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Weekly eSports guide (29 April – 6 May): Sin Esports PUBG Finals, LoL mid-season invitational

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The month of May is starting strong in esports! This week, we have Riot Games’ biggest tournament of the mid-year alongside a few CounterStrike: GO competitions for viewing. Additionally, the Sin Esports League has its PUBG Grand Finals!

League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational

League of Legends Mid-season invitational
League of Legends Mid-season invitational

Date: 1-21 May

Venue: TBA

Stream: https://twitch.tv/riotgames

The mid-year’s biggest League of Legends tournament will start this week, with the best teams from Southeast Asia fighting against the world to determine their standing in the pantheon of LoL esports.

Here are the current group stage fights so far, featuring best-of-1 fights in round robin fashion:

1 May (from 6pm onwards)

  • Phong Vu Buffalo vs Bombers

  • 1907 Fenerbahçe vs Isurus

  • Phong Vu Buffalo vs Isurus

  • 1907 Fenerbahçe vs Bombers

  • Bombers vs Isurus

  • 1907 Fenerbahçe vs Phong Vu Buffalo

2 May (from 6pm onwards)

  • Mega vs FocusMe

  • Vega Squadron vs INTZ

  • Mega vs INTZ

  • Vega Squadron vs FocusMe

  • FocusMe vs INTZ

  • Vega Squadron vs Mega

3 May (from 6pm onwards)

  • Isurus vs Phong Vu Buffalo

  • Bombers vs 1907 Fenerbahçe

  • Isurus vs 1907 Fenerbahçe

  • Bombers vs Phong Vu Buffalo

  • Phong Vu Buffalo vs 1907 Fenerbahçe

  • Isurus vs Bombers

4 May (from 6pm onwards)

  • INTZ vs Mega

  • FocusMe vs Vega Squadron

  • INTZ vs Vega Squadron

  • FocusMe vs Mega

  • Mega vs Vega Squadron

  • INTZ vs FocusMe

NEST 2019(China)

National Electronic Sports Tournament
National Electronic Sports Tournament

Date: 24-26 May

Venue: China

Stream : https://www.huya.com/11718749

Schedule: Click here

The National Electronic Sports Tournament 2019 is slated for the end of May and will feature up-and-coming Chinese League of Legends teams going all-out against each other. Participating teams include Edward Gaming, JD Gaming, RNG, SinoDragon, Suning, Team WE, and Topsports Gaming.

The Elite Championship Series – CS:GO (Malaysia)

Date: 3-5 May

Venue: The Top Penang Komtar, Level 5 Grand Ballroom

Stream: https://www.facebook.com/TECS2019

The best of Malaysia CS:GO combat is happening in Penang later this week and features a total prize pool of RM50,000. With invited teams like Mongolia’s D13, Thailand’s Beyond Esports, and Malaysia’s own FrostFire, this is one tournament worth flying down for. Or driving down, if you’re in Malaysia.

Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2019 Viewing Party (Malaysia)

Date: 3 -6 May

Venue: The Pantheon, The Square, 47650 Subang Jaya

If driving to Penang isn’t your cup of tea, you can at least catch some CS:GO action via the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2019 tournament via the Pantheon’s viewing party. Malaysian CS:GO players d4v41 and kaze will be playing with their respective teams: Singapore’s B.O.O.T.-dream[S]cape and China’s ViCi Gaming.

Female Esports League Mobile Legends (Southeast Asia)

(Photo: Female Esports League)
(Photo: Female Esports League)

Date: April – June

Livestream: Catch it live on Yahoo TV

Website: https://www.facebook.com/FSLLoL/

The first third of the Female Esports League circuit will start this month, beginning with Mobile Legends. Here are the online dates for the tournament and their respective regions.

The Philippines: 11-12 May

Indonesia: 18-19 May

Malaysia/Singapore: 25-26 May

FSL Elite LAN Finals: 8-9 June

Sin Esports League PUBG (Grand Finals), Dota 2 (Regional Playoffs)

Sin Esports PUBG Leaderboard
Sin Esports PUBG Leaderboard

Date: 4 -5 May

Venue: Online

Livestream: Catch it live on Yahoo TV

The Sin Esports PUBG tournament is now on its final week. Who will emerge the grand champion for PUBG?

Here are the list of players fighting in the Grand Finals:

Virus (Vietnam)

Cerberrus (Vietnam)

Battle Arena Elites (Malaysia)

Victim Reality (Indonesia)

Sacko4JKark(Cambodia)

Gaming Room (Cambodia)

G-Rex Gaming (Taiwan)

AYSON E-Sports (Singapore)

Ronin (Philippines)

Vortex Farm (Philippines)

Gaventure (Malaysia)

Sky Gaming Daklak (Vietnam)