Weekly eSports guide (11 - 17 Dec): WESG SEA Finals, Capcom Pro Tour
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This weekend, we have the WESG and a few other smaller tournaments and viewing parties for your spectating and enjoyment.
WESG Southeast Asia Finals 2018
Date: 13-16 December
Venue: Quill City Mall
Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/wesg_sea_01
Details: www.facebook.com/WESGSEA/
The Southeast Asia finals for the WESG tournament is filled with eSports tournaments for your viewing. Among the games to catch for the tournament are Dota 2, CS:GO, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, and Vainglory.
The best Asian teams will be fighting for a spot for the WESG Finals in China next year. Also, attendees for the Southeast Asia Finals will get a chance to win a helicopter ride with Dota 2 legend Mushi.
Capcom Pro Tour 2018
Date: 16-17 December
Stream Link: www.twitch.tv/capcomfighters
This is it: The final Capcom Pro Tour tournament to determine the best Street Fighter V player in the world. Notable Asian and Southeast Asian players fighting for glory here include:
Singapore: Xian
Taiwan: Oil King
Japan: Tokido, Itabashi Zangief, Mago, Stormkubo, Gachikun, Nemo, Sako, Bonchan, Haitani, Momochi, and Daigo Umehara
South Korea: NL, Verloren,
China: Xiao Hai
Unless you can fly to Las Vegas this weekend, your best bet of catching your favourite Asian and Southeast Asian fighting game pros in their element here is via Twitch.tv. It’s going to be a 2D/3D Hadouken-filled slugfest to remember!
Kitaman Legends – Comic Fiesta Edition 2018
Date: 22-23 December
Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur
Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/1rOsZp659glSsBAP2
If you want to take a crack at getting placed in next year’s EVO Japan and SEA Major, look no further than this Malaysian fighting game tournament this weekend. This is happening during the same week as Comic Fiesta (hence the subtitle), so you can also get your geek on with the exhibition’s anime and doujin offerings.
The games that will be used here are Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, Tekken 7, and Dragon Ball FighterZ. Registration fee is RM60 for one game, RM80 for two games, and RM100 for 3 games.
AoC Cup 2018: Road To Evo Japan
Date: 15 – 16 December
Venue: Quill Convention Center, Quill City Mall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Registration: Link
If you’re an aspiring fighting game player who has thoughts about going pro and wants to win a free trip to EVO Japan next February, this tournament could be as good a chance as any to train up and fight.
This tournament is happening alongside the WESG Southeast Asia, which means the venue will be an eSports haven for all Southeast Asian players. The last chance qualifiers section of the tournament will happen on 15 December.
So far these are the players who have qualified for the Grand Finals of the tournament: MEAT, ZABA, GTM,Zre, Zur, Shrimboo, ASHINOMORI, Fate, Shinato, MADRUSH.
Female Esports League: League of Legends Season 3
Date: 5 – 26 January 2019
Venue: TBA at official FSL3 LoL Facebook Page
Registration: Team, Individual
The Female Esports League is a great chance for female gamers of all ages to test their mettle against one another in League of Legends.
While the Play-In Qualifiers and playoffs are only happening early next year, the registration period is this month.
Head to Garena’s official page for more details.
