Weekly esports guide (23 - 30 November): Valorant back on FSL, ONE Esports MPLI kicks off
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We’re near the end of November, and things are getting exciting in esports! The Female Esports League returns this weekend with Valorant action, while the ONE Esports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League invitational will feature some of the top teams from around the region.
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
Female Esports League Valorant Open V
Date: 28 - 29 November
Venue: Online
Stream: Watch in live on Yahoo TV
Fans of First-Person Shooters will be delighted to know that the FSL Valorant Open is back for its fifth time. Featuring some of the top female players in Southeast Asia, the FSL Valorant Open V is sure to satisfy your itch for FPS action.
2020 League of Legends All-Star Run The Rift 2020
Date: 18 - 20 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://lolesports.com/
All-Star is a celebration of our sport’s most-loved personalities duking it out in League of Legends. With All-Star going online, pros and influencers will be playing from their home or regional studio.
The tournament is divided into two stages: Underdog Uprising and Superstar Showdown. It will also involve teams from the LCK, LPL, LCS, and LEC in the Superstar Showdown bout.
Hearthstone World Championship 2020
Date: 12 - 13 December
Venue: Online
Stream: http://www.youtube.com/HearthstoneEsports
This Grandmasters-only tournament is the new Premier League courtesy of Blizzard that features a US$500,000 prize pool. Notable participants include:
glory (Asia-Pacific Season 1 winner)
Bankyugi (Asia-Pacific Season 2 winner)
Syf (China Season 1 winner)
XiaoT (China Season 2 winner)
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!
Mobile Legends Professional League Invitational
Date: 26 November - 6 December
Venue: Online
Stream: http://oneesports.gg/MPLI
One Esports, Moonton, and the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia will be hosting a Mobile Legends tournament featuring a grand prize pool of US$100,000.
The following teams will be in this tournament:
Alter Ego
Aurafire
Bigetron
EVOS Legends
Geek Fam ID
Genlix Aerowolf
ONIC Esports
RRQ Hoshi
Orange Louvre Esports
Todak
Burmese Ghouls
Ronin Esports
Aura PH
Blacklist International
Bren Esports
Execration
Omega PH Esports
ONIC PH
EVOS SG
Resurgence
Valorant First Strike Tournament (Asia)
Date: November - December
Venue: Online
Riot Games Southeast Asia and a number of esports partners like Mineski Philippines and The Gaming Company will be hosting a series of merit-based Southeast Asia country-based qualifiers starting November. You can register on the following links below.
The following Asian countries will host their tournaments on the following dates:
First Strike Japan - 3 to 6 December
First Strike Korea - 3 to 6 December
First Strike HK/TW - 3 to 6 December
First Strike MY/SG - 3 to 6 December
In addition, Riot Games Southeast Asia has announced the 2021 esports and collegiate competitive plans for Valorant, which will provide opportunities for players across Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong to build their esports legacies in the 5v5 shooter
e-Delta League FIFA 21 2v2 (Singapore)
Date: 19 December (Finals)
Venue: Online
Registration: https://go.gov.sg/edl2020
Delta League SG will be hosting a 2v2 FIFA 21 tournament to cap off the end of 2020. The tournament features a Boys Open and Girls Open category, and is meant for 13 to 17-year olds.
League of Legends Wild Rift Community Open Tournament (Singapore)
Date: 26 - 29 November
Venue: Online
Registration: https://www.facebook.com/ReddentesSports/posts/760335827880782
Reddentes Sports and the Infocomm Media Development Authority are teaming up as part of the SG:Digital Wonderland to hold the first-ever League of Legends: Wild Rift tournament in Singapore. Features a prize pool of S$750 and is limited to 128 teams.
PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0 (Worldwide)
Date: 24 November - January
Venue: Online and offline
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/PUBGMOBILEESPORTS
The PUBG Corporation and Tencent Games are hosting the yearly global championships featuring the best teams from all over the world. It also features a prize pool of US$2 million.
The Southeast Asian teams who are qualified include:
Aerowolf LIMAX
Secret JIN
RRQ Athena
POWER888 KPS
Team Secret
PVP Esports Campus Championship Season 2 (Singapore)
Date: August - December
Venue: Online
Registration: pvpesports.gg
The second season of PVP Esports Community Championships will be taking place starting this month until December, this time with the addition of Riot Games’ latest team-based shooter Valorant.
In addition, there will be an all-new Open Championship category alongside the Campus Championship, where gamers from all backgrounds and varying skill levels can participate.
Apart from Valorant, the games featured in this upcoming season include Mobile Legends.
China Dota 2 Pro Cup Season 2
Date: 14 - 29 November
Venue: Online, Offline in Shanghai
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/imbatvCN
A tournament organized by ImbaTV, featuring the best teams in China duking it out for the lion’s share of the US$90,000 prize pool. The teams are:
PSG.LGD
EHOME
Vici Gaming
Royal Never Give Up
Invictus Gaming
Team Aster
Elephant
Sparking Arrow Gaming
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GearVN PUBG League
Date: 19 - 27 November
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/vptstudio
VPT Studio and GearVN will be hosting a PUBG Mobile tournament for aspiring Vietnam teams and players. The prize pool is US$2,157. The teams are:
Divine Esports
Venus Gaming
Mien Tay Base
X-Stadium Thu Duc
Oleter Esports
CERBERUS Esports
KingQueen Esports
TDZ Esports
The Expendables
Phoenix Gaming
Maoggy Esports
Samurai Warrio
Golden Guys
GameHome Esports
Team Number One
HM Esports
Mineski VxV (Philippines)
Date: 21 November - 6 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/mineskitv
A Valorant tournament organised by Riot Games and Mineski, and also part of the First Strike series. The confirmed teams so far are:
NXP.Aether
Subversive
ATLAS Esports
Bestial Esports
AG.Nefarious
KADILIMAN
DFT Revitalize
ANBU Elite Gaming
Artisan Dota League
Date: 13 November - 20 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/thundermediatv
A Dota 2 tournament organized by Thunder Media, featuring players from Shanghai, Singapore, and Hong Kong fighting each other for the top prize pool worth US$45,000. Teams participating in this tournament include:
Neon Esports
The Prime
Void
Galaxy Racer
Execration
Vice Esports
Cignal Ultra
Zerothreetwo Dota
TEAM STAR
Team Sirius
Jungle
FTD club C
Forest
Phoenix Gaming
iG Vitality
Sparking Arrow Gaming
Team MagMa
Aster.Aries
Access
ESL Community Clash - Valorant (Southeast Asia)
Date: 10 October - 22 November
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/eslasia
Registration: https://play.eslgaming.com/valorant/asia/valorant/challenger/community-clash-intel
Presented by Intel, this Southeast Asia region community tournament will feature a total prize pool of US$10,000. The tournament will feature two monthly finals which culminates in the ESL Community Clash Grand Finals on the 27 - 29 November.
ESL Thailand Championship 2020
Date: 3 - 6 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ESL_Thailand
A Valorant tournament hosted by ESL Thailand, and part of the First Strike series. This tournament comes with a US$4,972 prize pool. So far the confirmed teams are:
Attack All Around
Sharper Esport
MiTH.Attitude
Overtime Esports
Daytrade Gaming
QConfirm
Brawl Stars Singapore Community Rumble (Singapore)
Date: 27 August - January 2021
Venue: Online
Registration: https://play.eslgaming.com/brawlstars/challenger/community-rumble-2020-singapore
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_asia
Supercell and ESL will be teaming up to launch the Brawl Stars Singapore Community Rumble, where the country’s Brawl Star players will be competing for a total prize pool of S$14,000 over a period of 6 months. After 3 weekly cups per month where 8 top teams are determined, a monthly finals will be held. The top team will win up to S$1,000 from the prize pool.
ZOTAC CUP Overwatch Community Tournament 2020 - Asia
Date: 20 November, 18 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/ZOTACCup
ZOTAC will be hosting its annual Asia community tournament for up-and-coming Overwatch teams all across Asia. The tournament’s prize pool is US$420, with the lion’s share going to the winning team for both November and December’s bout.
PUBG Mobile Campus Championship Indonesia 2020
Date: 5 November - December
Venue: Online
Stream/Registration: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PUBGMOBILE.ID.OFFICIAL
An officially-sanctioned PUBG campus tournament series in Indonesia. The winning team will get the lion’s share of the US$13,653 prize pool.
AOC Masters Tournament 2020
Date: 19 November - 13 December
Venue: Online
Website: https://aoc.com/home.html
A Southeast Asian Valorant tournament hosted by AOC Gaming and Mineski Global. Features a US$11,000 prize pool. The teams who will be participating are:
ahq e-Sports Club
Superdomineering
Only One Word
LEGENDs
Attack All Around
Overtime Esports
MiTH.Attitude
NongWaen
Team SMG
Team 600
Alter Ego
Frostwolf
TODAK
Kingsmen
Bren Esports
TMT Esports
Perfect World Dota 2 League (Asia)
Date: 28 October onward
Venue: Online
Website: https://pwl.pwesports.cn/
The best teams in Asia will be competing in this major Dota 2 league in Asia and features a US$67,000 prize pool. These are the confirmed teams so far:
For The Dream
Team MagMa
Phoenix Gaming
IO Dota2
Galaxy Racer
AMD Streamer Challenge: Triple Threat & Domination (Southeast Asia)
Date: September - December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/amd
AMD will be bringing its streamer-led gaming series online and feature popular online personalities from East Asia and Southeast Asia.
There will be two tournaments: the Triple Threat which will involve Japanese and South Korean streamers in a Valorant tournament, and Domination, where streamer teams and their fans form teams in round robin fights involving Valorant and Fall Guys.
In addition, Fnatic will be making an appearance and Dota 2 fans will be able to sign up to play with or against them.