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The e-sports events at the recently concluded 2019 SEA Games racked up impressive numbers as competitors and spectators alike celebrated the inclusion for the first time of e-sports as a medal sport.

The Philippine e-sports contingent at the Southeast Asian Games seized the opportunity to shine on home soil after capturing three gold medals in the maiden staging of e-sports in the biennial competition.

After starting out as an Internet café, Filipino-owned e-sports company Mineski Global inaugurated on Thursday, Dec. 6, its global corporate headquarters at the Santolan Town Plaza in San Juan City in a bid to continue its expansion outside of its current territories in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Aside from representing the Philippines in Legion of Champions, the team also won a cash prize of $1,000.

5G is anticipated to be a driver for cloud gaming as it stands as a key contender to showcase some of the new technology’s key selling points, including higher data rates and ultra-low latency.

The competition will feature 16 teams across the world, including two squads from the Philippines, that will battle it out for the prize pool of $250,000.

Sibol, the country's first national e-sports team, will make its debut in this year’s Southeast Asian Games which will be hosted by the Philippines.

With Philippine e-sports on the rise, more and more brands are interested in being affiliated with e-sports athletes.

Local teams participated in a tournament for two major online gaming titles: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends.

The annual Asia Pacific Predator League tournament will be hosted by the Philippines on November 30 to December 1 where finalists will battle it out in a series of 16 regional qualifiers at TNC Cafes nationwide.