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Sibol esports athletes bank on homecourt advantage to dominate SEAG test event
Sibol esports athletes bank on homecourt advantage to dominate SEAG test event
Angela Coloma,
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 04, 2019 09:26 PM PHT
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Updated Nov 04, 2019 11:12 PM PHT
The Philippines' representatives for Dota, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Tekken dominated four other countries to win gold at the esports test event. Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News.
MANILA - Sibol, the Philippines' Southeast Asian Games representatives in esports, dominated other international teams in a test event held at the FilOil Flying V Center on Monday.
Top-tier Tekken player Andreij “Doujin” Albar took home the first gold medal for the test event after besting Indonesia’s MEAT in the final round.
After losing the first match using Heihachi, Albar chose to use Panda, proceeding to win the next three matches to win the final.
The country’s Dota team, meanwhile, bucked a relatively slow start to draw first blood after clobbering the Malaysian team, with a 28 - 18 kill gap in their opening game.
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They closed out the same team with a sweep in the finals, 2-0.
Sibol’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team clobbered crowd favorites Indonesia in a sweep to claim the third gold medal for the Philippines in the test event.
Alvin Juban, the team’s manager, believes things are looking up for the national team after the test event’s outcome.
“I think everybody better watch out because the Philippines just showed the rest of the world that the Philippines is ready,” Juban told ABS-CBN News.
Four countries, namely the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia competed in the test event.
Nine countries are set to compete for six titles at the SEA Games esports competition, which will run from December 5-10 at the same venue.
Athletes attend the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Athletes attend the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Andreij Albar of the Philippine team for Tekken 7 during a match at the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
The Philippine team for DOTA 2 introduced at the stage during the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
The Philippine team for DOTA 2 during a match at the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Andreij Albar of the Philippine team for Tekken 7 shakes the hand of an opponent at the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Andreij Albar of the Philippine team for Tekken 7 during a match at the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
The Philippine team for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang during a match at the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
The Philippine team for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang introduced at the stage during the PHISGOC esports test event held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan on November 4, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
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