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OPINION: Esports is coming

Juan Carlos Pineda
Updated as of Aug 15 10:18 PM

Esports is more accessible than any sport in the country. All you need is a reliable internet connection or a gaming station that can be found all over the country.  Read more »

Esports: Baguio City Jail holds DOTA tournament for inmates

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:35 PM

Baguio City inmates got to test their gaming skills on Wednesday during an esports tournament held in jail.  Read more »

Esports: Ateneo gamer crowned Red Bull R1v1r Runes champ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 01:20 PM

After a month of intense competition, Zedrik "Jeff" Dizon of the Ateneo de Manila University was named the champion of this year's Red Bull R1v1 Runes competition.   Read more »

Esports: TNC sweep BOOM to climb standings at Southeast Asian league

Field Level Media/Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 01:23 AM

The ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League's round-robin group stage runs through July 12, with all matches best-of-two. Read more »

Red Bull River Runes give Pinoy Dota 2 players chance to face world champ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 01:13 PM

Red Bull River Runes is back in the Philippines, as players from all over the country go head-to-head in a 1v1 Dota 2 battle. Read more »

PBA stars all set for DOTA 2 showmatch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 12:02 PM

Some of the PBA's best players -- and gamers -- will show off their skills for charity in a DOTA 2 showmatch on Monday evening.  Read more »

PBA: Pingris, DOTA boys raise nearly P400k through Lockdown Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 03:42 PM

Stars of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) have raised nearly P400,000 for frontliners through their "Lockdown Games" initiative. Read more »

To keep gamers indoors, local esports group to host Dota 2 'lockdown' tourney

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 07:43 PM

Applicants are required to like the group’s official page, and its Facebook group and share the said poster publicly. Read more »

PBA: Pingris leads way as 'DOTA Boys' look to raise P1 million for frontliners

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 03:34 PM

PBA players continue to find ways to help in combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. Read more »

SEA Games: Philippines survives Thai fight to win DoTA 2 gold

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 10:49 PM

The Sibol Philippine team survived a tenacious Thailand side to win 3-2 and take the DoTA 2 SEA Games championship on Monday. Read more »

SEA Games: PH team manager confident in getting 4 golds for esports

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 03:30 PM

After the Philippines' Mobile Legends team reaped the first gold in esports, the national team's manager said they are confident in getting four more gold medals in the inaugural SEA Games tournament.  Read more »

SEA Games: PH assured at least silver in Dota 2 after sweep of Vietnam

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 08 01:51 PM

The country’s representatives for Dota 2 are assured of at least a silver medal in the Southeast Asian Games after a 2-0 rout of Vietnam in the last phase of the playoffs, Sunday morning.  Read more »

SEA Games: Thanks to superb start, PH lands in DoTA 2 upper bracket

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 10:47 PM

Sibol sat atop the DoTA 2 Group B stages, with 5 wins and one loss to move up to the upper bracket, increasing its chances of a SEA Games podium finish. Read more »

An insider look at the serious business of esports training

Bam V. Abellon
Posted at Nov 13 01:03 PM

Once considered only a distraction to a fruitful future, esports has grown immensely, attracting millions in both prize money and interested players, and being added to traditional sporting meets like this year's Southeast Asian Games. ANCX talks to Liyab, one of the teams vying for six medals at the SEAG, to find out what it takes to win. Read more »

Esports sa SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 03:28 PM

Dahil sa laki ng fanbase ng esports, isa na itong medal event sa darating na Southeast Asian Games dito sa Pilipinas. Ano ba ang esports at paano ito nagsimula? Read more »

27 Filipino esports athletes to compete in SEA Games

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 10:03 AM

The 27 members of Philippine esports team Sibol were chosen from a training pool of 77 athletes.  Read more »

esports: Kuku^, eyyou set to leave TNC Predator

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 05:12 PM

All-Filipino Dota 2 team TNC Predator on Friday announced that two of its veteran players will be leaving the team after four years. Read more »

Finished at 23, esports players peer nervously into retirement

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 22 11:03 AM

SHANGHAI, China - As the first generation of professional gamers enters retirement, esports is forced to confront a vexed question: after years spent killing rivals in a virtual world, what next?   Read more »

Gamers risk health in bid to be eSports millionaires

Peter Stebbings, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 03:48 PM

SHANGHAI - A record $33.5 million is up for grabs but professional eSports players like those competing in The International in Shanghai this week pay a physical price with deteriorating eyesight, digestive problems and wrist and hand damage. Read more »

SEA Games PH e-sports team training pool announced

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 03:22 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Southeast Asian Games E-sports Union (PSEU), the committee in charge of the country’s SEA Games e-sports operations, on Monday announced that it has named Philippine’s e-sports team “Sibol” (Growth). Read more »