PHL esports team members for SEA Games bared

By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
Senior Reporter

FOR the first time this year esports will be a medal event in the Southeast Asian Games and the Philippine team set to compete in it took further form with the unveiling of its final roster.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Sibol, the Philippine national esports team, announced the names of players competing in the six games included in the 30^th SEA Games which the country is hosting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11.

The players will compete in six titles, namely, DOTA 2, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Tekken 7.

Among the considerations for inclusion were the players’ mastery of the esport they are going to compete in as well as their ability to work with the team.

Sibol DOTA 2 team is made up of Marvin Salvador “Boomy” Rushton, John Anthony “Natsumi-” Vargas, Bryle Jacob “cml” Alvizo, Jun “Bok” Kanehara, Mc Nicholson “Mac” Villanueva, James “Erice” Guerra and “Van” Jerico Manalaysay.

StarCraft II has Caviar “EnDerr” Acampado and Justin “Nuks” Santos while for Hearthstone it will be Jacinta “Jia” Dee and Dustin “WaningMoon” Mangulaban.

For Arena of Valor it will be the team composed of Kevin Kio “Gambit” Dizon, Jeremiah “1717” Camarillo, Miguel Klarenz “Miggie” Banaag, Jevan Lorenzo “Bents” Delos Santos, Lawrence Anthony “Rubixx” Gatmaitan, Bradie Ryan “Yatz” Velasquez, and Kyle Jepherson “Vindicated” Padlan.

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has Angelo Kyle “Pheww” Arcangel, Karl Gabriel “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno, Kenneth Jiane “Kenji” Villa, Carlito “Ribo” Jr., Jason Rafael “Jay” Torculas, Jeniel “Haze” Bata-Anon, and Allan Sancio “Lusty” Castromayor.

Competing in Tekken 7, meanwhile, are Andrei Hosea “Doujin” Albar and Alexandre Gabrielle “AK” Laverez.

Esports competition in the SEA Games begins on Dec. 5. Venue is the FilOil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

The team captains competing in all six titles featured in the esports event of the 30^th Southeast Asian Games — Dota 2, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, Arena of Valor, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and Tekken 7.