Weekly esports guide (12 - 19 October): FSL back with another Valorant Open
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This week, there’s Valorant action from both The Gym’s Singapore Invitational as well as the Female Esports League’s Valorant Open. And if you’re interested in Valorant Act III, you cancheck out the video below!
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
League of Legends World Championship 2020 (Worldwide)
Date: 25 September - 31 October
Venue: Pudong Football Stadium, Shanghai, China
Stream: http://www.youtube.com/LoLChampSeries
The biggest League of Legends tournament of 2020 will start later this September and will pit the best LoL players from all over the world against each other.
Here are the results from the play-ins so far:
Here are the top 8 teams and their upcoming matches:
● 15 October: Top Esports vs Fnatic
● 16 October: Suning vs JD Gaming
● 17 October: Gen.G Esports vs G2 Esports
● 18 October: DAMWON Gaming vs DRX
Game Changer: Communities
Date: 22 October
Time: 8pm (+8 GMT)
Stream: Watch live on Yahoo TV
Host Deborah “Wolfsbanee” Sim will be back on Yahoo TV with her next guest for Game Changer: Communities!
Don’t forget to check out the previous episode with Malaysian esports personality Oling!
Female Esports League Valorant Open IV
Date: 17 and 18 October
Time: 12pm (GMT +8)
Stream: Watch it live on Yahoo TV
Riot Games’ latest hit is getting another FSL Open tournament, featuring some of the best female teams within Southeast Asia. It’s sure to be a fun-packed weekend as the teams fight it out to prove their skills!
Meta.us Philippines Dota 2 Leagues
Date: Every Thursday and Friday, August 2020 to January 2021
Time: 8pm (GMT +8)
Stream: www.facebook.com/metamaster
Filipino Dota 2 players of all skills levels, there's a special league just for you! JBL has teamed up with esports platform meta.us to create a weekly Dota 2 league running for a grand total of 6 months all the way to January 2021.
Players can register weekly for their Open series to play in a 32-team single elimination competition happening every Thursday and Friday at 8pm (GMT +8).
This league features a ranking system which will promote teams that place high consistently in the Opens into Junior and later Senior series. Not playing but want to catch the newest Filipino Dota 2 teams in action? Tune in at www.facebook.com/metamaster during competition time to watch the livestream casted by Lupon WxC!
The Gym Singapore Valorant 5v5 Invitational (Singapore)
Date: 3 October - 1 November
Venue: The Gym, 316, Jalan Besar, Singapore 208974
Stream: twitch.tv/EsportsCentreOfficial
Singapore esports co-sharing space and production house The Gym will host the city state’s first Valorant 5v5 league, featuring four of the nation’s best Valorant teams in head-to-head combat. The top prize is S$10,000.
The following teams will be participating in this tournament:
Team SMG
Resurgence
Paper Rex
Reality Rift
Last weekend, Paper Rex beat Team SMG 2-0 to move to the top of the table, with Reality Rift climbing to tie with SMG in the middle. Who will make it to the final two?
PVP Esports Campus Championship Season 2 (Singapore)
Date: August - December
Venue: Online
Registration: pvpesports.gg
The second season of PVP Esports Community Championships will be taking place starting this month until December, this time with the addition of Riot Games’ latest team-based shooter Valorant.
In addition, there will be an all-new Open Championship category alongside the Campus Championship, where gamers from all backgrounds and varying skill levels can participate.
Apart from Valorant, the games featured in this upcoming season include Mobile Legends.
ESL Community Clash - Valorant (Southeast Asia)
Date: 10 October - 22 November
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/eslasia
Registration: https://play.eslgaming.com/valorant/asia/valorant/challenger/community-clash-intel
Presented by Intel, this Southeast Asia region community tournament will feature a total prize pool of US$10,000. The tournament will feature two monthly finals which culminates in the ESL Community Clash Grand Finals on the 27 - 29 November.
Mobile Legends MPL MY/SG Season 6 Playoffs
Date: 23 - 25 October
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/mplmysg/
Southeast Asia’s biggest Mobile Legends tournament is coming to a close with the official season 6 playoffs later this October. The teams who will be fighting for the number one spot are:
Todak
Resurgence
EVOS SG MY
Red Esports
Orange Esports
Team SMG
Geek Fam
Team Bosskurr
Brawl Stars Singapore Community Rumble (Singapore)
Date: 27 August - January 2021
Venue: Online
Registration: https://play.eslgaming.com/brawlstars/challenger/community-rumble-2020-singapore
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_asia
Supercell and ESL will be teaming up to launch the Brawl Stars Singapore Community Rumble, where the country’s Brawl Star players will be competing for a total prize pool of S$14,000 over a period of 6 months. After 3 weekly cups per month where 8 top teams are determined, a monthly finals will be held. The top team will win up to S$1,000 from the prize pool.
Porsche Asia Pacific Forza Cup
Date: 29 September - 31 October
Venue: Online
Site: https://porscheapforzacup.com/
Porsche Asia Pacific and Porsche Cars Australia team up with Xbox and racing game Forza Motorsport 7 to present this upcoming esports tournament. Registrations are available online and will be competing in three Rival Qualifying Races the next few weeks, with the Grand Finals on 31 October.
Prizes will be from the Porsche Driver’s Selection and HUGO BOSS, the official sponsor of the tournament.
PUBG Philippine Series 2020 - Season 2
Date: 9 - 18 October
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.PH.OFFICIAL
Asia’s Path to Continental Series PUBG is still going on with the Philippines Series 2020; the winning team will qualify for Continental Series 3 APAC later this year.
The teams in this tournament are:
● ArkAngel Predator
● Angel Alliance
● Bahamut Gaming
● DK Esports
Breaking Bad PUBG M Tournament SS1
Date: 14 October
Venue: Online
Link: https://www.facebook.com/BKBADesport
An upcoming Thailand-based online PUBG tournament featuring a US$644 first place prize. Here are the teams participating in this tournament.
● YUYPED PROx
● i2 Esports
● Story E-Sport
● Made in Thailand
● Annoying E-sports
● BAD Esport
● Tokio Striker
● SuicideSquade
● Breaking BAD
● Thunder Bold.Envy
● ZOWY NewFace
● ZoneChonBuri
● Team Secret TH
● ACE 4EVER TEAM
● GZ of Dekwat
● Sixth Sense
eGG Network’s Top Clans 2020 (Southeast Asia)
Date: 25 September - 8 November
Venue: Online
Stream: TBA
eGG Network’s Top Clans tournament will allow thousands of Southeast Asian gamers to show their passion by competing in various competitive titles. These include Rules of Survival, Dota 2, Tekken 7, MARVEL Super War, and Tom and Jerry: Chase. The tournament will feature a prize pool of US$85,000.
Here is the schedule:
Opening Day: 25 September
Group Stages/Knockout Stages: 26 September to 18 October, 24 – 26 October
Semi-Finals: 20 – 23 October, 27 – 29 October
Grand Finals: 30 October – 1 November, 6 – 8 November
Registration details and stream channels will be announced soon.
Moon Studio Mid-Autumn League
Date: 1 - 31 October
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/moonstudio_ru
Run by Moon Studio, this Asia Dota 2 tournament will pit the best Dota 2 teams from China and Southeast Asia against each other for the majority of the US$55,000 prize pool.
Here are the teams:
● BOOM Esports
● Neon Esports
● 496 Gaming
● IO Dota2
● Galaxy Racer
● Phantasm
● Cignal Ultra
● Execration
● Motivate.Trust Gaming
● iG Vitality
● Team Black
● Aster.Aries
● Team MagMa
● Team Sirius
● Phoenix Gaming
● LBZS
● Team Trust
● DeMonster
● The New Top
AMD Streamer Challenge: Triple Threat & Domination (Southeast Asia)
Date: September - December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/amd
AMD will be bringing its streamer-led gaming series online and feature popular online personalities from East Asia and Southeast Asia.
There will be two tournaments: the Triple Threat which will involve Japanese and South Korean streamers in a Valorant tournament, and Domination, where streamer teams and their fans form teams in round robin fights involving Valorant and Fall Guys.
In addition, Fnatic will be making an appearance and Dota 2 fans will be able to sign up to play with or against them.
Oceanic Esports League - Season 2
Date: 5 - 24 October
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/oceanicesports_dota
Run by Oceanic Esports, this Dota 2 tournament features a hefty US$24,417 prize pool
The teams are:
● C’s Better
● Spag and Sons
● Bokebi
● NoBKB
● Your Soul is Mine
● Sincerely Fury
● Adio Chula
● Power of Friendship
● Cuteanimegirls
● Shadownet
Overwatch Contenders 2020 Season 2: Korea
Date: 20 August - 22 October
Venue: Online/Offline at Hot6 Afreeca Colosseum
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbT1b1hSJ7oZqaguifalhXA
The best and brightest Korean Overwatch teams will be duking it out for a chance at the US$175,000 prize pool. The confirmed teams are:
O2 Blast
RunAway
World Game Star Phoenix
OZ Gaming
Element Mystic
Gen.G esports
Team BM
T1
Talon Esports
Team Diamond
GR Supra GT Cup Asia 2020
Date: October
Venue: Online
Stream: TBA
Toyota Motor Asia Pacific and PlayStation are teaming up to host its regional Gran Turismo Sport (PS4) e-Motorsport event for 2020. The event format is a series of competitive stages leading to a knockout tournament involving countries like Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, and India.
