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PeSO Receives Approval as the National Esports Organization of the Philippines

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Previously, the Philippine Esports Organization (PeSO) applied for accreditation as the National Sports Association. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) recently granted the approval to PeSO. That way, PeSO officially becomes a national organization that will be responsible for regulating and developing esports in the Philippines.

“We are honored to be at the forefront of developing the fast-growing esports industry in the Philippines,” said Brian Lim, President of PeSO, according to ESPN. “With the support of POC and Smart, we will be able to strengthen our position not only in the local scene but, more importantly, in the global arena.”

Supported by a telecommunications company Smart Communications, PeSO consists of several well-known esports organizations and companies in the Philippines. Some of the PeSO members include Bren Esports, Gariath Concepts, Mineski Philippines, The Nationals, PlayBook Esports, Tier One Entertainment, TV5, and TNC Holdings.

PeSO dapat akreditasi
via: Facebook

“As the country’s only fully integrated telco and digital services provider, we are excited to enable this organization and provide the best technology to elevate the local esports industry,” said Jane J. Basas, Senior Vice President and Head of Consumer Wireless Business, Smart Communications.

Indeed, so far, Smart Communications has been active in the Philippine esports ecosystem. They once held a national Mobile Legends tournament. Not only that, in July 2020, they also showed off a gaming centre that already uses the 5G network. At that time, they held an exhibition match using cloud gaming between smartphone users and PC players.

Smart teamed up with PeSO and the Esports National Association of the Philippines (ESNAP) to support the Philippine basketball esports team competing in the Pacific Pro-Am NBA 2K20 Tournament shortly after the team’s success in the FIBA ​​Esports Open. Apart from that, Smart also supported the Philippine esports team who competed in the 2019 SEA Games. They even gave prizes to the players who won medals.

“We are glad to have the opportunity to unite gaming fans and rally support for our esports athletes,” said Basas. “We are honored to be part of this huge campaign that will shape the esports industry in the Philippines, and will help our athletes showcase their talents to the whole world.”

Feat image: via Facebook. The original article is in Indonesian, translated by Yabes Elia

Hasil dan Raihan Tim Indonesia dalam Turnamen Razer SEA Invitational 2020

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Gelaran turnamen Razer SEA Invitational 2020 baru saja usai belakangan ini. Sambil bergandengan dengan esports organizer Tier One, Razer melangsungkan turnamen berskala regional. Sekalipun sudah melakukan usaha terbaik, tim Indonesia masih belum mengibarkan sang merah putih di ranah esports kali ini.

Selama kurang lebih 3 pekan, ada 10 negara yang mengirimkan utusannya untuk berlaga di Razer SEA Invitational 2020. Setiap tim yang berlaga di Razer SEA Invitational 2020 sudah terlebih dahulu melalui tahapan kualifikasi di negara masing-masing. Turnamen Razer SEA Invitational 2020 mempertandingkan 3 cabang game yaitu, Mobile Legends, PUBG Mobile, serta Dota 2.

Adapun kontingen asal Indonesia terdiri dari 4 tim esports yang sukses memenangkan tahapan kualifikasi nasional. Pada cabang game PUBG Mobile Indonesia diwakilkan 2 tim sekaligus yaitu, tim Red Rocket dan Dranix. Di cabang game Mobile Legends, tim Rimo Batara hadir untuk membela tim Indonesia. Tidak ketinggalan juga pada cabang game Dota 2 Indonesia diwakilkan oleh tim Army geniuses.

Di tahapan kualifikasi PUBG Mobile, tim Indonesia bermain dengan cukup baik. Tim indonesia mampu bertahan sampai circle akhir dan mengumpulkan kill point yang cukup mendudukkan mereka di posisi 4 besar. Sayangnya di babak final performa dari tim Dranix terasa menurun. Kerap kali Dranix harus bernasib too soon ketika terbunuh di fase awal pertandingan.

Akhirnya akumulasi poin bagi tim Indonesia menjadi tidak maksimal, sekalipun Tim Red Rocket bisa memberikan performa yang stabil di babak final. Raihan akhir dari cabang game PUBG Mobile Indonesia harus cukup puas finis di posisi keempat. Tim PUBG Mobile Vietnam sukses menduduki peringkat teratas dan menjadi juara.

Beralih ke cabang game Dota 2, Indonesia berhasil menyelesaikan fase grup dengan menjadi juara grup B. Indonesia secara berturut-turut mampu bermain mengungguli Team Adversity asal Brunei dan Team Veteran asal Myanmar. Di babak final upper bracket tim Army Geniuses harus berhadapan dengan tim Neon Esports asal Filipina. Tim Neon Esports berhasil memukul tim Army Geniuses ke lower bracket setelah menang dengan skor 2-0 tanpa balas.

Sayangnya, sekali lagi tim Indonesia harus menelan kekalahan dari tim 496 Gaming asal Vietnam. Meski sempat saling berbagi poin di fase grup, kali ini tim 496 Gaming menghentikan laju tim Indonesia sepenuhnya tanpa perlawanan yang berarti. Tim Neon Esports keluar sebagai juara setelah menaklukkan 496 Gaming.

Kontingen Indonesia | via: Instagram duniagames.co.id
Kontingen Indonesia | via: Instagram duniagames.co.id

Dari cabang game Mobile Legends Indonesia memulai perjalanan dari grup B. Bertanding menghadapi tim Myanmar, tim Indonesia mengalami kekalahan pertamanya. Keesokan harinya tim Indonesia bertemu dengan tim Laos dan berhasil mencetak kemenangan.

Hasil seri didapatkan tim Indonesia ketika tampil menghadapi tim Kamboja dan tim Filipina. Langkah tim Indonesia harus terhenti karena raihan poin yang tidak cukup unutk masuk ke babak playoff. Tim Filipina akhirnya bisa menjadi jawara berkat kemenangannya atas tim Vietnam di cabang game Mobile Legends.

Sebagai penutup, gelaran turnamen Razer SEA Invittational bisa menjadi bukti bahwa region Asia Tenggara adalahh region dengan ekosistem yang kompetitif dan cukup stabil.

 

Gree Ventures and Its Investment Plan in South East Asia and East Asia

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The other day, Gree announced that it will establish a new subsidiary for investment called Gree Ventures. As reported on Asiajin, Gree Ventures will make GV-I Investment Partnership that will do investment to startups on the internet business realm.

Gree which run their business in social game platform is one of the biggest digital companies in Japan. Dr. Serkan Toto also mentioned that Glee’s financial statement is shown a good result.

Another interesting thing about it is that it will hand investments not only for the Japanese market but also globally with Southeast Asia and East Asia as the main focus. According to its official release, the focus on Southeast Asia and East Asia will be a long term expansion for Gree.

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