Teams from Singapore and Indonesia have swept the championships in the corporate category of Singtel’s 2020 regional PVP Esports Community Championships (Season 1).
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.
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 for a combined prize pool valued at over S$70,000.
Cindy Tan, Head of Business & Marketing, Singtel’s International 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!”
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, 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. In 2020, the league was rebranded the PVP Esports Corporate Championship.
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 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 Corporate Championship: Season 1 winners
Dota 2
Champion: 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
*Brunei will only participate in the Open Championship.
