The Philippines is no stranger to the DOTA 2 scene. It is home to many famous players such as DJ, Abed, and the currently all-Filipino team Execration. In fact the Philippines is always a well represented nationality in tournaments even if teams don’t exclusively enter as a country representative and act more like a club with handpicked players from anywhere in the world. Filipinos are rarely on the map for athletics, but we’ve proved our worth in the international stage more than enough times to be a real deal in the professional DOTA 2 world.
Eight teams will battle it out for a total of USD 1 000 000.00 in the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, for the Galaxy Battles II: Emerging Worlds DOTA 2 tournament. Last year’s champions, Team Newbee, will be trying get a back-to-back as the competition is tougher than ever.
The entering teams are:
- Infamous
- Red Bull OG
- TNC Pro Team
- Team LFY
- Evil Geniuses
- Team Liquid
- Virtus.Pro [UPDATE – No longer participating]
- Team Newbee (Defending Champions)
“In less than a decade, we’ve seen the most growth in esports throughout Southeast Asia,” Fallout Gaming Managing Director Adrian Gaffor said.
The 3-day battle will be hosted by the established DOTA 2 tournament host Eri Neeman. Tickets will be available via SM Tickets with the following prices:
- VIP PHP 7,000.00
- PREMIUM CENTER PHP 4,000.00
- PREMIUM LOWERDECK PHP 3,700.00
- GENERAL ADMISSION LOWERDECK PHP 2,900.00
- GENERAL ADMISSION CENTER UPPERDECK PHP 2,600.00
- GENERAL ADMISSION UPPERDECK PHP 2,000.00
[UPDATE – Jan 06, 2018]
Virtus.Pro announced in a statement that they will no longer compete in the tournament after Valve rescinded major status. “The [major] status withdrawal from Valve was the main reason behind our cancellation of the invitation,” wrote Dvoryankin, Virtus.Pro General Manager said in a report by Compete.
Dota 2 tournaments sometimes have “major” status whereas teams not only compete for the prize money but also points to enter “The International,” regarded as the biggest pro tournament in the world.
