Weekly esports guide (16 - 23 September): Mobile Legends Professional League, Omen Challenger Series
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The Mobile Legends Professional League MY/SG Season 4 is back again this weekend, but we’re also looking forward to a host of exciting as September continues on!
One Esports One Tekken Tokyo Invitational/Community Tournament (Japan)
Date: 5 October
Venue: Bella Salle Shibuya Garden, Shibuya City, Tokyo
Registration Link: https://oneesports.gg/maff-tekken (closes on 27th September)
Tekken 7 fans; if you wish to pool your fighting efforts to win the big one, there’s no better than with this 3v3 One Tekken Tokyo Invitational tournament. The attending pro players are:
Team Korea
· Jeong “Rangchu” Hyeon-ho
· Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon
· Kang “Chanel” Seong-ho
Team Japan
· Shoji “Double” Takakubo
· Kachi “Pekos” Yota
· Genki “Gen” Kumisaka
Team All-Stars
· Nopparut “Book” Hempamorn (Thailand)
· Hoa “Anakin” Luu (USA)
· Vincent “Super Akouma” Homan (France)
Players who wish to participate must form their own teams and register here. Spectators who wish to attend can get their tickets here.
Mobile Legends Professional League MY/SG Season 4 (Malaysia, Singapore)
Date: 24 August – 29 September
Venue: Rasta, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Kampung Sungai Penchala, 60000 Kuala Lumpur (15, 21, 29 September)
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/MobileLegendsGameMalaysia
The next Mobile Legends Professional League tournament for the Malaysia/Singapore region has kicked off and will last until the end of September. The regular season of the US$100,000 prize pool tournament will pit the best mobile MOBA players in the region using an improved point system. These are the teams who are competing in the ongoing tournament:
Axis Esports Club
Geek FAM
Shopee Bosskurr
Sabah Top Player
XPAX X-Assins
Todak
EVOS Esports SG
Resurgence
Notorious Villains
Louvre Esports
GameStart 2019 (Singapore)
Date: 12 - 13 October
Venue: Suntec Convenction Centre
Tickets: https://event.gamestart.asia/shop/
Singapore's largest gaming convention returns for the sixth time in October. With a theme of "Asian Mythology", there's surely a lot to look forward to, including hands-on demos of upcoming games, a themed escape room called "The Castle" and much more.
There are also several esports events happening within GameStart, including the SEA Major.
SEA Major Singapore 2019 (Singapore)
Date: 12 - 13 October
Venue: Suntec Convenction Centre
Tickets: https://event.gamestart.asia/shop/
Registration: https://beastapac.com/seam2019/
The largest fighting tournament in SEA is back in Singapore at GameStart 2019. This year's SEA Major will host two major events - the Regional Finals for the Capcom World Tour and the finals of the SOULCALIBUR Asia League.
Battle Arena x $Gamers League of Legends MY/SG Tournament (Malaysia, Singapore)
Date: 14 - 29 September
Venue: Battle Arena, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/battlearenamy
The fine folks at Battle Arena will be hosting the now-relabelled League of Legends tournament; it was formerly known as the WirForce Esports Invitational League.
Different name, but still the same regional high-level LoL showcase fans know and love; players can form their own groups and register right now to duke it out mid-September.
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.
Here are the teams that are coming as of this article:
EG
Team Secret
LGD
Virtus.pro
Auto Chess Invitationals - Regional (China)
Date: August - September
Venue: TBA
Website: http://www.facebook.com/sin.esports.official/ (regional premium partners of the tournament)
32 teams from 8 regions, including Southeast Asia and Vietnam, will be participating in a series of qualifiers to determine the finalists for the upcoming main event from 25 to 27 October. Stay tuned here for more details on this late August and September.
OMEN Challenger Series 2019 CS:GO Malaysia Open Qualifiers (Malaysia)
Date: 21 - 22 September
Venue: Online
Website: https://omengaming.co/omen_cs/
The HP OMEN Challenger series is making its return this year, with the grand finals happening in Jakarta, Indonesia later this year. 12 teams from the Asia Pacific region will compete to get the lion’s share of the US$50,000 prize pool; this Malaysian tournament will determine the country’s representing team.
PVP Esports @ Great Eastern (Singapore)
Date: 26 - 27 September
Time: 6pm - 10pm
Venue: Great Eastern Centre, 1 Pickering Street, Singapore 048659
The Great Eastern Centre will play host to two evenings of League of Legends action. Spectators can also pit their skills against PVP ambassadors RZR Xian, Asterisk* and Resurgence in Street Fighter V, League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics for the chance to win limited edition prizes.
Kejohanan E-Sukan Kampus Semester 2 (Malaysia)
Date: 27 - 28 September
Venue: TBA
Website: https://www.mygameon.my/xpax-kek
This is a campus-level esports tournament in Malaysia hosted by MyGameOn. Featuiring games such as PUBG Mobile and Mobile Legends, it also has a prize pool of RM200,000. This is the southern Malaysian division of the tournament, with more zone tournaments happening and leading up to the grand finals on 23-24 November.
ESL Thailand Championship Season 2 (Thailand)
Date: 29 July – 29 September
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/esl_dota2_th
This Thai Dota 2 tournament will determine the country’s top player’s placement in the upcoming ESL Clash of Nations 2019 in October. It also features a prize pool of US$12,000. Teams that will be participating include:
Buriram United
2Be Continued Esports
MSCerberus
Cipher
LYNX TH
Improved
CIINX
Dangerous
ESL Malaysia & Singapore Championship Season 2
Date: 29th July – 28th September
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/user/eslasiatv
This Malaysia/Singapore Dota 2 tournament will determine the region’s representative in the upcoming Clash of Nations tournament this October. The following are the best teams who will be competing for the coveted slot and lion’s share of the prize pool.
Flower Gaming
Dota Hero
Unicorn
Siamang Tunggal
Resurgence
Reality Rift
Void
Re:Birth
ESL Clash of Nations Bangkok 2019 (Thailand)
Date: 25 -27 October
Venue: Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon, Thailand (part of Thailand Game Show 2019)
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/eslasia
ESL will be bringing its Dota 2 Clash of Nations series to an end. Once the five ESL country-specific championships have their teams, they will compete in Bangkok for the lion’s share of the US$50,000 prize pool and the ESL Clash of Nations Dota 2 trophy in Asia.
ESL Malaysia/Singapore/Philippines Championship AOV (Online)
Dates: 28 August and 8 September (Group stage), 21 - 22 September (playoffs)
Venue: Online
Livestream: ESL Asia Facebook and Youtube
Supported by Garena and sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Yoodo, the ESL MSP Championship will feature eight of the best AOV teams in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
The teams will compete for a total prize pool of US$10,000 as well as the chance to be the MSP representative at the Arena of Valor International Championship 2019.
Overwatch World Cup 2019 (USA)
Date: November
Venue: Anaheim, California, USA
The fourth Overwatch World Cup tournament will happen during November. However, the format of competing has now changed. Instead of having country-specific qualifiers to determine the final few teams to fight at BlizzCon, the entire tournament will happen during the week leading up to the company game expo.
Here is the list of recently-announced committee members for each selected Southeast Asian countries.
Singapore
General Manager: Chun Chieh "TCC" Teo
Community Manager: Nicholas "Caldoran" Tay
Coach: Seetoh "JohnGalt" Jian Qing
Players:
Figo Chua (Azalea)
Mohammed Asri (Sachokk)
Muhammad Syafiq (Xenofly)
Timotheus Yeo (Bubblekitty)
Jasper Yue (yuris)
Alston How (Jervyz)
Hao Haiyang (ZeonFlux).
The Philippines
General Manager: Mika "nilavariel" Fabella
Community Manager: Camie "Yumie" Tafalla
Coach: Dathan Allan Keanu "Daks" Rosales
Thailand
General Manager: Areeya "aumimchun" Manamunchaiyaporn
Community Manager: Aunya "Klarion" Wettayawong
Coach: จิรวัฒน์ "HeadHawk" กะลัมพะนันทน์
Malaysia
General Manager: Kenn "Beagull" Leandre
Community Manager: Sun "megikari" San
Coach: Jack "RagonSEA" Teoh
