e-sports Archives ⋆ Newsbytes.PH

Valorant PH e-sports tourney dangles P500,000 prize pool

Joel Pinaroc October 26, 2020

Riot Games has partnered with Philippine-based e-sports company Mineski Global for the online tournament.

‘ML: Bang Bang Professional League-PH’ Season 6 kicks off playoffs on Oct. 22

Newsbytes.PH October 20, 2020

The MPL-PH Season 6 playoffs will be introducing a revamped format. From the double-elimination bracket from the previous seasons, all qualified teams this season will now compete in a single-elimination playoffs bracket.

PH Esports Organization gets POC accreditation as NSA

Newsbytes.PH September 2, 2020

The Philippine Esports Organization (PESO) has successfully secured the Philippine Olympic Committee’s nod as the official National Sports Association to govern and develop e-sports in the country.

Smart unveils first 5G-powered e-sports hub in PH

Newsbytes.PH July 28, 2020

Smart Communications has unveiled what it said is the first ever 5G-powered gaming hub in the Philippines at the Gariath Concepts e-sports venue in Quezon City, with peak speeds hitting 1 Gbps.

PH e-sports program gets boost with Riot Games pact

Joel Pinaroc July 18, 2020

The country’s Youth E-sports Program (YEP) is seen getting a shot in the arm following an agreement it signed with popular online gaming publisher Riot Games Southeast Asia.

E-sports community holds ‘Lockdown Games’ to raise funds for frontliners

Newsbytes.PH April 11, 2020

The first week of the tournament gathered P460,000 from participating players, e-sports partners, and viewers at MineskiTV’s Facebook channel, nearing halfway of the end goal, which is P1,000,000.

SEA Games e-sports medalists get cash incentives from PLDT-Smart

Newsbytes.PH December 18, 2019

The gold medalists for team events (MLBB and DoTA II) were awarded P2 million. The individual event gold medalist for StarCraft II was awarded P1 million, while the Tekken 7 silver medalist and bronze medalist were awarded P500,000 and P250,000 respectively.

PH national e-sports team gears up for 30th SEA Games

Melvin Calimag September 16, 2019

Sibol, the Philippine team that will represent the country in the e-sports events of the 30th SEA Games, has announced the 27 athletes who will become members of the country’s contingent.