Singapore teams DeloitteOne (from Deloitte) and TurretHeist (DBS) took the top regional spots in the Corporate Championship for Dota 2 and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang respectively, while HZL Legion (RM Djamiah Putra) from Indonesia snagged the crown in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG): Mobile. Pigeon and Friends (ITE Central) from Singapore emerged victorious in the Campus Championship.
Each winning team walked away with over S$5,000 in cash and prizes.The grand finals, held over the weekend of 5-6 September, were organised as a fully-online event in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, with teams from the respective countries competing remotely from their homes.
The PVP Esports Community Championships (Season 1) attracted over 1,300 teams from Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, which battled it out in Dota 2, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and PUBG Mobile for a combined prize pool valued at over S$70,000.
Cindy Tan, Head of Business & Marketing, Singtel’sInternational Group said: “During this period of COVID-19 and social distancing measures, the virtual world of e-sports and gaming has continued to thrive, bridging physical distances and offering a welcome form of entertainment when many of us might be housebound.
"We're pleased that the PVP Esports Community Championships have provided a platform to connect colleagues and schoolmates even in these unprecedented times, uniting them over their shared passion for gaming. With 5G on the horizon, digital entertainment offerings like esports will enable us to deliver even great experiences to our customers in the future. As Season 2 approaches, we look forward to more exciting e-sports action with new game Valorant and adding Brunei and Myanmar to our regional tournament. Congratulations once again to the Season 1 winners!”
Team captain from Campus champions Pigeon & Friends, Lim ‘Exodus’ Chin Wei added, “This is the second time we are participating in the PVP Esports Campus Championship, and it has been an enriching experience for us to grow and improve when we compete. Winning the regional trophy for Singapore on the biggest stage we’ve played on has boosted our confidence in our gameplay and even encouraged some of our players to pursue their dreams in e-sports as professional players. We will be ready for next season to come back stronger to defend our title!”
As Tan has mentioned, gamers have more to look forward to in Season 2, with changes made to the game lineup and tournament categories. The PVP Esports Community Championships (Season 2) will introduce a new Open category alongside the Campus Championship, while Riot Games’ new first-person shooter PC game Valorant will make its PVP Esports debut, joining the perennial favourite Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
The competition is also set to heat up across a wider swathe of the region. Participation is thrown open to two more countries, Brunei* and Myanmar, with a S$78,000 prize pool of cash and other prizes up for grabs.
Created by Singtel, PVP Esports is ASEAN’s first multigame, multicountry e-sports platform. Guided by its core values of passion, sportsmanship and healthy gaming, PVP Esports seeks to continually grow the regional esports ecosystem through its initiatives and tournaments.
In 2018, PVP Esports debuted with a professional championship and in 2019, introduced amateur e-sports leagues for the gaming community, launching the PVP Corporate League for working professionals across the region and the PVP Campus League for tertiary students in Singapore. In 2020, the two PVP community leagues were rebranded the PVP Esports Corporate Championship and PVP Esports Campus Championship to continue its outreach and support for the e-sports community across the region.
Singtel is Asia's leading communications technology group, providing a portfolio of services from next-generation communication, technology services to infotainment to both consumers and businesses. For consumers, Singtel delivers an integrated suite of services, including mobile, broadband and TV. For businesses, Singtel offers a complementary array of workforce mobility solutions, data hosting, cloud, network infrastructure, analytics and cybersecurity capabilities. The Group has a presence in Asia, Australia and Africa and reaches over 700 million mobile customers in 21 countries. Its infrastructure and technology services for businesses span 21 countries, with more than 428 direct points of presence in 362 cities.
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| Source: Video playback of the PVP Esports Corporate Championship Season 1 finals for PUBG: Mobile. Screen grab of PUBG: Mobile gameplay. |
Details:
Qualifiers will be held at the local level for each country from mid-October 2020, and the country champions will battle it out for the ultimate glory at the Season 2 Regional Finals in December 2020. Teams from Singapore can register now for Season 2. Registration closes on 30 September 2020 for the Campus Championship and on 18 October 2020 for the Open Championship.
Registration details for the other countries will be announced shortly. Check the website or Facebook for updates. Join their Discord channel.
PVP Esports Community Championships: Season 1 winners
Corporate Championship
Dota 2Champion: DeloitteOne (Deloitte), Singapore
First Runner-up: Flyer (Telkomsel), Indonesia
Second Runner-up: San-U-sa (Advanced Info Service), Thailand
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Champion: TurretHeist (DBS), Singapore
First Runner-up: PGEsports (PetrokimiaGresik), Indonesia
Second Runner-up: Starlighters (Ace Saatchi & Saatchi), Philippines
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Mobile
Champion: HZL Legion (RM Djamiah Putra), Indonesia
First Runner-up: XO Motor (XO Motor Limited Partnership), Thailand
Second Runner-up: Devilish Gaming (Blag Events Production), Singapore
Campus Championship
Mobile Legends: Bang BangChampion: Pigeon & Friends (ITE Central), Singapore
First Runner-up: UITM Vendetta (Universiti Teknologi Mara [Shah Alam]), Malaysia
Second Runner-up: IDONOTSLEEP (Bangkok University), Thailand
*Brunei will only participate in the Open Championship.
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