Good News Gamay - 3 Pinoy DOTA2 Teams Make it to Today's Semi-Final Round at the Asian Championship!

[MeMing]

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CEBU CITY – The eSports Asian Championships opened here for the first time Saturday with local organizer Philippine eSports Organization (PESO) unveiling its official website on INQUIRER.net.
PESO’s Brian Lim and gamer-turned-eSports advocate Irymark “Tryq” Gutierrez said the two-day international tournament aims to promote eSports to Filipinos.
And what better way to ensure this than to partner with the No. 1 Philippine news website – INQUIRER.net – to launch eSports.inquirer.net.
“We are very proud to be their partner. It’s a very great help for our advocacy to promote eSports here in the Philippines and it helped PESO to become a legitimate group in the eSports community.” said Gutierrez.
According to Gutierrez’s demographics, the country now has 14-million computer gamers but only 20 percent are eSports enthusiasts. Their partnership with INQUIRER.net, Gutierrez said, would help boost the number of those who would be engaging in eSports.
“We believe in the mission of PESO, especially their aim to erase the bad image of computer gaming. I know that they have a sincere advocacy in turning the usual computer gaming to a different culture where competitiveness and discipline are taught. They are also here to regulate eSports in the country.” said INQUIRER.net’s Chief Operating Officer Gary Libby.
(INQUIRER.net is a member of the Inquirer Group of Companies.)
Libby said that aside from news, updates, and other eSports activities, there would be a forum where eSports enthusiasts could interact with each other. The website was also officially activated Saturday.
A total of P430,000 worth of cash prizes are at stake for the top three teams in the two-day tournament at the trade hall of SM City here where competitors from South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Mongolia and the Philippines are expected to pit their skills on the widely popular online computer game “Defense of the Ancients 2″ (DOTA 2).
DOTA 2 matches are played between two five-player teams with the goal of destroying the opposing team’s stronghold while defending their own using various characters with unique skills and techniques.
During Saturday’s opening ceremonies, International eSports Federation (IESF) President Jung Hyun Hun of Korea expressed his sincerest gratitude to the organizers. He said during his speech that he was very grateful for the organizers from PESO for organizing the first ever continental eSports Asian Championships.
“I am really grateful for their effort for organizing this great event. This is the time to introduce the new age of digital gaming.” said Hun.
Joining him was Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Director Stephen Hontiveros who also showed his strong support for IESF and PESO’s goal of establishing a strong eSports community here in the country.
In fact, Hontiveros is now encouraging the officials of the Southeast Asian Games to include eSports as one of the regular events of the biennial multi-sport meet.
“eSport is like chess, it’s a mental game and its growth has turned it into a sport. I just hope that this will be included in the next Asean Games and I also hope that PESO will continue their mission. We at POC and PSC will help PESO promote and develop this sport.” Hontiveros said.
IESF donated some computers to Cebu City to encourage the Cebu City Sports Commission build or develop eSports here. Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgar Labella and Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC) chairman Edward Hayco were also present.


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Check out the Cebu Daily News headline today too...

Here's an awesome video of the cebu crowd on the event...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t7oZZ2K4mM

[cebugdev]

grown ups does not care about DOTA2 ,

this should be posted in video game or any section where kids is at and NOT in politics

[Doge]

grown ups does not care about DOTA2 ,

this should be posted in video game or any section where kids is at and NOT in politics

grown ups DO not care about DOTA2 ,

this should be posted in video game or any section where kids ARE at and NOT in politics

fixed it for you, its nice how a "kid" knows better grammar than an "adult"

by the way, this is politics AND current events, this is considered a current event is it not?


on topic:

di gehapon ko convinced kay biased ra kaayo ang tourney gamay ra ang foreign teams involved so sureball jud maka semis ang mga pinoy teams. ang invited sad kay dili kaayo mga bigatin nga asian teams except for mvp phoenix

ive been cheering for pinoy teams since 2011 pero pag 2013 gekapoy nako oi wa may asenso, same group players sigi lang ug shuffle2x pero walay improvement ang mga dinowaan kusog pa kaayo mang trashtalk pag 2013 international qualifiers pero gikulata ra diay to sa uban teams.

maayo rana silag silasila ra ang magkakontra pero ipares nimo sa foreign teams minghoy oi

[existence]

pero daghan na pud baya ni kusog...


pangit location gamay.. hoot... tapos open space.. maka dungog ra ang gaduwa sa Caster.


ebalhin unta nila location kanang open. daun big screen.

[Istudyante-Ni-Pikoy]

Patay, ma encourage nasad ni atung youth to play than to study. Basin ma d na ma control atung mga students ani tungod ni sikat maayo ang DOTA. Basin adikan ni ug samot sa mga batan-on until ma kalimtan na ang responsibilities sa studies. Mao pay adik pa sa dota, samot noun ka adik na abot ang event. hehehe. Pero it's a good thing in the other side sa kay mag drugs2x. hehe Ang kwarta lang ma hurot ug samot ka dato ang internet cafes. hehehe

[donrey]

grown ups does not care about DOTA2 ,

this should be posted in video game or any section where kids is at and NOT in politics

still its a news and i think it is legit in this section

[Blackbeard]

grown ups does not care about DOTA2 ,

this should be posted in video game or any section where kids is at and NOT in politics

>living under a rock since the 90's

you'd be surprised. the most competitive DOTA players are 30 something year old neckbeards who ask their moms to drive them to the competition venues. just look at the video in the first post.

[MeMing]

#msibayabas for president!

we're going to game 3 PH vs KOREA for the finals baby!

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Patay, ma encourage nasad ni atung youth to play than to study. Basin ma d na ma control atung mga students ani tungod ni sikat maayo ang DOTA. Basin adikan ni ug samot sa mga batan-on until ma kalimtan na ang responsibilities sa studies. Mao pay adik pa sa dota, samot noun ka adik na abot ang event. hehehe. Pero it's a good thing in the other side sa kay mag drugs2x. hehe Ang kwarta lang ma hurot ug samot ka dato ang internet cafes. hehehe

If you think about it, back in the 80s, teens would drop out to play billiard and we got who? Efren, and the gang. For how much per tourny? Around $10,000? The biggest tourny of the year for billiards? Around $100,000 right?

In esports, we got $10,000/month in numerous leagues and what's the biggest per year? Well, so far we got around $10M for this year's international?

That said, doesn't it make sense for the teens of today to drop out of school for even bigger potential rewards?

haha!

Bitaw, bad gyud ng mag drop out for sure but the point is, esports is something pinoys can seriously excel in since it doesn't need the height of basketball although it also has its flaws in the scene just like other forms of sports.

[MeMing]

>living under a rock since the 90's

you'd be surprised. the most competitive DOTA players are 30 something year old neckbeards who ask their moms to drive them to the competition venues. just look at the video in the first post.

To add to that, the main man behind PESO and IESF in the Philippines is in the early 30s too along with us his committee.

We are here to keep our dreams alive that one day, esports will be recognized in this country and that we'll get to the top of it someday - as one.

For those who can't be at SM City Cebu Trade hall now, here's the live feed!

Game 3!

Twitch

[Istudyante-Ni-Pikoy]

#msibayabas for president!

we're going to game 3 PH vs KOREA for the finals baby!

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If you think about it, back in the 80s, teens would drop out to play billiard and we got who? Efren, and the gang. For how much per tourny? Around $10,000? The biggest tourny of the year for billiards? Around $100,000 right?

In esports, we got $10,000/month in numerous leagues and what's the biggest per year? Well, so far we got around $10M for this year's international?

That said, doesn't it make sense for the teens of today to drop out of school for even bigger potential rewards?

haha!

Bitaw, bad gyud ng mag drop out for sure but the point is, esports is something pinoys can seriously excel in since it doesn't need the height of basketball although it also has its flaws in the scene just like other forms of sports.

Yeah true. Pero mas maayo jd kn nka tiwas ug school cla until they can earn a degree. Kay pra nako unsaon manang money kn d ta educated; wala ta values and d ta kamao mo ihaap. Ok rana mga Americans na nangadrop-out kay naa mana clay advisor sa ilang negosyo and they educated famalies. Culture pd nila is open minded. hehe