Weekly esports guide (22 - 29 June): MPL Invitational 4 Nation Cup starts this weekend
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Premier Mobile Legends action is back this weekend with the MPL Invitational 4 Nation Cup! How will Singapore’s Resurgence perform this time after their victorious run earlier in the year? Will J J Lin’s esports Team SMG make their mark? To get up to speed, check out Sean “Hades” Goh’s video on the differences between MLBB and Dota 2 below.
Do note that the status of some events may have changed after publishing because of the coronavirus.
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
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.
MLBB Professional League Invitational 4 Nation Cup
Date: 26 - 28 June (group stage qualifiers), 3 July (three-day Playoffs)
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/MobileLegendsGameMalaysia/
The region’s best Mobile Legends: Bang Bang teams will be competing for the title of best Southeast Asia team in this upcoming league. Teams from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Myanmar will be fighting for the lion’s share of the US$100,000 prize pool.
These are the teams who will be competing in the tournament:
Todak
Team SMG
ONIC Esports
AuraFire
EVOS SG
Notorious Villains
Team Bosskurr
Alter Ego Esports
Resurgence
Bigetron Esports
Siren Clan
Geek Fam
Genflix Aerowolf
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
Asia Summer Championship
Date: 15 - 30 June
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/ilusion_esports
This Southeast Asian Dota 2 tournament will have teams around the region competing for the top prize of US$6,000. The teams are:
Neon Esports
Cignal Ultra
496 Gaming
Geek Fam
NEW Esports
Team Strawberry
Motivade.Trust Gaming
Execration
Veteran
PG.Barracx
GoodFellaz
Reverse Heaven
PVP Esports Community Championships 2020 (Singapore)
Date: 27 and 28 June
Stream: https://www.pvpesports.gg/?page_id=2287
The Singapore finals of Singtel's PVP Esports Corporate Championship takes place on Saturday – with MeetYourMorgans 1 (JP Morgan) and DeloitteOne (Deloitte) going head to head for Dota 2, while TurretHeist (DBS) and Axomamma’s (ST Engineering) compete for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. On Sunday, 16 teams from ltertiary institutions across Singapore will also compete for the title of Campus Champion.
There will also be a charity event, PVP Showdown, on Day 1 of the finals, featuring popular local gaming and esports personalities who will be gaming for a good cause, such as RZR Xian, Blysk, Game Changer host Ashley Rita Wong and streamer CheeseZu. Fans can also sign up to compete against some of these celebs in showmatches for Dota 2 and Mobile Legends.
China Dota 2 Professional League Season 2 (China)
Date: April - June
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.facebook.com/imbatvCN
Some of the best Dota 2 teams from China and Asia will go head to head in the next season of China’s Dota 2 Professional League, organised by ImbaTV.
Here are the teams in this tournament, with some of them featuring Malaysian players:
Ehome
Invictus Gaming
Keen Gaming
Newbee
PSG.LGD
Royal Never Give Up
Team Aster
Vici Gaming
Sparking Arrow Gaming
CDEC Gaming
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
Razer SEA Invitational 2020
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOsLfEqAwim8MFOhPddwwFw
Held entirely online, this SEA-focused tournament will pit the best players across the region in three games: Dota 2, Mobile Legends, and PUBG Mobile. This tournament will be hosted in partnership with Tier One Entertainment. The countries involved are:
Malaysia
Philippines
Myanmar
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
Singapore
Valorant Malaysia/Singapore Community Scrimmage
Date: 27 - 28 June
Venue: Online
Registration: https://forms.gle/PeY88nak8f4h87Wr9
With Valorant being the new team-based shooter on the block, the esports community are finding new avenues to practice their skills and co-op play. This grassroots tournament is one such tournament: to have a friendly group match between Malaysian and Singaporean players.
Beyond Epic: China
Date: 21 - 28 June
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/team/epicenter
Epic Esports Events, RuHub, and Beyond The Summit are teaming up to bring Dota 2 fans the Beyond Epic tournament series. In this special tournament, the best teams in China and EU/CIS will be competing for a prize pool of US$250,000.
The teams who will be playing are:
PSG.LGD
Vici Gaming
Royal Never Give Up
CDEC Gaming
Invictus Gaming
Team Aster
Sparking Arrow Gaming
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
Granblue Fantasy: Versus AMG-Chan Grand Tournament (Malaysia)
Date: TBC
Venue: Quill City Mall
Malaysia’s fighting game community will continue supporting Granblue Fantasy: Versus with a tournament held during Animangaki’s mini-event AMG-Chan. The tournament’s entry fee is RM15 and features an RM350 Top 8 payout.
Apart from testing your skills against the top players within the region, this is also a great opportunity to mingle with the country’s fighting game community.
Unfortunately, this event has been postponed due to the coronavirus.
EVO Online 2020
Date: July 4 - 2 August
Venue: Online
Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/evo
The world’s biggest fighting game tournament is going online. Held over the course of 5 weekends, the tournament will feature the best fighters in the following games:
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Samurai Shodown
Granblue Fantasy Versus
SoulCalibur 6
Tekken 7
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (open tournament)
Killer Instinct (open tournament)
Them’s Fightin’ herds (open tournament)
Skullgirls 2nd Encore (open tournament)
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
