Weekly esports guide (21 - 28 December): Christmas competitions and looking forward to next year
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Christmas is finally here! While most esports teams are taking the holidays off for some well-earned rest, there are still some events going on to tide us over. With that said, many are already looking towards the new year and the return of most professional competitive scenes.
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
Mobile Legends M2 World Championship
Date: 18 - 24 January
Venue: Singapore
The second Mobile Legends highlight event will be taking place in Singapore behind closed-doors at the Shangri-La Singapore! With teams from across the globe competing, it will be the first major esports event of the year in the country. A prize pool of US$300,000 and the bragging rights for being the best MLBB team in the world await the team that reaches the top.
Huya Dota 2 Winter Invitational
Date: 13 - 27 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.huya.com/dota2cda
Huya and the Chinese Dota 2 Professional Association partnered to host the Huya Dota 2 Winter Invitational, which features 12 teams from China and Southeast Asia competing for a cut of the CN¥600,000 (just over US$91,000) prize pool.
China will be represented by the likes of Royal Never Give Up, Invictus Gaming, Team Aster, and Sparking Arrow Gaming in this tournament, while Neon Esports, Execration, and Team IO will bat for SEA.
The event’s playoffs will begin on 22 December, so this event can make for great viewing if you have nothing to watch over Christmas break.
WCAA Winter Challenge Cup 2020
Date: 10 - 31 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.huya.com/22310647
The WCAA Winter Challenge Cup features ten teams from the tier two and three scenes in China and Southeast Asia competing for a CN¥150,000 (just under US$23,000) prize pool and serves as a change for them to make their marks and climb the competitive ladder.
Invictus Gaming and Team Aster will have their development squads competing here, while Malaysian squads Rising Knight and Void will be looking to make a splash.
SEA Fire Championship 2020
Date: 15 December 2020 - 14 January 2021
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/=eFireLeague
The first-ever SEA Fire Championship for Valorant features 16 of the best teams in the region competing for a US$5,000 prize pool, with an additional US$500 set aside for the top-performing players of the tournament.
The tournament’s group stage will run until 28 December, after which the participating teams will have a short break before the week-long playoffs begin on 7-14 January next year.
There’s a good mix of squads from most countries in the region competing in the tournament; with Bren Esports representing the Philippines, Team SMG and Team nxl for Singapore, as well as Attack All Around and MiTH.Attitude for Thailand, among others. India and South Korea each have their own representatives here too, so it’ll be a good chance to see how those countries stack up against the best SEA has to offer.
Malaysia Esports Championship
Date: December 2020 - January 2021
Venue: TBD
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/esportsintegrated
Local Malaysian initiative Esports Integrated, under the purview of the country’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, has launched the Malaysia Esports Championship to help foster the esports scene in Malaysia. The event will have a RM100,000 (just over US$24,000) split across four titles, namely: Dota 2, MLBB, PUBG Mobile, and FIFA 21.
The event will be split across three weeks of competition, with Week 1 taking place from 21-26 December, Week 2 from 28 December to 2 January next year, and Week 3 from 4-9 January. Weeks 1 and 2 will be dedicated for MLBB, PUBG Mobile, and FIFA 21, while Week 3 is solely dedicated to Dota 2.
Capcom Cup 2020
Date: 19-21 February
Venue: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/capcomfighters
The biggest Street Fighter 5 tournament from Capcom will be happening soon, after many qualifier tournaments. Features a US$200,000 prize pool.
The most notable Southeast Asian and Asian players who are in the running for this Street Fighter 5 tournament are:
Xian (Singapore)
SKZ (Singapore)
Daigo (Japan)
Gachikun (Japan)
Jiewa (China)
CS:GO Testament Cup 6
Date: 26 December 2020 - 3 January 2021
Venue: Online, Singapore
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/pgrounds
The sixth edition of the Testament Cup by organiser Proving Grounds will see some of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) teams in Singapore duking it out, including Huat Zai, arguably the best squad in the country.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the event will hold its qualifiers online from 26-27 December before its LAN finals on 2-3 January next year. The Testament Cup 6 will have a SG$800 prize pool, with the winners taking home SG$400 while the second and third-placed teams will get SG$250 and SG$150, respectively.
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!
Overlap Cup 3
Date: 27 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/vortekacademy
The third edition of the monthly Overlap Cup by organisers VorteK Academy and Overlap will see six teams from all around the world duke it out for a US$150 prize pool and some bragging rights.
Some of the participating teams in this event include Indonesian squad Integrity, the mixed Malaysian and Indonesian roster 1NE Esports, as well as Philippine-Singapore-UAE team Rusty Roster.
PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0 (Worldwide)
Date: 24 November - January
Venue: Online and offline
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/PUBGMOBILEESPORTS
The PUBG Corporation and Tencent Games are hosting the yearly global championships featuring the best teams from all over the world. It also features a prize pool of US$2 million.
The Southeast Asian teams who are qualified include:
Aerowolf LIMAX
Secret JIN
RRQ Athena
POWER888 KPS
Team Secret
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.
Check out esports videos from Yahoo TV:
Onslaught League Season 5 - December (Southeast Asia)
Date: 1 - 23 December
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/onslaughtscrims
The best PUBG teams from Southeast Asia and Oceania territories will duke it out in this upcoming Onslaught League tournament for a US$2,000 prize pool. The teams are:
24K Gaming
Angel Alliance
ArkAngel Predator
Attack All Around
Bahamut Gaming
CERBERUS Esports
DK Esports
FFG.KXS
From the Future
HASHIRA
LG Divine
Revive Team
SEAGM.WULF
Sedna Esports
Team Executive
Victim Rise
PUBG Mobile Campus Championship Indonesia 2020
Date: 5 November - December
Venue: Online
Stream/Registration: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PUBGMOBILE.ID.OFFICIAL
An officially-sanctioned PUBG campus tournament series in Indonesia. The winning team will get the lion’s share of the US$13,653 prize pool.
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.
PUBG Mobile Campus Championship Indonesia 2020
Date: 5 November - December
Venue: Online
Stream/Registration: https://www.facebook.com/pg/PUBGMOBILE.ID.OFFICIAL
An officially-sanctioned PUBG campus tournament series in Indonesia. The winning team will get the lion’s share of the US$13,653 prize pool.
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.
