DETERMINED to see their common vision of advancing interest and appreciation for esports in the country, Globe and Mineski Philippines recently renewed their partnership.
The shored-up linkup will be centered around two aspects, namely, Liyab Esports and the Philippine Pro Gaming League (PPGL), the organizations said.
Liyab Esports is a professional esports team co-owned by Globe and Mineski which has steadily built its legs in the sport since being established last year.
The team is composed of the most promising local esports athletes who compete in various regional tournaments, including at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where it won a gold medal for Starcraft II.
Under the renewed partnership, Team Liyab will further be expanded with a team for League of Legends Wild Rift now part of its roster.
League of Legends Wild Rift is Riot Games’ upcoming Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game based on the popular League of Legends franchise.
The team for League of Legends Wild Rift joins those for Starcraft II, League of Legends and Arena of Valor in Liyab Esports.
PPGL, meanwhile, is considered to be the biggest multi-platform esports league in the country. Through it, Globe and Mineski hope to further promote esports by fostering community leagues and building on relevant esports titles and emerging games.
The league recently held its grand finals for Rules of Survival Mobile (ROS Mobile), Call of Duty: Mobile (CODM) and MARVEL Super War (MSW), gathering some of the top teams in e-games in the country and crowning deserving winners.
“Our partnership has been very fruitful for both Mineski and Globe,” said Jil Bausa-Go, VP for Get Entertained Tribe at Globe, in a statement. “It is a journey marked with milestones which helped make Liyab, PPGL and our continuing vision for Philippine esports to grow stronger and more resilient.”
Ronald Robins, founder and CEO of Mineski Global, meanwhile, shared the same enthusiasm for the partnership.
“This is definitely an exciting new chapter for us, and we are happy to have our partners at Globe remain steadfast and committed in accelerating our efforts to grow the esports industry. Unfazed by the current situation, our collaboration pledges to further promote the importance of esports, and the communities that support it in both the local and global stages,” he said.
Valorant Pacific Open
Meanwhile, the group stage of the Valorant Pacific Open happens next week with teams from across Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore battling it out for the remaining prize pool of $20,000.
Mineski Global organized the qualifying legs for the Open in the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
The official live streams of Valorant Pacific Open will be available to viewers around the world via Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
