines)
Date: 6 August - 1 September
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/adoboEsports/
Adobo Magazine and E-Project are hosting a Mobile Legends esports tournament featuring teams from the Philippine advertising industry. The teams and advertising companies who will be fighting are:
Ace Saatchi & Saatchi (https://lnkd.in/gBZPKk4)
AdSpark (https://adspark.ph)
BBDO Guerrero (https://lnkd.in/gBbyp-J)
DDB Philippines (https://ddb.com.ph)
Dentsu Jayme Syfu (https://lnkd.in/gRrckFw)
GIGIL (https://www.gigil.com.ph)
IPG Mediabrands (https://lnkd.in/gFR3Hdi)
McCann Worldgroup Philippines (https://lnkd.in/gNbTQbc) x Seven AD (http://sevenad-ph.com)
MullenLowe Philippines (https://lnkd.in/g6Shc4f)
NuWorks Interactive Labs (https://www.nuworks.ph)
Ogilvy Philippines (https://www.ogilvy.com)
Propel Manila (https://lnkd.in/gf4RgZS)
Publicis JimenezBasic (https://lnkd.in/g3wnFP9)
TBWA \ Santiago Mangada Puno (https://www.tbwa-smp.com)
VMLY&R (https://lnkd.in/gmGmA99)
Wunderman Thompson Philippines (https://lnkd.in/gPsM3gZ)
AMG Online 2020 Cage Matches (Malaysia)
Date: 21 - 23 August
Venue: Online
Registration: https://www.facebook.com/events/186799516058632/
Animangaki Online 2020 and Infinite Carnage will be hosting a series of fighting game tournaments using the following fighting games: SoulCalibur VI, Granblue Fantasy: Versus, and Tekken 7. First place prizes for these tournaments are RM300 plus a mystery gift; the entry fee is RM15 per game.
Flash Vision Cup Online 2020 (Malaysia)
Date: 15 - 16 August
Venue: Online
Registration: https://forms.gle/HuniQbSFcwviT5yZA
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/FVesport
Flash Vision will be resuming its yearly Flash Vision Cup on the online space using two games: Dragon Ball FighterZ and The King of Fighters XIV.
FV Major 2020 (Malaysia)
Date: 19 - 20 September
Venue: TBC
Registration: Link
One of Malaysia’s biggest fighting game tournaments will be opening its registration link for Malaysians this week under an early bird price.
The games that will be in the tournament include:
Tekken 7 (Tekken World Tour Challenger)
Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition (Capcom Pro Tour Ranking)
The King of Fighters XIV
Samurai Shodown
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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