Weekly esports guide (16 - 23 December): ONE Esports Dota 2 Invitationals
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The week of the announcements of both the Global Esports Federation and the Singapore Major, the ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitationals is taking place this weekend with some of the best Dota teams!
ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitationals (Singapore)
Date: 17 - 22 December
Venue: Singapore
The ONE Esports Dota 2 Singapore World Pro Invitational will see 12 of the world’s best Dota 2 teams fight it out in Singapore. Catch some of your favourite teams as they vie for the US$500,000 prize pool, with some big names already announced.
The three day event will be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, and will feature top global esports athletes. The official list of teams competing include Alliance, Evil Geniuses, Gambit, J.Storm, Natus Vincere, PSG.LGD, Team Aster, Team Liquid, Team Secret, TNC Predator, Virtus.pro and Vici Gaming.
Select teams will also participate in one-hour meet-and-greet sessions with fans across all three days of the event, with priority lines for VIP and Cat 1 ticket holders.
In addition, the event will feature a host of Dota 2 talents, including Jorien 'Sheever' van der Heijden, TobiWan, BSJ, ODPixel, and Fogged, as well as Dota 2 analysts, Black^, Trent and Capitalist.
Asia Pacific Predator League 2020 (The Philippines)
Date: 20 - 23 February 2020
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)
ONE Esports DOTA 2 World Pro Invitational Jakarta (Indonesia)
Date: 17 - 19 April 2020
Venue: Indonesia Convention Exhibition
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/oneesportsgg
ONE Esports partners with PGL to bring fans of DOTA 2 a new series of US$500,000 tournaments in Southeast Asia. This particular Indonesian tournament will have 12 of the world’s best teams clash next April.
EXP 2019 FIFA Camp (Singapore)
Date: 28 - 29 December
Venue: *SCAPE
Registration: http://bit.ly/expfifacamp
The *SCAPEesports folks will be having its first FIFA camp featuring FIFA 2020 tournaments, personal coaching with renowned FIFA player Hibidi, and exclusive talks by La Liga.
You can purchase your tickets early via this link.
EXP Plus Basic Streaming & Commentary Workshop (Singapore)
Date: 26 November - 4 January
Venue: *SCAPE
Registration: http://bit.ly/EXPworkshops
Want to learn how to commentate and stream like an esports pro? Then come join the Esports EXP Plus 2019-branded workshops featuring experienced shoutcasters like Jayf (Hearthstone), Lysander (Dota 2), Grandon (League of Legends), and Daryl (League of Legends), as well as popular streamers like Badabing, Wolfsbanee, and SynC.
Newbies can learn how to increase reach as a content creator, engage audiences, and create a basic streaming setup.
AESF e-Masters Invitational Tournament (China)
Date: February - March 2020
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre
Website: https://www.facebook.com/asian.esports/
This upcoming tournament series is hosted by the Asian Electronic Sports Federation.
The games that will be used for the tournament include Arena of Valor, Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, and WarCraft 3: The Frozen Throne.
Epicenter 2019 CS:GO Tournament (Russia)
Date: 17 - 22 December
Venue: Crocus Expo Hall, Moscow
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/epicenter_en1
CS:GO fans interested in supporting Asian teams should be pleased to know that Chinese team EHome will be representing their country and, by extent, Asia, in this overseas tournament.
They will have quite a fight ahead as they’re against top European teams like Mousesports and invited teams like Evil Geniuses. All eight teams will be competing for the US$500,000 prize pool.
WESG 2019-2020 Asia Pacific Final (Malaysia)
Date: 3 - 5 January
Venue: Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya
Stream: https://www.egg.network
Hosted by Alibaba Sports and Hong Kong’s Esports International Group, the Asia Pacific leg of the world’s biggest esports event will hold its grand finals in Malaysia.
A total of 61 teams and 260 players from 58 countries will be converging in Malaysia to compete in Dota 2, CS: GO, StarCraft II, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 for the lion’s share of the US$300,000 prize pool.
The winning team(s) for each respective game will also advance to the WESG Grand Finals held in Chongqing, China in March 2020.
Tickets are priced between RM10 to RM850 and are on sale now. Head here for more details.
WePlay! Bukovel Minor 2020 (Ukraine)
Date: 9 - 12 January
Venue: Bukovel, Ukraine
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/weplaydota2tv_1
The best of Asia will be duking it out together with Europe and America’s finest Dota 2 teams in this Ukraine tournament worth US$300,000 in prize pool money.
Geek Fam from Southeast Asia and Royal Never Give Up from China will be fighting for their respective Asian country glory.
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.
Atlantic Conference
Boston Uprising
London Spitfire
New York Excelsior
Paris Eternal
Toronto Defiant
Atlanta Reign
Florida Mayhem
Houston Outlaws
Philadelphia Fusion
Washington Justice
Pacific Conference
Chengdu Hunters’
Guangzhou Charge
Hangzhou Spark
Seoul Dynasty
Shanghai Dragons
Dallas Fuel
Los Angeles Gladiators
Los Angeles Valiant
San Francisco Shock
Vancouver Titans
