Weekly esports guide (13 - 20 July): FSL Valorant Open, PUBG M fever grips Southeast Asia
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There’s more Valorant action this weekend with the Female Esports League’s Valorant Open, featuring female teams from all across Southeast Asia! Meanwhile, battle royale action is heating up with various PUBG Mobile tournaments happening across the region!
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
Female Esports League Valorant Open
Dates: 18 and 19 July
Time: 12pm - 8pm (GMT +8)
Stream: Watch live on Yahoo TV
The Female Esports League returns with brand new Valorant action this weekend! Featuring 24 teams from across Southeast Asia, it promises to be an exciting weekend in the latest FPS shooter. Here are the teams involved:
AKG.FE
Amari
Avatar
Battle Arena Malaysia BAE.Sphynx
Celeste
Equinox Angeli
Fatale
Fulcrum Vixens Valkyrie
GG Gaming
girlwluv
Gucci Gang
Harmony
M8 Hexa
Magnifique
NoName.Mad Army
Overheat Esports
Pew Pew Pew
Potato Aim
RedHat Gaming
Redsea Esport.fe
VB
Vixens
We.Baeters
xxABCxx
Female Esports League League of Legends ARAM SG MY ID
Date: 24 July
Time: 8pm (GMT +8)
Registration: https://bit.ly/3ek2vr1 (open until 20 July)
Stream: Watch live on Yahoo TV
Want more League of Legends ARAM action? The FSL's latest ARAM is now open for registrations for players from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Pacific Championship Series Summer 2020 (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)
Date: 20 June to 6 September
Venue: Online
Stream: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYfC038eP_cm9WNo5Cv-tBg
Which is the best League of Legends team in Asia? Find out as teams from across the continent battle for the top spot in the official League of Legends series for the next few months. With a prize pool of US$71,000, it’s going to be a MOBA battle series to remember.
These are your teams in the tournament:
ahq e-Sports Club
Alpha Esports
Berjaya Dragons
Hong Kong Attitude
Taipei J Team
Liyab Esports
Machi Esports
Nova Esports
Resurgence
Talon Esports
Valorant Pacific Open (Asia)
Date: 3 July - August
Venue: Online
Website: https://www.facebook.com/CGAHK/
Riot Games and Cyber Games Arena are joining forces to host an Asian-based regional Valorant tournament starting this early July.
10 teams from Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, The Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore will battle it out for their share of the US$20,000 prize pool.
Singapore Premier League eSPL tournament (Singapore)
Date: 11 July to 19 July
Stream: SPL Facebook page
The Football Association of Singapore is bringing the beautiful game to the esports arena with the Singapore Premier League's eSPL tournament.
Featuring eight Singapore-based teams from the SPL, two players from each club with faceoff in eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020. Using the game's built-in editing mode, expect to see the virtual avatars dressed in their actual team jerseys and with players and officials represented accodingly.
There will also be matches featuring the women's national team, as well as a celebrity match.
The teams are group below:
Group A
Lion City Sailors
Young Lions
Balestier Khalsa
Albirex Nigata (S)
Group B
Geylang International
Tampines Rovers
Tanjong Pagar United
Hougang United
Red Bull Mobile Esports Open Tournament (Singapore)
Date: 18 - 19 July, 25 July (Finals)
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/redbull
Registration: http://win.gs/meosgQ1 , http://win.gs/meosgQ2
Hosted by Red Bull, this Singapore-based mobile gaming tournament will have Singapore’s best players competing in PUBG Mobile. The winner will represent Singapore in the upcoming World Finals in Turkey in 2021.
Campus Legends Season 2 (Singapore)
Date: 3 July - 9 August
Venue: Online
Website: https://www.facebook.com/campusgamefest
SCOGA is once again hosting its Campus Legends grassroots esports tournament for students and amateur players. With support from various institutes of higher learning, the National Youth Council, and more, the tournament will use League of Legends and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Catch the playoffs and the grand finals live on Yahoo TV!
Stay Home Challenge Breaker (Singapore)
Date: 6 June - 26 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/ReddentesSports/
Singapore’s National Youth Council are teaming up with Redd+E (Reddentes Sports’ esports arm) to arrange a series of community esports tournaments. The games involved with the event are FIFA 20 and Valorant, with livestreams scheduled from 6 June to 26 July.
Here is the schedule breakdown:
23 - 26 July: Valorant/ League of Legends
ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League
Date: June 4 (Qualifiers), June 18 (Main League), July 15 - 19 (Playoffs)
Venue: Online
ONE Esports, together with IO Esports, will be hosting the ONE Esports Dota 2 SEA League starting June.
The tournament will conclude with playoffs taking place from July 15 - 19 to crown the best in Southeast Asia, with US$100,000 to be split among the teams who rank from 1st to 10th.
Teams who will be playing in this tournament are:
Team Adroit
BOOM Esports
Fnatic
Geek Fam
Reality Rift
T1
TNC Predator
League of Legends Champions Korea Summer 2020
Date: 17 June - 23 August
Venue: Offline, LoL Park, 33 Jong-ro, Cheongjin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/lck1
The best Korean League of Legends team will contend once again in this official South Korean league for a big portion of the estimated US$81,980 prize pool. The teams who will be competing are:
Afreeca Freecs
APK Prince
DAMWON Gaming
DragonX
Gen.G
Hanwha Life Esports
KT Rolster
T1
SANDBOX Gaming
Team Dynamics
PUBG Mobile Malaysia National Championship 2020
Date: 17 - 19 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrebwQujh0ugAHVEXZcDrA
16 teams from all over Malaysia will be battling for their share of the US$23,000 prize pool in this online battle royale tournament. The teams are:
STAYHOME
Antique
Team MIP
XPERT
Waisu Hera
Waisu Junior
RMC Cryptic
Starz Esport
TRX Elementus
Team Bosskurr
PUBG Mobile Thailand Championship 2020
Date: 24 - 26 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtXuFMDmBedKwy77VAZY8eg
The PUBG Thailand scene will be busy with the country’s championship bout featuring the best in the region. Features a US$10,430 prize pool with the top team taking the lion’s share. The teams are:
Fury
Warrior
Terminator
Miracle
CS เว้ยเห้ย
FOOL
iNTELLIGENT
SCT Chumphon eSport
ALPHA esport
Concentrate.ES
Pyramid Esport X
IMPORTANT
SuicideSquade
PUBG Thailand Open 2020
Date: August
Venue: Online
Stream: TBA
A minor league tournament that will offer the winners seeding points to the Continental: Series 2 APAC PUBG tournament. Teams will be determined on a later date.
PUBG Mobile Indonesia National Championship 2020
Date: 17 - 19 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB_AwGXxPAKdahxGHpeC4Q
Indonesia’s PUBG championship series will be the highlight for all esports fans in the country. This series is a part of the PMPL-Fall Indonesia League and features a prize pool of US$39,235.
Here are the teams who will be fighting:
Island of Gods
Siren Esports
Ion
Kong
Nero Purca
OH.id LVL1
EVOS Esports
Capital 9 esports
007
DG Esports
NARA Esports
TSC 2K
PUBG Mobile World League 2020 - Season 0: East (Asia)
Date: 10 July - 9 August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=908555025972310
This major-level PUBG Mobile tournament is sponsored by Tencent Games, VSPN, and PUBG Corporation. It features the best Asian teams competing against each other for a US$425,000 prize pool.
These are the teams who will be fighting in this tournament.
Valdus Esports
Bigetron RA
BOX Gaming
Team Secret
Yoodo Gank
King of Gamers Club
RRQ Athena
Morph Team
GXR Celtz
MegaStars
TeamIND
Orange Rock
TSM Entity
Nova GodLike
SynerGE
U Level Up
T1
REJECT Scarlet
Free Style
NoChanceTeam
Rainbow Six Asia Pacific League North Division
Date: TBA
Venue: Online
Stream: http://youtube.com/UbisoftSEA
Ubisoft’s major APAC Rainbow Six Siege league tournament will be happening later this year. The tournament will be divided into two divisions: north (Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia) and south (Oceania, South Asia). The winners of each division will face off at a later date, where the victor of that tournament will represent Asia-Pacific at the upcoming Six Major.
Team Notorious (Taiwan)
Xavier Esports (Thailand)
Qconfirm (Thailand)
Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 (The Philippines)
Date: TBC
Venue: SM Mall of Asia Arena
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/predatorgaming
The Acer Predator League pits all of Asia Pacific’s finest Dota and PUBG teams against each other for the lion’s share of the US$200,000 prize pool. The grand finals of the tournament features the following teams, with more on the way:
Flower Gaming (Malaysia)
Neon Esports (The Philippines)
Lowkey Esports (The Philippines)
Reality Rift (Singapore)
Veteran (Myanmar)
Unfortunately, due to the current developing situation with the coronavirus, the Predator League has been postponed to a later date in June or July. Watch this space for updates!
Konami PES 2020 Southeast Asian Cup (Singapore)
Date: May
Venue: TBA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/264740356974580/posts/2638427636272495/?d=n
The top Southeast players in Konami’s premiere football game will compete in this May tournament to determine the best PES players in the region. The event was originally planned for March, but was postponed due to the situation with the coronavirus
Moon Studio Asian League (Asia)
Date: 29 July - 9 August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/moonstudio_ru
An online Asian league pitting up-and-coming Dota 2 teams against one another for US$1,500 and more. The teams are:
Neon Esports
496 Gaming
Cignal Ultra
Execration
CR
PG.Barracx
Team Veteran
Reckoning Esports
PUBG Mobile Indonesia National Championship 2020
Date: 17 - 19 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB_AwGXxPAKdahxGHpeC4Q
Indonesia’s PUBG championship series will be the highlight for all esports fans in the country. This series is a part of the PMPL-Fall Indonesia League and features a prize pool of US$39,235.
Here are the teams who will be fighting:
Island of Gods
Siren Esports
Ion
Kong
Nero Purca
OH.id LVL1
EVOS Esports
Capital 9 esports
007
DG Esports
NARA Esports
TSC 2K
Free Fire Champions Cup (Indonesia)
Date: TBA (formerly 19 April)
Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia
The battle royale tournament event for this mobile game was supposed to be on 19 April in Jakarta, Indonesia. Due to the evolving global situation regarding COVID-19, the event will be postponed to a later date. Stay tuned here for more updates.
VCS Summer 2020 (Vietnam)
Date: 19 June - September
Venue: Online, GG Stadium at Ho Chi Minh City
Stream: http://www.youtube.com/VETV7%20ESPORTS
The best Vietnamese teams in League of Legends will be fighting for the top spot once again in this Riot Games and Garena Vietnam-sanctioned tournament. The teams who will be competing are:
Cerberus Esports
Dashing Buffalo
EVOS Esports
GAM Esports
Team Flash
Team Secret
OverPower
Percent Esports
Overwatch Contenders 2020: Pacific
Date: May - June
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/BlizzardEsportsTW
The best Overwatch teams from the Pacific region will be fighting for the top prize of US$14,000. Right now, the top 8 teams with the most points by the end of the regular season will face off in the playoffs.
The Asian teams and their current rankings are as follows:
Talon Esports - 250 points
Far East Society - 140 points
BAYABA - 120 points
Electric Gaming - 90 points
Green Leaves - 65 points
Lord of Dragon Esports - 65 points
UND - 60 points
Team For Revenge - 35 points
Hearthstone Masters Tour Online 2020 Asia Pacific
Date: 17 - 19 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone
Blizzard will still be keeping Hearthstone’s esports scene alive with the upcoming Masters tour for Asia Pacific players. The tournament will be offering a US$500,000 prize pool.
To participate, you may need to visit Battlefy for more information.
Overwatch League 2020 (International)
Date: February - August 2020
Venue: TBA
Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/overwatchleague
The best Overwatch teams in Asia will be fighting against competition from America and Europe in next year’s big Overwatch tournament. The teams are divided into both the Atlantic and Pacific conference for this massive league tournament.
FV Major 2020 (Malaysia)
Date: 19 - 20 September
Venue: TBC
Registration: Link
One of Malaysia’s biggest fighting game tournaments will be opening its registration link for Malaysians this week under an early bird price.
The games that will be in the tournament include:
Tekken 7 (Tekken World Tour Challenger)
Street Fighter 5 Champion Edition (Capcom Pro Tour Ranking)
The King of Fighters XIV
Samurai Shodown
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Under Night In-Birth