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With their medals, SIBOL placed third in the esports division with Vietnam at the top spot followed by Indonesia. SIBOL fielded a total of 54 esports athletes across 10 events for titles such as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, FIFA Online 4, Crossfire, Free Fire, League of Legends (Wild Rift, PC) and PlayersUnknownBattlegrounds (PUBG).
As the League of Legends, CrossFire, and PUBG Mobile tournaments reach the final stretch, the Filipino gamers hope to add to the two-gold haul of their women's Wild Rift and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang teammates.
Sibol’s League of Legends team, West Point Esports, is one win away to giving its third gold after beating Malaysia, 3-1, in the League of Legends semifinals.
Fueled by gold medals from the women's Wild Rift and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Sibol's remaining contingent in the 31st Southeast Asian Games came out on top of their respective events on Friday at the Vietnam National Convention Center.
But among all those titles and accomplishments, the Sibol MLBB representatives relished their win in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here in Hanoi more than others.
Sibol's Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) team started their title defense bid in high spirits as they emerged unbeaten in the group stages at the Vietnam National Convention Center late Wednesday.
A day before the opening ceremonies of the 31st Southeast Asian Games, the country's national esports team Sibol has cleared League of Legends bet West Point Esport (WPE) of cheating during SIBOL's qualifiers last February.
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The recently concluded Mobile Legends: Bang Professional League-Philippines (MPL-PH) Season 9 certainly defied expectations.
Settling for second place in the local league of the Valorant Challengers Tour (VCT PH) Stage 1 and bidding an early goodbye in the Asia Pacific Challengers, NAOS Esports craves a win as it prepares for the coming VCT PH Stage 2.
RSG's performance in MPL-PH Season 9 was certainly nothing short of stellar, and the team has one man to thank for.
Coach Vrendon Lim, Coach V to his players, was diagnosed with Pott's disease a few days before the start of the regular season. The rare disease targets the spine and forced Coach V to rely on a wheelchair.
Globe Telecom has launched multiple initiatives centered around the local esports scene.
