The Dota 2 community in the Philippines are very large and still growing. We even had representatives to enter in international tournaments. This time however, a prominent tournament will be held in these shores.
ESL One is a series of tournaments ran by the Electronic Sports League (ESL). It will be held in Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on April 23-24, 2016. It will be Southeast Asia’s first ever premium Dota 2 tournament, having a prize pool of $250,000.
The tournament will be an 8 team single elimination format featuring the best Dota 2 teams from around the world, One team from Europe, one team from the United States, one team from the Philippines, one Chinese team, two more Southeast Asian teams, and an additional two teams that will be directly invited based on their past performance. No information about the qualified and invited teams as of now but will be announced on a later date on the ESL One website.
“The Philippines have a strong history with Dota 2, and so when discussing possible Asian events, the decision was an easy one to make, This is a country and community that loves Dota 2, and we’re honored to be able to say we’re making history with this event: it’s the first event of its kind in the region and we can’t wait to see fan reactions to what we have in store.” -Ulrich Schulze, vice president for Pro Gaming at ESL.
ESL One Manila 2016 is brought to us in partnership with PLDT Fibr and Smart GameX. Tickets are available on SMTICKETS and SMTICKETS outlets at Php500 (General Admission), Php1000 (Upper Box), Php1500 (Lower Box), Php5000 (VIP 1, 2, and 3).
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