Weekly esports guide (15-22 July): Yahoo eSports Invitational finals, FSL AoV, Classic Tetris
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It’s an action-packed week with the Female Esports League starting its Arena of Valor circuit, the Yahoo eSports Invitational reaching its finals, and the Campus Legends gearing up for Phase 2!
The 5th Yahoo eSports Invitational Tournament (Online)
Date: 19-20 July
Venue: Online
Livestream: Watch it live on Yahoo TV
We’ve finally reached the finals of the 5th Yahoo eSports Invitational. With teams from all across the Asia-Pacific region competing for a prize of US$15,000, you can be sure of some fast and furious action on the Sanhok map!
If PUBG is not your thing, there will also be Hearthstone action, where SEA’s Hearthstone starts will be in action against the rest of the Asia-Pacific!
Catch the livestream of the finals, in English, live on Yahoo TV!
Classic Tetris World Championship Singapore Qualifiers (Singapore)
Date: 20 July
Venue: James Cook University, Singapore
Registration: https://challonge.com/events/ctwcsingapore2019
Yes, the classic NES Tetris is regarded as the very first eSports title in history. Now, Singapore will get a taste of the first-ever internationally-sanctioned Classic Tetris tournament brought to you by TKO, the CTWC committee, Retro DNA, and Versus City. The winner will get a round trip ticket to the CTWC Finals in Portland Retro Gaming Expo this October 2019.
Female Esports League Circuit Arena of Valor (Southeast Asia)
Date: 16-21 July, 6-8 August, 5-6 September for AOV Elite
Venue: Online, COMEX for AOV Elite
Registration: http://bit.ly/2FaYbf3
Livestream: https://sg.yahoo.com
Female mobile MOBA fans who weren’t into Mobile Legends, now’s your chance to up your game in this upcoming Arena of Valor tournament.
With up to SG$1,900 of cash prizes up for grabs and the AOV Elite finals culminating in Singapore this September, you’ll be sure to check out the best talents in Southeast Asia go wild with AOV.
This week, catch the Vietnamese and Thai teams in action, live on Yahoo TV.
Mad X Gamefest E-Sports Tournament (Malaysia)
Date: 18-20 July
Venue: Asia Pacific University
Site Link: https://www.facebook.com/gamefestxmadfest2019
A public campus event for gaming fans, this e-sports tournament will feature Mortal Kombat 11, Mobile Legends Bang Bang, and Counter-Strike GO. Prize pools will be announced soon.
Campus Legends (Singapore)
Date: 20 July
Venue: Online
Livestream: https://sg.yahoo.com
SCOGA’s Campus Legends is back for Phase 2 of this tertiary challenge! Who will make it to the grand finals at the Campus Game Fest on 3 and 4 August? Find out this weekend, live on Yahoo TV.
Campus Legends: Legion Of Racers Gran Turismo Tournament (Singapore)
Date: 3-4 August
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Registration: http://bit.ly/LORGT (6-25 July)
Race for your life in this esports tournament, featuring Gran Turismo Sport as the main title. Sponsored by HP Singapore, Yup, Legion of Racers, Sony Singapore, Garena Singapore, and Yahoo Singapore, this event is giving young competitive players a chance at a S$750 cash and S$750 scholarship grand prize.
Acer Predator League 2019 Singapore qualifiers (Singapore)
Date: 27 July (online qualifiers), 3-4 August (Finals)
Venue: Online (27 July) and Singapore Indoor Stadium (Finals)
Livestream: https://sg.yahoo.com (Finals)
Registration: PUBG, Dota 2
The Acer Predator League is back for 2019! Who will make it to the finals and represent Singapore in the Philippines next year? Catch the Dota 2 and PUBG action in the finals live on Yahoo TV.
PVP Esports Corporate League Singapore qualifiers (Singapore)
Date: 15-16 August
Time: 6pm to 10pm
Venue: Asia Square
Who says corporate folk don't play games? Catch the showdown in the PVP Esports Corporate League Singapore qualifiers as Asia Square as teams aim for glory in Dota 2 and Mobile Legends.
Asia Champions League (Singapore)
Date: 21 July to 6 September (Qualifiers), 5-8 September (Finals)
Venue: Online (Qualifiers), Suntec Convention Centre, COMEX 2019 (Finals)
More information: https://aceleague.asia
Looking for competitions for Dota Underlords, Mobile Legends or PUBG Mobile? The Asia Champions League has you covered! With a total prize pool of over $20,000, why not give it a go?
MET Asia Series: PUBG Classic (Thailand)
Date: 26-28 July
Venue: BITEC Bangna EH100, Bangkok, Thailand
Info Link: http://facebook.com/metevents
This particular PBG tournament is the third Global Event and the final PUBG Classics bout of the 2019 circuit. This battle will feature the best teams from Southeast Asia, China, South Korea, and Japan. Here are the players from the SEA side:
Armory Gaming (Thailand)
Rex Regum Queon (Indonesia)
Tokio Striker (Thailand)
ESL Indonesia Championship Season 2 Group Stage (Indonesia)
Date: 2nd July – 4th September
Venue: TBA, Online for now
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFaFM_YTvfGP8B78ligvnrA
Indonesia’s best Dota 2 players will be duking it out for the top four spots in the final portions of this championship tournament. Eight teams will be vying for that honour; these include:
Boom ID
PG.Barracx
The Prime
EVOS Esports
Antrophy
PG.Orca
Alter Ego
Hans Pro Gaming
Overwatch Contenders Pacific Season 2 (Asia Pacific)
Date: 20 June – 9 August
The next season in the Asia Pacific competitive side of Overwatch returns for a second outing. With a collective reward of US$3 million reallocated towards top-performing teams, we will no doubt see rising stars within the region.
These are the competing teams:
Cyclone Coupling
Global Esports
Jupiter
NovaMS Esports
Talon
Xavier Esports
Far East Society (NEW)
Green Leaves (NEW)
Overwatch World Cup 2019 (USA)
Date: November
Venue: Anaheim, California, USA
The fourth Overwatch World Cup tournament will happen during November. However, the format of competing has now changed. Instead of having country-specific qualifiers to determine the final few teams to fight at BlizzCon, the entire tournament will happen during the week leading up to the company game expo.
Countries will now have to find and select their players from now onwards until 14 July. The selected players and committee members will travel to the live event and receive complimentary access to BlizzCon by 26 July.
Speaking of which, here is the list of recently-announced committee members for each selected Southeast Asian countries.
Singapore
General Manager: Chun Chieh "TCC" Teo
Community Manager: Nicholas "Caldoran" Tay
Coach: Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing
The Philippines
General Manager: Mika "nilavariel" Fabella
Community Manager: Camie "Yumie" Tafalla
Coach: Dathan Allan Keanu "Daks" Rosales
Thailand
General Manager: Areeya "aumimchun" Manamunchaiyaporn
Community Manager: Aunya "Klarion" Wettayawong
Coach: จิรวัฒน์ "HeadHawk" กะลัมพะนันทน์
Malaysia
General Manager: Kenn "Beagull" Leandre
Community Manager: Sun "megikari" San
Coach: Jack "RagonSEA" Teoh
eRacing Grand Prix SEA (Southeast Asia)
Date: 13-21 July
Venue: Atria Shopping Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
Registration: https://ergpsea.com/
Want to be a professional racer by playing racing games? Then the eRacing Grand Prix SEA is for you. Slated for June 2019, this tournament will have players competing in Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Thailand in Gran Turismo Sport for PS4.
The eRacing Grand Prix SEA has unfortunately been pushed back from its original June date to July due to unavoidable circumstances. Like stated before, the winner of each stop will be trained to drive a real race car and offered a spot in the Formula 4 South East Asia Championship before heading in the bigger leagues.
World Cyber Games 2019 Xi’an (China)
Date: 18 -21 July
Venue: Xi’an, China
Link: http://www.wcg.com/
One of Asia’s biggest Dota 2 tournaments is slated for July, for a lion’s share of the US$140,000 prize pool. The teams involved in this battle include Asia Pacific finalists Cignal Ultra and MSCerberus TH, as well as other overseas teams like Thunder Predator, Black Sheep, Hippomaniacs, and KeinBockOderWas.
Sarawak Day FIFA 19 Tournament (Malaysia)
Date: 20-22 July
Venue: Paragon Street Mall, Bintulu, Sarawak
Registration: Link
To celebrate the state of Sarawak’s independence, the Kelab Belia Jalan Bakti and Oblivion Esports will be organising a Sarawak Day Esports Cup featuring FIFA 19 as its main game. The total prize pool for this tournament is RM15,000, with the champion winning RM5,000 from the share. Registration fee is RM30, while the deadline for signing up is 10 July.
